Featured American Progress Reports
Climate Change, Migration, and Conflict
Addressing Complex Crisis Scenarios in the 21st Century
Growing evidence of links between climate change, migration, and conflict raise plenty of reasons for concern and it’s time to start thinking about new answers to these multifaceted crisis scenarios, write Michael Werz and Laura Conley.
The Path to 270
Demographics Versus Economics in the 2012 Presidential Election
Ruy Teixeira and John Halpin explain how the shifting demographic balance of the American electorate, and the objective reality and voter perception of the economy in key battleground states will both play huge roles in determining the 2012 presidential election.
Other Recent Reports
- Managing Insecurities Across the Pacific: The Obama administration's rebalancing toward Asia is confirming for many Chinese that the U.S. is trying to contain it. That's not good for either nation, writes Nina Hachigian.
- The Case for the Individual Mandate in Health Care Reform: If we want to solve the problems that have plagued the health care system for years, but continue to rely on private health insurance markets, then the most effective solution involves an individual mandate, write Neera Tanden and Topher Spiro.
- Putting a Freeze on Arctic Ocean Drilling: Kiley Kroh, Michael Conathan, and Emma Huvos outline the shortcomings in the United States' response capabilities to an oil spill in the Arctic.
- Rehab-to-Rent Can Help Hard-Hit Communities and Our Economy: Alon Cohen, Jordan Eizenga, John Griffith, Bracken Hendricks, and Adam James lay out a plan for removing a portion of government-owned foreclosed properties from the glutted for-sale market by converting them to affordable rental units.
- Movin’ It and Improvin’ It!: Instead of treating them as “either/or” choices, smart school systems would combine “movin’ it” and “improvin’ it” policies to maximize increases in teaching effectiveness, writes Craig D. Jerald.
- Universities in Innovation Networks: Krisztina “Z” Holly looks at the vital and extensive role universities play in driving innovation in the United States.
- Rewiring the Federal Government for Competitiveness: We must reorganize part of the federal government in order to efficiently invest in our future economic competitiveness and scientific innovation, write Johnathan Sallet and Sean Pool.
- Immigration for Innovation: Marshall Fitz looks at how to enhance labor market mobility and promote economic growth while advancing workforce stability through enforceable labor standards and protections.
- Economic Intelligence: Andrew D. Reamer looks at ways the federal statistical system can better support the nation's economic competitiveness.
- Building a Technically Skilled Workforce: Louis Soares and Stephen Steigleder propose a private-public partnership grant program to boost the middle-skill workers that America will require to be globally competitive.
