Infrastructure

The Limits of Risk Transference Through Public-Private Partnerships
The Limits of Risk Transference Through Public-Private Partnerships
Due to contractual ambiguity and political factors, public-private partnerships often transfer less risk than the public discourse and project-specific value-for-money analyses commonly assume.
By Kevin DeGood
Economy

Trump’s Constitutional Crisis

Congressional Impeachment Hearings, December 9, 2019
Congressional Impeachment Hearings, December 9, 2019
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee conducted its second public impeachment hearings on December 9. CAP followed along to share context throughout the proceedings.
Foreign Policy and Security
Congressional Impeachment Hearings, December 4, 2019
Congressional Impeachment Hearings, December 4, 2019
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee conducted its first public impeachment hearings on December 4 with testimony from a collection of constitutional law experts. CAP followed along to share context throughout the proceedings.
Foreign Policy and Security
Congressional Impeachment Hearings, November 21, 2019
Congressional Impeachment Hearings, November 21, 2019
The U.S. House Intelligence Committee continued its public impeachment hearings on November 21 with testimony from Fiona Hill and David Holmes. CAP experts followed along to share context throughout the proceedings.
Foreign Policy and Security

Economy

Repealing the SALT Cap Should Not Be a Top Priority in Reforming 2017 Tax Law
Repealing the SALT Cap Should Not Be a Top Priority in Reforming 2017 Tax Law
Restoring an unlimited deduction would be extremely costly and mainly benefit the wealthy.
By Seth Hanlon
Economy

Events

Virginia’s Newly Elected Progressive Prosecutors
In 2019, voters in three of the most populous northern Virginia counties made it clear that their prosecutors must have a definitive commitment to criminal justice reform. Please join the Center for American Progress for a discussion on the evolving role and responsibilities of prosecutors with three of the state’s newly elected reform-minded prosecutors.
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Health Policy

House Bill Could Lower Patients’ Prescription Drug Spending by Thousands of Dollars
House Bill Could Lower Patients’ Prescription Drug Spending by Thousands of Dollars
H.R. 3 would help to reduce patients’ plan premiums and prices at the pharmacy.
By Nicole Rapfogel, Maura Calsyn, and Emily Gee
Health Care

Foreign Policy and Security

Russian Flags Over an American Base
Russian Flags Over an American Base
Trump’s reckless Syria policy makes America less safe and empowers Putin’s Russia.
By Brian Katulis and James Lamond
Foreign Policy and Security
Caring for U.S. Veterans: A Plan for 2020
Caring for U.S. Veterans: A Plan for 2020
Ensuring that future political leaders provide U.S. veterans with the care and benefits they have earned will require legislators to understand how and why the current system has come to be.
By Lawrence J. Korb
Foreign Policy and Security
Turkish Conservatives’ Loyalty to Erdoğan and Views on Potential Successors
Turkish Conservatives’ Loyalty to Erdoğan and Views on Potential Successors
While President Erdoğan’s support is not boundless, no potential successor currently appears able to hold together the diverse conservative constituency that dominates Turkish politics.
By Max Hoffman
Foreign Policy and Security

Politics and Elections

America Decides
America Decides
One year out from the 2020 election, American voters support a range of pragmatic government actions to expand health care access and reduce costs; increase taxation on the wealthy; help low-income families with basic living necessities; and check corporate power.
By John Halpin, Karl Agne, and Nisha Jain
Politics and Elections

Progressive Pulse

Generation Progress
TalkPoverty

Early Childhood

Building Momentum: State Progress on Early Learning in 2019
Building Momentum: State Progress on Early Learning in 2019
Governors and legislators across the country are taking much-needed steps to support families by investing in child care, preschool, and home visiting.
By Steven Jessen-Howard
Early Childhood

Energy and Environment

The Trump Administration Is Poised to Gut Environmental Review. What’s at Stake?
The Trump Administration Is Poised to Gut Environmental Review. What’s at Stake?
The Trump administration says they’re cutting red tape. But in reality, they’re about to contribute to dirtier air and water—and silencing of the public.
By Sally Hardin and Claire Moser
Energy and Environment
Multinational Mining Corporations Are Exploiting U.S. Taxpayers
Multinational Mining Corporations Are Exploiting U.S. Taxpayers
The laws governing mining of metals and other hardrock minerals on U.S. public lands haven’t been updated in almost 150 years, resulting in the giveaway of taxpayer-owned resources to foreign-owned mining companies for free.
By Nicole Gentile
Energy and Environment
Climate Change Threatens the Stability of the Financial System
Climate Change Threatens the Stability of the Financial System
U.S. regulators should protect the financial system from climate-related risks and help facilitate a smooth transition to a greener economy.
By Gregg Gelzinis and Graham Steele
Economy

Democracy and Government

The Lack of Oversight in Trump’s Justice Department
The Lack of Oversight in Trump’s Justice Department
A troubling trend suggests serious evidence of corruption at the Justice Department is going unexamined by its watchdog.
By Maggie Jo Buchanan and Will Ragland
Democracy and Government