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From Poverty to Prosperity
The Center for American Progress Task Force on Poverty outlines 12 key steps for cutting poverty in half in the next 10 years.
The Economic Costs of Poverty
New report makes an economic case for reducing child poverty. Read also House Ways and Means testimony from author Harry Holzer.Other Poverty & Mobility Features
May 1, 2008
Food Price Crisis 101
The world food system must transform to meet new challenges, and the United States can and should lead the way, writes Jake Caldwell.
May 1, 2008
Soaring Food Prices Mean Less Education for Poor
Rising food prices have led to deadly riots in fledging democracies such as Haiti and caused World Bank President Robert Zoellick to project that 100 million more people will fall into poverty.
April 30, 2008
Fixes for the Food Fight
The world is not food secure. An overextended global food system operating in an increasingly resource-constrained world with little or no cushion to cope with catastrophe is now at the brink of break down due to soaring global food prices. In the United States and internationally, our response must be immediate and enduring, requiring swift action this week by Congress, the World Bank, the Group of Eight industrialized nations and the United Nations.
April 25, 2008
Fair Pay is a Better Way
Fair wages are a better way to improve women's economic security than government promotion of marriage, write Jessica Arons and Alexandra Cawthorne.
April 21, 2008
Rebuilding New Orleans
Video shows that almost three years after Hurricane Katrina, residents still live with the devastating effects of the disaster.
April 11, 2008
Neighborhood Realities: Media Focus on Poverty, Race, and Health
TV series and journal article draw attention to the links between childhood poverty, race, and health, write Meredith King and Joy Moses.
April 10, 2008
A Second Chance: Key Anti-Poverty Law Enacted to Fight Recidivism
President Bush signed landmark legislation embraced by CAP to help former prisoners reenter society with a fighting chance against recidivism.
April 4, 2008
The Dream Reborn: Remembering Martin Luther King Jr., Forty Years On
Honoring a death too early, Americans commit to a green and equitable future, write Bracken Hendricks and Benjamin Goldstein.
March 12, 2008
Bringing a Goal to Life: House Considers Anti-Poverty Funding
Alternative budget proposed by the Progressive Caucus would provide funding for key steps toward the goal of cutting poverty in half.
March 5, 2008
Low-Income Households Deserve Full Funding from LIHEAP
Congress should act to fully fund the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to help families pay for rising energy costs.
February 28, 2008
Interactive Map: The Latino Vote in 2008
The growing Latino population will play a key role in the upcoming election.
February 25, 2008
Our Housing Markets Must Have GARDNS and be SAFE
Congressional action on housing stimulus package must include two key progressive proposals: CAP’s GARDNS and SAFE programs.
February 12, 2008
Still Lagging Behind: Latest Bush Housing Plan Too Little, Too Late
Voluntary moves by private sector and Bush administration lack key government action to halt spiraling crisis, write Abromowitz and Jakobovics.
January 31, 2008
Addressing Foreclosures: A Great American Dream Neighborhood Stabilization Plan
David Abromowitz presents the Great American Neighborhood Stabilization Plan to address the glut of foreclosed properties across the country.
January 31, 2008
Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit 101
The Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit are valuable tools for reducing poverty. What are they, and how can we improve their effectiveness?
January 25, 2008
House Embraces Poverty Goal
Citing CAP Poverty Task Force report, House passes resolution supporting the goal of cutting poverty in half in the next 10 years.
December 11, 2007
Economic Snapshot for December 2007
Families are still feeling the pressure of low growth, says Christian E. Weller, but we can put the economy back on track.
November 28, 2007
Progressive Growth
A new plan for the next administration to transform America's economy through clean energy, innovation, and opportunity.
October 15, 2007
Pursuing the Global Common Good
When is war justified? Is the use of torture ever acceptable? These are some of the issues in a new book by policy experts and faith leaders, published by the Center for American Progress.
September 21, 2007
Next Steps for Federal Child Care Policy
September 14, 2007
Equity in Unemployment
As the economy slows, it’s more important than ever for Congress to pass a much-needed update to unemployment insurance.
September 14, 2007
Katrina Timeline: Failures of Reconstruction
After Katrina, the president pledged the government would help save New Orleans. A timeline catalogs two years of broken promises.
August 31, 2007
Two Years Later, It’s Still Two Cities
Angela Glover Blackwell argues that red tape and an uneven recovery effort in New Orleans have left the vulnerable behind.
