Affordable Care Act

Estimated Increases in 2019 Premiums by Congressional District Due to ACA Sabotage
Estimated Increases in 2019 Premiums by Congressional District Due to ACA Sabotage
The average marketplace enrollee will pay about $1,000 more for health insurance than they should due to mandate repeal and the short-term plan rule.
By Emily Gee and Aditya Krishnaswamy
Health Care

Economy

Purchasing Public Benefits Through Public-Private Partnerships
Purchasing Public Benefits Through Public-Private Partnerships
The high-speed rail line proposed to run between Dallas and Houston demonstrates the potential value of investing public dollars in privately financed, for-profit transportation projects to purchase certain public benefits.
By Kevin DeGood
Economy
Workers’ Wages Remain Stagnant Despite Gains to Top Earners
Workers’ Wages Remain Stagnant Despite Gains to Top Earners
A closer look at wage levels shows the economic reality facing many workers.
By Daniella Zessoules and Michael Madowitz
Economy
Indexing Capital Gains to Inflation Will Only Further Rig the Economy Against Workers
Indexing Capital Gains to Inflation Will Only Further Rig the Economy Against Workers
The Trump administration’s plan to allow capital holders to index their assets to inflation is the latest attempt to benefit the wealthy as it takes steps to cut workers’ pay and retirement savings.
By Andrew Schwartz and Galen Hendricks
Economy

International issues

What Turkey’s Political Changes Mean for U.S.-Turkish Relations
What Turkey’s Political Changes Mean for U.S.-Turkish Relations
The United States should take a harder line with Turkey and begin to prepare for the potential implications of Erdoğan’s aggressive nationalism.
By Max Hoffman, Alan Makovsky, and Michael Werz
Foreign Policy and Security

Events

2018 Smart on Crime Innovations Conference
The 2018 Smart on Crime Innovations Conference will emphasize the need to maintain a commitment to criminal justice reform and tackle the unexplored and difficult questions that must be faced in order to move forward toward a smarter, fairer, and more just system.
524 West 59th Street, NY, New York 10019, USA
Center for American Progress

Past Events

Supreme Court

Brett Kavanaugh Threatens Americans’ Fundamental Right to Vote
Brett Kavanaugh Threatens Americans’ Fundamental Right to Vote
Senators should demand a U.S. Supreme Court Justice who will protect the right to vote for all Americans.
By Connor Maxwell
Race and Ethnicity

Women

The Trump-Pence Administration Uses Alternative Facts to Drive Major Policy Decisions Around Women’s Health
The Trump-Pence Administration Uses Alternative Facts to Drive Major Policy Decisions Around Women’s Health
The Trump-Pence administration has launched a wholesale attack on women’s health programs and is using fake evidence to back up their actions.
By Osub Ahmed and Jamila Taylor
Women
Gender Matters
Gender Matters
Strategies to combat sexual harassment must include expanding opportunities for women to decrease occupational segregation and remove barriers to high level jobs and senior leadership.
By the Women's Initiative
Women
Valuing Black Women’s Work
Valuing Black Women’s Work
Persistent pay disparities demand intentional, concrete policy solutions to combat bias and systemic barriers in order to expand opportunities for black women.
By Jocelyn Frye
Women

Health Care

Income Inequality and Life Expectancy
Income Inequality and Life Expectancy
Tobacco prevention public policies are proven to help reduce smoking rates, but they may also help increase life expectancy, particularly for lower-income populations.
By Theresa Chalhoub and Madeline Twomey
Health Care

Progressive Pulse

Generation Progress
TalkPoverty
ThinkProgress (CAP Action)

Environment

The Most Powerful Arctic Oil Lobby Group You’ve Never Heard Of
The Most Powerful Arctic Oil Lobby Group You’ve Never Heard Of
The Arctic Slope Regional Corporation spent more than half a million dollars in 2017 to convince Congress to allow oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
By Sally Hardin and Jenny Rowland
Energy and Environment

Immigration

Amid Legal and Political Uncertainty, DACA Remains More Important Than Ever
Amid Legal and Political Uncertainty, DACA Remains More Important Than Ever
A survey of DACA beneficiaries finds the program has had an outsize effect on participants, their families, and the U.S. economy as a whole—even as recipients face uncertainty about the future.
By Tom K. Wong, Sanaa Abrar, Tom Jawetz, Ignacia Rodriguez Kmec, Patrick O'Shea, Greisa Martinez Rosas, and Philip E. Wolgin
Immigration
Women and LGBTQ Deportees Face Compounded Dangers Upon Return
Women and LGBTQ Deportees Face Compounded Dangers Upon Return
Forcing women and LGBTQ immigrants to return to Mexico and Central America could put them in grave danger.
By Binh X. Ngo
Immigration
Trump’s Public-Charge Rule Would Threaten Disabled Immigrants’ Health and Safety
Trump’s Public-Charge Rule Would Threaten Disabled Immigrants’ Health and Safety
This column identifies the consequences of Trump’s redefined public-charge test for disabled immigrants’ health and safety.
By Rebecca Cokley and Hannah Leibson
Disability

Gun Violence Prevention

Stalking as a Risk Factor for Future Gun Violence
Stalking as a Risk Factor for Future Gun Violence
Stalking is a known risk factor for future violence, and policymakers must act to ensure convicted stalkers do not have easy access to guns.
By Chelsea Parsons
Gun Violence Prevention