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3 Things You Need to Know About Sequestration and Cuts to Federal Public-Safety Programs

Victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes are being left in the dust as sequestration continues to take effect and Congress proposes more cuts to vital services.

By Erik Stegman | Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Budget Cuts Endanger Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Victims

This year sequestration will cut more than $26 million from services that support victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

By Kwame Boadi | Monday, May 20, 2013

How the Affordable Care Act Helps Young Adults

Demonstrators outside Ohio Statehouse article icon Issue Brief The real threat to young-adult health insurance coverage is not the overblown claim of premium rate shock but the rejection of Medicaid expansion by states.

By Maura Calsyn and Lindsay Rosenthal | Monday, May 20, 2013

Granting Undocumented Immigrants a Pathway to Citizenship Will Have National and State-Level Economic Benefits

A new CAP issue brief examines the economic benefits of granting a pathway to legal status and citizenship to undocumented immigrants in 24 states.

Monday, May 20, 2013

A Stronger Middle Class Leads to More Investment in Postsecondary Education

President Obama Ohio StateThe rise in U.S. income inequality and the decline of the American middle class have skewed public policy toward the wishes of the rich and contributed to underinvestment in higher education.

By David Madland and Nick Bunker | Monday, May 20, 2013

National and State-by-State Economic Benefits of Immigration Reform

Immigration article icon Issue Brief Granting undocumented immigrants legal status and a road map to citizenship would have economic benefits for individual states and the nation as a whole.

By Robert Lynch and Patrick Oakford | Friday, May 17, 2013

We Need to Focus on What Is Important in Libya

Those in Washington who are centering the Libya debate on the Obama administration's old talking points fail to understand the real issues that need to be addressed in the country.

Friday, May 17, 2013

Worse than Watergate?

With the release of the Benghazi emails on Wednesday, the notion that any of it could have been “worse than Watergate” is difficult to countenance.

By Eric Alterman | Thursday, May 16, 2013

Foreign Law Bans

book_alt2 icon Report Foreign law bans that are emerging from the anti-Sharia movement demonize the Islamic faith and jeopardize well-established rules regulating the application of foreign law in American courts.

By Fazia Patel, Matthew Duss, and Amos Toh | Thursday, May 16, 2013

How Shanghai’s Empowered-Management Program Improves Student Achievement

A new CAP report details the successes of Shanghai's public schools.

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Borrowers of Color Need More Options to Reduce Their Student-Loan Debt

Offering students of color more ways to reduce their student debt, including refinancing their loans, would provide a boost to the overall economy and ensure a better future for communities of color.

By Sophia Kerby | Thursday, May 16, 2013

The Real Scandal in Libya: A Security Vacuum and New Terrorist Threats

Former Secretary of Defense Robert GatesThe attempts to conjure a political scandal out of the Benghazi tragedy prevent an honest debate about how to advance stability in Libya and the risks America should be asking its diplomats to take.

By Brian Katulis and Peter Juul | Wednesday, May 15, 2013

A Godsend to Reproductive Health Clinics

Groups offer compassionate, nonjudgmental counseling for women and their families dealing with abortion.

By Sally Steenland | Wednesday, May 15, 2013

State Supreme Courts Are Heavily Influenced by Corporate Campaign Cash

A new CAP report finds that corporate campaign cash is influencing judges in state supreme courts to rule against those injured or wronged by employers and businesses.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

No Justice for the Injured

Theodore Olson book_alt2 icon Report An analysis of state supreme court rulings shows that an influx of corporate campaign cash is influencing judges to rule against those injured while on the job or by business entities such as hospitals.

By Billy Corriher | Wednesday, May 15, 2013