Immigration

Without Action, More DACA Recipients Than Ever Before Could See Their DACA Expire in October
Without Action, More DACA Recipients Than Ever Before Could See Their DACA Expire in October
As the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments on the administration’s termination of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, here are the latest details on how many DACA recipients have renewed their protections and what to expect in the next year.
By Nicole Prchal Svajlenka
Immigration

Systematic Inequality

Truth and Reconciliation
Truth and Reconciliation
In order to address centuries of collective harm to African Americans, the United States must acknowledge the impacts of slavery and make an intentional choice to rebuild itself in an equitable manner.
By Danyelle Solomon
Race and Ethnicity
Systematic Inequality and Economic Opportunity
Systematic Inequality and Economic Opportunity
Eliminating racial disparities in economic well-being requires long-term, targeted interventions to expand access to opportunity for people of color.
By Danyelle Solomon, Connor Maxwell, and Abril Castro
Race and Ethnicity
Simulating How Progressive Proposals Affect the Racial Wealth Gap
Simulating How Progressive Proposals Affect the Racial Wealth Gap
Most policy interventions, even those that are seemingly large or ambitious, are insufficient to close the racial wealth gap.
By Christian E. Weller, Connor Maxwell, and Danyelle Solomon
Race and Ethnicity

Gun Violence Prevention

Assault Weapons and High-Capacity Magazines Must Be Banned
Assault Weapons and High-Capacity Magazines Must Be Banned
Assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines are weapons of war that have no place in America’s communities and should be banned.
Gun Violence Prevention

Events

The Americans With Disabilities Act at 29: A Fair Shot for Workers With Disabilities
Please join the Center for American Progress, Claudia Gordon, and a panel of disability thought leaders to commemorate the Americans with Disabilities Act and for a discussion of a new economic agenda for the disability community.
1333 H Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USA
Center for American Progress

Past Events

K-12 Education

How Delaware Aims To Improve College Readiness
How Delaware Aims To Improve College Readiness
Every state serious about improving outcomes for high school and college students should replicate the lessons learned from Delaware’s College Success Report.
By Laura Jimenez
Education, K-12

Economy

Corporate Governance and Workers
Corporate Governance and Workers
Power within corporations has shifted away from Main Street in favor of Wall Street, but collective bargaining, competition, tax fairness, and corporate long-termism can help American capitalism do better.
By Andy Green, Christian E. Weller, and Malkie Wall
Economy
3 Ways to Improve the Outcomes for African Americans in the Rural South
3 Ways to Improve the Outcomes for African Americans in the Rural South
Policymakers must work to combat the many forms of structural racism that continue to disadvantage African Americans in the rural South.
By Olugbenga Ajilore
Economy
White Elephant Watch: Vol. 5
White Elephant Watch: Vol. 5
Interstate 11 would lead to more low-density, auto-dependent development, produce significant environmental harms, and fail to address metropolitan area congestion in Phoenix and Tucson.
By Kevin DeGood
Economy

Turkey

The State of the Turkish-Kurdish Conflict
The State of the Turkish-Kurdish Conflict
The benefits of rapprochement between the Turkish government and Kurdish militants are clear, but hopes for an easing of tensions rest on shaky political ground.
By Max Hoffman
Foreign Policy and Security

Progressive Pulse

Generation Progress
TalkPoverty
ThinkProgress (CAP Action)

National Security

Combating the White-Nationalist Terrorist Threat
Combating the White-Nationalist Terrorist Threat
Six practical steps to defeat white nationalist terrorism.
By Simon Clark
Foreign Policy and Security

Health Care

Medicare Extra
Medicare Extra
Independent analysis finds the proposal would reduce national health spending relative to current law even after covering 35 million uninsured individuals.
By the CAP Health Policy Team
Health Care
Undermining Medicaid: How Block Grants Would Hurt Beneficiaries
Undermining Medicaid: How Block Grants Would Hurt Beneficiaries
After failing to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration is trying to use block grants and per-capita caps to sabotage Medicaid.
By Tarun Ramesh
Health Care
If the ACA Is Repealed Under <i>Texas v. Azar</i>, Millions Will Lose Health Insurance Coverage
If the ACA Is Repealed Under Texas v. Azar, Millions Will Lose Health Insurance Coverage
An average of 45,600 people would lose coverage in each congressional district if the ACA were repealed.
By Emily Gee and Charles Gaba
Health Care

Energy and Environment

How Much Nature Should America Keep?
How Much Nature Should America Keep?
A good answer to this question starts with a commitment to protecting 30 percent of U.S. lands and oceans by 2030.
By Matt Lee-Ashley, the CAP Public Lands Team, and the CAP Oceans Team
Energy and Environment