Immigration

Fact Sheet: State-by-State Estimates of Eligibility for a 2010 Immigration Registry Update
Fact Sheet: State-by-State Estimates of Eligibility for a 2010 Immigration Registry Update
Updating the Immigration and Nationality Act’s registry date from 1972 to 2010 would allow millions of undocumented immigrants to access a pathway to citizenship.
By Nicole Prchal Svajlenka, Claudia Flores, and Philip E. Wolgin
Immigration

Economy

The House Ways and Means Build Back Better Bill Is a First Step Toward a Fairer Tax Code
The House Ways and Means Build Back Better Bill Is a First Step Toward a Fairer Tax Code
The Ways and Means Committee’s tax reforms take important steps toward tax fairness; Congress should do more.
By Seth Hanlon
Economy
SSI Reform Would Boost Incomes for Seniors and Disabled People
SSI Reform Would Boost Incomes for Seniors and Disabled People
By raising a low, outdated income floor, the SSI Restoration Act would pull more than 3 million Americans out of poverty.
By Nick Buffie
Economy
Bank Tax Reporting Is a Critical Component of Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda
Bank Tax Reporting Is a Critical Component of Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda
Requiring more information from financial institutions will help catch and deter tax cheats while reducing audits of honest taxpayers.
By Seth Hanlon and Galen Hendricks
Economy

Coronavirus

Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers as a Condition for Medicare and Medicaid Participation
Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers as a Condition for Medicare and Medicaid Participation
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services should make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for providers participating in Medicare and Medicaid, as this action would protect vulnerable patients, set a positive example for other employers, and contribute to the national effort to contain the virus.
By Jill Rosenthal, Emily Gee, and Maura Calsyn
Health Care

Events

Closing the Medicaid Coverage Gap
Please join the Center for American Progress, Community Catalyst, and The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights for a conversation with Rep. Jim Clyburn about the need to close the Medicaid coverage gap.
1333 H St NW, Washington, DC
Center for American Progress

Past Events

Poverty

Making CTC and EITC Expansions Permanent Would Reduce Poverty and Grow the Economy
Making CTC and EITC Expansions Permanent Would Reduce Poverty and Grow the Economy
The child tax credit and earned income tax credit benefit low-income and working families, help families get back to work, and promote future work, while lifting children out of poverty and alleviating hunger.
By Arohi Pathak
Poverty

Climate Change

To Harness the Power of the Ocean To Fight Climate Change, the Biden Administration Needs a Plan
To Harness the Power of the Ocean To Fight Climate Change, the Biden Administration Needs a Plan
Ocean carbon dioxide removal solutions may contribute to policies and strategies that achieve the goal of negative emissions by midcentury, but implementation at scale must be balanced with concerns about unintended environmental impacts, environmental justice, a social license to operate, and governance issues.
By Kelly Kryc and Kat So
Energy and Environment
Extreme Weather Cost U.S. Taxpayers $99 Billion Last Year, and It Is Getting Worse
Extreme Weather Cost U.S. Taxpayers $99 Billion Last Year, and It Is Getting Worse
The financial toll of extreme weather events fueled by climate change is at an all-time high and requires that Congress take bold action to move the country toward a 100 percent clean future.
By Kat So and Sally Hardin
Energy and Environment
The Revenue-Raising Opportunity To Fund Climate and Conservation
The Revenue-Raising Opportunity To Fund Climate and Conservation
Congress can raise revenues to fund climate action on public lands by fixing the broken federal leasing program.
By Jenny Rowland-Shea and Ryan Richards
Energy and Environment

Early Childhood

The Build Back Better Act Would Greatly Lower Families’ Child Care Costs
The Build Back Better Act Would Greatly Lower Families’ Child Care Costs
The Build Back Better Act would ease a significant burden on middle-class families’ finances, lowering their child care costs by more than $100 per week in most states.
By Rasheed Malik
Early Childhood

Progressive Pulse

Generation Progress
TalkPoverty

Women

State Abortion Legislation in 2021
State Abortion Legislation in 2021
In 2021, the United States has seen the highest number of abortion restrictions made law in a single year, and the legal context in which this newly enacted legislation will operate is particularly tenuous.
By Elyssa Spitzer and Nora Ellmann
Women

K-12 Education

Future of Testing in Education: Effective and Equitable Assessment Systems
Future of Testing in Education: Effective and Equitable Assessment Systems
This analysis of testing in schools shows what the current debate gets wrong, and how educators and policymakers can create a future where assessments are a more effective part of the teaching and learning system.
By Laura Jimenez and Jamil Modaffari
Education, K-12
Future of Testing in Education: Artificial Intelligence
Future of Testing in Education: Artificial Intelligence
Technology and artificial intelligence can vastly improve the types of assessments teachers use to guide students in their learning.
By Laura Jimenez and Ulrich Boser
Education, K-12
Future of Testing in Education: The Way Forward for State Standardized Tests
Future of Testing in Education: The Way Forward for State Standardized Tests
There are valid criticisms about the current structure of state standardized testing in schools; the solution is not to get rid of these assessments but rather to design them differently.
By Laura Jimenez and Ulrich Boser
Education, K-12

Middle East

Seeking a New Balance for U.S. Policy in the Middle East
Seeking a New Balance for U.S. Policy in the Middle East
The Biden administration signaled an effort to shift overall U.S. policy by prioritizing diplomacy and making some modest shifts on the military front, but key human security challenges loom on the horizon.
By Brian Katulis and Peter Juul
Foreign Policy and Security