The Great Cost Shift
Cost shifting from employers to employees—not the Affordable Care Act—is the reason why employees continue to experience growing health care costs. Employees should be aware of these cost-shifting efforts and share in health care cost savings. Read more →
Icebreakers: Essential Assets for a Changing Arctic
Without decisive action to fund and build new heavy icebreakers for the U.S. Coast Guard, the United States puts its environment and national security in harm’s way.
Executive Action on Immigration Will Help Children and Families
Immigration enforcement harms families and children. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security immigration directives will help alleviate these burdens through a shift to more family-friendly immigration policies.
Economy
The State of the U.S. Labor Market: Pre-March 2015 Jobs Release
Despite an improving labor market, other indicators show that we are far from the healthy economy Americans need.
Race and Ethnicity
Meeting the Challenges of the 2020 Census
Report
An accurate, comprehensive census is crucial to our democracy.
Race and Ethnicity
A Brief Argument on Behalf of the Census
Video
Watch this three-minute video to learn about all of the great things we get from the census and why it needs stable funding.
Health Care
King v. Burwell Explained in 3 Minutes
Video
This Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear King v. Burwell, the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act.
Energy and Environment
A Good Plan: Supporting the National Ocean Policy Ensures the Prosperity of Coastal Economies
Ocean-dependent businesses look to ocean planning to make the most of marine resources.
Health Care
Payment Reform Action Plan: Meeting the New Medicare Payment Reform Target
Issue Brief
The new Medicare goal for payment reform is a significant milestone toward improving patient care and making health care spending more sustainable. CAP recommends these next steps to help achieve this goal.
Race and Ethnicity
Diversity Is Coming to a Town Near You
A new Center for American Progress report considers America’s race and ethnic shift and the far-reaching policy implications of this demographic change.
Economy
February 2015
Issue Brief
Policymakers need to build on successes of past progressive policies by implementing policies that raise wages and boost productivity growth.
Economy
The Tortured Logic of the Heritage Foundation on Public Transportation
In a never-ending quest to shrink government, conservatives continue to advance specious arguments that are harmful to federal funding for public transportation.
Progressive Movement
Interactive: The Demographic Evolution of the American Electorate, 1980–2060
Interactive
This interactive shows the growing diversity of every state in the nation from 1980 to 2060.
Progressive Movement
States of Change
Report
The demographics of the United States are projected to become much more diverse in the coming decades and will have significant effects on the nation's voting electorate in all 50 states.
LGBT
What the LGBT Community Needs to Know About the Earned Income Tax Credit in 2015
Fact Sheet
This fact sheet explains the Earned Income Tax Credit and how proposed modifications to improve its effectiveness can benefit the LGBT community.
