Featured American Progress Reports
Green Recovery
Building a Low-Carbon Economy
John D. Podesta unveils a new program to create good jobs and build a low-carbon economy.
In Search of Sustainable Security
Linking National Security, Human Security, and Collective Security to Protect America and Our World
This report, the first in a series of six, provides analysis and recommendations for a new approach that combines national security, human security, and collective security.
Progressive Growth
Transforming America’s Economy
A new plan for the next administration to transform America's economy through clean energy, innovation, and opportunity.
Other Recent Reports
- After the “Reset”: Samuel Charap outlines a strategy and new agenda for U.S. Russia policy in advance of the Moscow summit between Presidents Obama and Medvedev.
- Taken for a Ride: A report by Christian E. Weller discusses risks in the retirement system and what policymakers can do to protect retirees' income.
- Financing Health Care Reform: David M. Cutler and Judy Feder propose a plan to insure that the cost of health reform is budget-neutral.
- So Long, Lake Wobegon?: Report from Morgaen L. Donaldson discusses strategies for using teacher evaluation to raise teacher quality.
- Fixing Tenure: Joan Baratz-Snowden puts forward a proposal for assuring teacher effectiveness and due process.
- Signals on the Fritz: Amanda Logan and Christian E. Weller look at how energy price swings affect consumers and businesses and what policymakers can do.
- Ending “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”: Practical steps to repeal the ban on openly gay men and women in the U.S. military from Lawrence J. Korb, Sean Duggan, and Laura Conley.
- Saving Money by Modernizing the Health Care System: We can save money by modernizing the health care system; Melinda Beeuwkes Buntin and David Cutler explain how.
- Removing Obstacles to Generic Drug Competition: Report from David Balto examines anticompetitive conduct that may delay the emergence of generic drugs and offers solutions.
- Working Learners: Report from Louis Soares outlines a plan for educating our entire workforce for success in the 21st century.