August 29, 2007
Still Down in the Bayou
Campus Progress explores how cultural differences have barred the way toward post-Katrina recovery for many immigrant and minority communities.
August 29, 2007
New Orleans by the Numbers: A City Struggles to Rebuild
A slideshow depicting life in New Orleans two years after Katrina. The city's residents are soldiering on despite a mismanaged reconstruction effort.
August 28, 2007
Recommitting to the Fight Against Poverty
New data shows U.S. has moved backward on health care and poverty since 2000; CAP experts offer solutions for getting back on track.
August 27, 2007
Eye of a Housing Hurricane
New and existing home sales data shows the housing sector is in deep trouble, writes Andrew Jakabovics.
August 27, 2007
Interactive Map: Progress in the Parishes
An interactive map shows how recovery efforts are progressing in each of New Orleans' parishes. Two years after Katrina, the city is still struggling.
August 3, 2007
How Much Is Too Little?
Mark Greenberg testifies to House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Income and Family Support about how to measure poverty.
August 1, 2007
Defining Poverty
Mark Greenberg, Director of CAP's Task Force on Poverty, testifies to Congress on why the method for measuring poverty should be updated.
July 30, 2007
Investing in Our Children: The U.S. Can Learn From the U.K.
Tony Blair and Gordon Brown together cut child poverty in half in the U.K. over 10 years. So can the United States, argues Jane Waldfogel.
July 25, 2007
Prime Time for Housing
Congress holds two hearings this week about the crumbling subprime mortgage lending industry and the government’s role in the crisis.
July 11, 2007
Securing Decent Homes For All: The Ins and Outs of Housing Vouchers
The Section 8 Voucher Reform Act is a strong first step, but Andrew Jakabovics suggests the law can be improved in significant ways.
July 11, 2007
Economic Snapshot for July 2007
Employment and wages are slowly moving the economy along, but the end of the housing boom continues to keep growth slow.
June 28, 2007
Earth to Bernanke: Subprime Mortgage Crisis Could Spread to Other Homeowners
Bernanke needs to reconsider his view that the subprime mortgage crisis won’t extend to other homeowners, says Andrew Jakabovics.
June 20, 2007
Check Here for Workers’ Rights
Proposed Employee Free Choice Act would help restore illegally eroded workers’ rights and rebuild the middle class.
June 12, 2007
Suburban Cowboys
May 8, 2007
How to Cut Poverty in Half in Just Four Steps
Thirty-seven million Americans live in poverty. We can cut that number in half in the next decade. Here’s how.
May 7, 2007
Limited Benefits: Insurers Peddle “Limited Health Care” to America’s Working Poor
Some health insurance isn’t better than no insurance, especially when marketed as a service to government, writes Henry Fernandez.
April 27, 2007
Public Opinion Snapshot: Americans Extend Helping Hand to the Poor
Politicians tend to avoid the issue of poverty, assuming Americans aren’t interested. But a look at public opinion data tells quite a different story.
April 26, 2007
We Can Cut Poverty in Half
CAP President and CEO outlines the CAP Task Force on Poverty’s 12 step plan for cutting poverty in half in the next 10 years.
April 26, 2007
Reducing Poverty is the Right Goal
John Halpin explains why progressives should focus less on reframing core ideas and more on building political will for policies that aid the poor.
April 26, 2007
A Plan to Cut Poverty in Half
April 26, 2007
American Idol Joins the Fight Against Poverty
“Idol Gives Back” coincides with CAP’s own landmark in the fight against poverty—the release of a plan for cutting poverty in half in 10 years.
April 25, 2007
Taking on Poverty
Kennedy and Rangel highlight the importance of CAP’s report, saying: there is nothing more patriotic that a commitment to eliminate poverty.
April 24, 2007
The Poverty Epidemic in America, by the Numbers
Statistics show that poverty is more than a moral failing--it imposes huge, preventable costs on American society and the economy.
April 22, 2007
Making Poverty History
April 17, 2007
Mortgages Matter: Homeowners at Risk Need Help
Congressional hearings on the secondary market in home mortgages should concentrate on helping homeowners at risk.
April 11, 2007
Are We Prepared for Another Katrina?
CAP report offers emergency preparedness guidance as House and Senate committees consider the path forward in the Gulf Coast.
March 30, 2007