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Resilient Jobs Market Needs More Policy Help

Job fairResolving the fiscal showdown and the debt ceiling debate should be the first steps toward rebuilding our economy from the middle out.

By Adam Hersh | Friday, December 7, 2012

7 Ways that Looming Budget Cuts to Public Lands and Oceans Will Affect All Americans

A wildlands firefighter stands in front of a wildfire article icon Issue Brief Sequestration will inflict massive cuts on programs that protect our public lands and oceans—cuts that will impact all of us in a variety of ways.

By Jessica Goad, Michael Conathan, and Christy Goldfuss | Thursday, December 6, 2012

Frequently Asked Questions: Social Impact Bonds

Filling out form book_alt2 icon Report This Frequently Asked Questions guide is intended to address common questions about social impact bonds in plain, straightforward language.

By Kristina Costa, Sonal Shah, Sam Ungar, and the Social Impact Bonds Working Group | Wednesday, December 5, 2012

5 Charts that Show How Increasing Income Inequality Leads to Less Opportunity

Nongyu Li, at left, holds his yet to be named newborn daughter alongside his wife Jennifer Gu bars icon Charts High levels of income inequality are strongly related to low levels of economic mobility and opportunity, as these graphs clearly show.

By Nick Bunker | Wednesday, December 5, 2012

How to Slide Down the ‘Great Gatsby Curve’

students graduating from college book_alt2 icon Report Higher income inequality leads to less economic mobility and fewer opportunities for future generations, according to new research on the Great Gatsby Curve.

By Miles Corak | Wednesday, December 5, 2012

4 Charts that Show How Rising Income Inequality Increases Pessimism

Occupy D.C.A series of graphs shows that high income inequality in the United States is strongly related to increased pessimism among Americans.

By Nick Bunker | Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Income Inequality in the United States Fuels Pessimism and Threatens Social Cohesion

book_alt2 icon Report This working paper determines that income inequality leads to pessimism and anger about the direction of the country, therefore causing our sense of unity and society to erode.

By Eric M. Uslaner | Wednesday, December 5, 2012

A Synopsis of CAP’s Comprehensive Tax Reform and Deficit Reduction Plan

U.S. Capitol Our new plan addresses some of the most serious flaws in the federal tax code while raising additional revenue to be used for deficit reduction, and at the same time offering changes to government spending.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Reforming Our Tax System, Reducing Our Deficit

The U.S. Capitol under dark, stormy clouds book_alt2 icon Report In order to secure our fiscal future and achieve meaningful deficit reduction over the next 10 years, we need a plan that combines progressive, revenue-enhancing tax reform with pragmatic spending cuts that do not undermine the middle class, the poor, or seniors.

By Roger Altman, William Daley, John Podesta, Robert Rubin, Leslie Samuels, Lawrence Summers, Neera Tanden, Antonio Weiss, Michael Ettlinger, Seth Hanlon, and Michael Linden | Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Accelerating Infrastructure Improvements with Better Public Policies that Tap Private Investment

Construction workers book_alt2 icon Report Leveraging additional private investment will help close our nation’s infrastructure-funding gap and enable the completion of hundreds of critical projects that will provide substantial economic returns for American taxpayers.

By Donna Cooper, Keith Miller, and John Craig | Tuesday, November 27, 2012

November 2012

Employment application article icon Issue Brief Policymakers need to continue paying attention to our moderate economic recovery.

By Christian E. Weller | Monday, November 26, 2012

Social Sector Innovation Funds

Teacher in classroom book_alt2 icon Report Innovation funds can be a useful tool to help the federal government find and direct public dollars toward what works, when they are designed and implemented appropriately.

By Shivam Mallick Shah and Michele Jolin | Tuesday, November 20, 2012

There Are Significant Business Costs to Replacing Employees

Now Hiring sign at a jobs fair article icon Issue Brief Workplace policies that improve employee retention can help companies reduce their employee turnover costs.

By Heather Boushey and Sarah Jane Glynn | Friday, November 16, 2012

Latest International Job Creation Policy Menu

Job seekers at Beijing job fairThe Just Jobs Network looks at how different countries are getting people back to work through the various programs within each nation.

By Just Jobs Network | Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Speaker Boehner’s ‘Mandate’ on Taxes

John Boehner at a press conferenceThe election sends a clear signal to congressional Republicans: Don’t push the country over the fiscal cliff in order to protect the tax cuts for millionaires.

By Scott Lilly | Friday, November 9, 2012