Health Care

State Policy Options To Reduce Prescription Drug Spending
State Policy Options To Reduce Prescription Drug Spending
States have a variety of policy options to reduce their prescription drug spending without jeopardizing the health of patients.
By Thomas Waldrop and Maura Calsyn
Health Care

Higher Education

Trump’s Latest Budget Proposal Would Deepen the Student Debt Crisis
Trump’s Latest Budget Proposal Would Deepen the Student Debt Crisis
The White House has proposed billions of dollars in cuts to supports for college students.
By Viviann Anguiano, Marcella Bombardieri, Antoinette Flores, Marissa Navarro, Taseen Shamim, and Victoria Yuen
Education, Postsecondary
An Elite College Has Dropped Legacy Admissions—It’s Time for Other Higher Education Institutions To Do the Same
An Elite College Has Dropped Legacy Admissions—It’s Time for Other Higher Education Institutions To Do the Same
Legacy admissions policies have racist origins and continue to exclude underrepresented students of color.
By Abril Castro
Race and Ethnicity
The Accreditation Reform Act of 2020
The Accreditation Reform Act of 2020
A new proposal from the House Committee on Education and Labor strengthens guardrails across the higher education system and puts students and taxpayers over special interests.
By Viviann Anguiano and Antoinette Flores
Education, Postsecondary

Early Childhood

The Child Care Crisis Causes Job Disruptions for More Than 2 Million Parents Each Year
The Child Care Crisis Causes Job Disruptions for More Than 2 Million Parents Each Year
Across the country, expensive and limited child care options are causing parents to interrupt their jobs and make other financial sacrifices.
By Cristina Novoa and Steven Jessen-Howard
Early Childhood

Events

Past Events

Women's Health

<em>June Medical Services v. Gee</em>
June Medical Services v. Gee
Meaningful access to abortion care, as well as the ability to enforce abortion and other civil and human rights in court, are at stake in the upcoming Supreme Court case.
By Jamille Fields Allsbrook and Nora Ellmann
Women

Immigration

Bait and Switch: How the Trump Administration Is Trying to Deport Spouses of U.S. Citizens
Bait and Switch: How the Trump Administration Is Trying to Deport Spouses of U.S. Citizens
A federal court in Maryland recently blocked the Trump administration’s use of a program designed to promote legal status for the spouses of U.S. citizens to instead entrap and deport them.
By Tom Jawetz
Immigration
On Third Anniversary of Muslim Ban, Trump Administration Appears Poised To Expand Upon Bigoted Policies
On Third Anniversary of Muslim Ban, Trump Administration Appears Poised To Expand Upon Bigoted Policies
The Muslim ban is a core feature of the Trump administration’s discriminatory, inhumane policy agenda, serving as a powerful example of how the president has undermined the rule of law in the U.S. immigration system.
By Tom Jawetz and Sofia Carratala
Immigration
Board of Immigration Appeals Greenlights Deportation of Immigrants Eligible for and Deserving of Relief
Board of Immigration Appeals Greenlights Deportation of Immigrants Eligible for and Deserving of Relief
A recent decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals illustrates why a deportation-only approach to immigration enforcement leads to unfair and unjust outcomes.
By Tom Jawetz
Immigration

Criminal Justice

Fact Sheet: Trump Says One Thing and Does Another on Criminal Justice
Fact Sheet: Trump Says One Thing and Does Another on Criminal Justice
A list of all the ways Trump’s U.S. Department of Justice contradicts his claims that he is a reformer.
By Lea Hunter and Ed Chung
Criminal Justice

Progressive Pulse

Generation Progress
TalkPoverty

Courts

Trump’s Politicization of the Justice System
Trump’s Politicization of the Justice System
Donald Trump’s attacks on the legitimacy of America’s legal system are growing increasingly dangerous and brazen.
By Maggie Jo Buchanan
Courts

Rural America

Building a 100 Percent Clean Future Can Drive an Additional $8 Billion a Year to Rural Communities
Building a 100 Percent Clean Future Can Drive an Additional $8 Billion a Year to Rural Communities
Policies to improve soil health and sequester carbon can drive an additional $8 billion annually to rural communities and create close to $22,000 a year in added revenue for the average family farm.
By Bidisha Bhattacharyya, Ryan Richards, and Rita Cliffton
Energy and Environment
Redefining Rural America
Redefining Rural America
The United States must build an inclusive narrative of rural communities.
By Olugbenga Ajilore and Zoe Willingham
Economy
Economic Recovery and Business Dynamism in Rural America
Economic Recovery and Business Dynamism in Rural America
Business growth in rural communities is falling behind that of other communities; this trend must be reversed in order to foster resilience.
By Olugbenga Ajilore
Economy

Economy

Trump’s Newest Budget Would Take Food Away From Working Families
Trump’s Newest Budget Would Take Food Away From Working Families
President Trump’s fiscal year 2021 budget proposes large cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), placing additional burdens on families already struggling to make ends meet.
By Lily Roberts and Galen Hendricks
Economy