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Preventing Domestic Abusers and Stalkers from Accessing Guns

The Smith & Wesson .45 caliber M1911 pistol article icon Issue Brief Weaknesses in federal law and law enforcement leave untold numbers of women vulnerable to gun violence committed by men who have harassed, stalked, threatened, and terrorized them, often for years.

By Winnie Stachelberg, Arkadi Gerney, Chelsea Parsons, and Megan Knauss | Thursday, May 9, 2013

The Importance of Preschool and Child Care for Working Mothers

article icon Issue Brief Early childhood education cultivates a future workforce, secures long-term economic competitiveness, and develops our nation’s future leaders. Universal high-quality pre-K and child care will also help families across America that are struggling with costly child care bills, missing work to provide care, or sending their children to low-quality care centers.

By Sarah Jane Glynn, Jane Farrell, and Nancy Wu | Wednesday, May 8, 2013

9 Reasons Why Progress on Stronger Gun Laws Is Within Reach

Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Gabby Giffords, Mark Barden article icon Issue Brief Even though the Senate failed to pass an amendment to require background checks for most gun sales, stronger gun laws are still within reach.

By Arkadi Gerney and Chelsea Parsons | Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Why Gender-Identity Nondiscrimination in Insurance Makes Sense

article icon Issue Brief Many transgender people lack health insurance and face discrimination from health care companies. Certain states are taking steps to prevent discrimination, and on the national level, the Affordable Care Act prohibits insurance discrimination.

By Kellan Baker and Andrew Cray | Thursday, May 2, 2013

The United States Is Far Behind Other Countries on Pre-K

article icon Issue Brief Increased investments in high-quality preschool education for all children, regardless of income, will put us more in line with the rest of the world and ensure school readiness for our most at-risk children.

By Juliana Herman, Sasha Post, and Scott O'Halloran | Thursday, May 2, 2013

Carbon Market Crossroads

book_alt2 icon Report Global carbon markets could potentially deliver outsized environmental and economic benefits in the coming years.

By Nigel Purvis, Samuel Grausz, and Andrew Light | Monday, April 29, 2013

Disastrous Spending: Federal Disaster-Relief Expenditures Rise amid More Extreme Weather

Superstorm Sandy article icon Issue Brief As extreme weather events due to climate change increase in frequency and/or ferocity, we must get an accurate account of how much disaster relief costs the government and taxpayers and plan for the future by building community resiliency.

By Daniel J. Weiss and Jackie Weidman | Monday, April 29, 2013

Lessons Learned

Mother and child book_alt2 icon Report American society has consistently failed to adapt to the heightened demands placed upon its families and, in particular, on women.

By Judith Warner | Friday, April 26, 2013

Using Executive Authority to Account for the Greenhouse-Gas Emissions of Federal Projects

Black Thunder Mine article icon Issue Brief The Obama administration should require that federal agencies account for greenhouse-gas pollution when considering new projects, especially on federal public lands and waters.

By Jessica Goad and Kiley Kroh | Thursday, April 25, 2013

Thou Shall Not Kill: Faith Groups and Gun-Violence Prevention

Gun-violence prevention article icon Issue Brief In this brief, we examine the efforts of faith-based groups to prevent deaths caused by firearms through their work as first-responders, advocates, and prophetic voices against the scourge of gun violence.

By Jack Jenkins, with Eleni Towns | Tuesday, April 23, 2013

April 2013

Job fair article icon Issue Brief The U.S. economy needs more policy attention in order to reach a self-sustaining recovery.

By Christian E. Weller and Sam Ungar | Monday, April 22, 2013

Infrastructure and Resilience: Forging a National Strategy for Reconstruction and Growth

Superstorm Sandy article icon Issue Brief In this brief, we argue that the president must advance his new infrastructure initiatives and investment goals in the context of the public health and safety risks of climate change.

By Bracken Hendricks, Cathleen Kelly, and Adam James | Thursday, April 18, 2013

Census Bureau Faces Danger from Budget Cuts and Ideological Grandstanding

Robert Groves article icon Issue Brief Attacking the U.S. Census Bureau today means that government and businesses will be less effective tomorrow.

By Kristina Costa | Thursday, April 18, 2013

Energy from Waste Can Help Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions

article icon Issue Brief Increasing rates of recycling and composting, as well as incentivizing energy-from-waste facilities, would reduce our reliance on landfills and help lower greenhouse-gas emissions in the United States.

By Matt Kasper | Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Competing Approaches to Tax Reform

Rep. Paul Ryan article icon Issue Brief President Obama’s balanced approach to tax reform, which eliminates unfair giveaways to the rich, stands in stark contrast to the House GOP’s proposed reforms that favor the wealthy and unfairly burdens poor and middle-class families.

By John Craig and Michael Linden | Monday, April 15, 2013