Economy

A Design for Workforce Equity
A Design for Workforce Equity
Redesigning for equity in workforce development would ensure job quality for all workers, increase competitiveness, and drive inclusionary growth.
By Livia Lam
Economy

Trump’s Constitutional Crisis

Worse Than Watergate
Worse Than Watergate
Trump’s foreign interference extortion scheme echoes the Nixon scandal but poses an even greater threat to our democracy and national security.
By Sam Berger
Democracy and Government
The Founders Would Have Impeached Trump for His Ukraine-Related Misconduct
The Founders Would Have Impeached Trump for His Ukraine-Related Misconduct
Constitutional principles espoused by our nation’s founders dictate that a president should be impeached if he abuses his public office by soliciting campaign help from a foreign government.
By Michael Sozan
Democracy and Government
The Geopolitics of a Political Scandal
The Geopolitics of a Political Scandal
This series of events is incredibly worrisome in the context of the health of U.S. democracy.
By James Lamond and Max Bergmann
Foreign Policy and Security

Energy and Environment

A 100 Percent Clean Future
A 100 Percent Clean Future
Strategies for building a net-zero economy in just three decades.
By John Podesta, Christy Goldfuss, Trevor Higgins, Bidisha Bhattacharyya, Alan Yu, and Kristina Costa
Energy and Environment

Events

Confronting the Nature Crisis
Please join the Center for American Progress for a discussion with Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM), Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM), and journalist Elizabeth Shogren on the nature crisis and what the nation can do to better restore and protect public lands and natural areas.
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Center for American Progress

Health Care

Trump’s Plan To Privatize Medicare
Trump’s Plan To Privatize Medicare
By hollowing out traditional Medicare, President Trump has broken his promise to protect seniors.
By Emily Gee, Maura Calsyn, and Nicole Rapfogel
Health Care

Immigration

What We Know About DACA Renewals
What We Know About DACA Renewals
Unless they renew, nearly 157,000 DACA recipients could see their protections expire by the time the U.S. Supreme Court likely issues a ruling next June.
By Nicole Prchal Svajlenka
Immigration
States Are Making Progress on Expanding Access to Driver’s Licenses
States Are Making Progress on Expanding Access to Driver’s Licenses
Recent wins in state legislatures prove that expanding access to driver’s licenses for undocumented individuals benefits entire communities while promoting further integration of immigrant communities.
By Sofia Carratala
Immigration
What We Know About DACA Recipients, by State
What We Know About DACA Recipients, by State
Across all 50 states, DACA recipients are integral community members.
By Nicole Prchal Svajlenka
Immigration

Disability

10 Disability Policy Questions Every Presidential Candidate Should Answer
10 Disability Policy Questions Every Presidential Candidate Should Answer
The disability community is a growing political constituency, and the debates have yet to really address policy priorities affecting the 57 million people in this community.
By Rebecca Cokley
Disability

Progressive Pulse

Generation Progress
TalkPoverty

Gun Violence Prevention

Bullet Control
Bullet Control
While national attention is primarily focused on gaps in U.S. gun laws, weak oversight of the ammunition industry also exacerbates gun violence.
By Chelsea Parsons and Rukmani Bhatia
Gun Violence Prevention

Postsecondary Education

What Graduation Rates Have Missed for Community College Students
What Graduation Rates Have Missed for Community College Students
New Outcome Measures data show that more community college students transfer schools before they graduate.
By Victoria Yuen
Education, Postsecondary
5 Reasons to Support Affirmative Action in College Admissions
5 Reasons to Support Affirmative Action in College Admissions
Race-conscious admissions practices remain necessary in the fight for racial equity in higher education.
By Connor Maxwell and Sara Garcia
Race and Ethnicity
The Challenge of Running the Office of Federal Student Aid ‘More Like a Business’
The Challenge of Running the Office of Federal Student Aid ‘More Like a Business’
Letting a government office operate like a private company sounds great in theory but has lots of trade-offs and complications in practice.
By Ben Miller and Jason Delisle
Education, Postsecondary

Paid Leave

Rhetoric vs. Reality: Not All Paid Leave Proposals Are Equal
Rhetoric vs. Reality: Not All Paid Leave Proposals Are Equal
Paid leave proposals which only provide benefits to parents of new children or are funded through cuts to other programs will not meet the needs of working families.
By Diana Boesch
Women