Energy and Environment

5 Ways Trump’s Latest Anti-Environmental Proposal Would Allow Fossil Fuel Companies to Bulldoze Communities
5 Ways Trump’s Latest Anti-Environmental Proposal Would Allow Fossil Fuel Companies to Bulldoze Communities
The Trump administration is proposing to gut environmental review, clearing the way for fossil fuel corporations to build more polluting projects with less public input and without considering the impacts of climate change.
By Christy Goldfuss, Claire Moser, and Sally Hardin
Energy and Environment

Trump’s Constitutional Crisis

Senators Must Be Briefed on Russian Disinformation Before the Impeachment Trial
Senators Must Be Briefed on Russian Disinformation Before the Impeachment Trial
The impeachment trial should not be used to advance Russian disinformation tactics.
By Sam Berger and Max Bergmann
Democracy and Government
Trump’s Impeachable Conduct Strikes at the Heart of the Rule of Law: Part 2
Trump’s Impeachable Conduct Strikes at the Heart of the Rule of Law: Part 2
President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine demonstrate just how much he thinks he can get away with. Congress must hold him accountable.
By Maggie Jo Buchanan, William Roberts, and Michael Sozan
Democracy and Government
The Executive Privilege Is Far From Absolute
The Executive Privilege Is Far From Absolute
There are limits on the president’s ability to withhold information from Congress.
By Katrina Mulligan and Aminata Diallo
Foreign Policy and Security

Gun Violence Prevention

How Partisan Gerrymandering Prevents Legislative Action on Gun Violence
How Partisan Gerrymandering Prevents Legislative Action on Gun Violence
States could save lives by passing tougher gun laws, but gerrymandering keeps progress out of reach.
By Alex Tausanovitch, Chelsea Parsons, and Rukmani Bhatia
Democracy and Government

Events

Tackling the Climate Crisis and Greening Our Economies
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Early Childhood

Opportunities for States To Improve Infant Health Outcomes
Opportunities for States To Improve Infant Health Outcomes
Racial and ethnic disparities in infant health outcomes across states show the need for lawmakers to enact policies that will address the country’s infant health crisis.
By Cristina Novoa
Early Childhood

Economy

The TCJA 2 Years Later: Corporations, Not Workers, Are the Big Winners
The TCJA 2 Years Later: Corporations, Not Workers, Are the Big Winners
The massive corporate tax cut is costing more than expected and not trickling down to workers.
By Galen Hendricks and Seth Hanlon
Economy
Why All Workers Should Be Able To Deduct Union Dues
Why All Workers Should Be Able To Deduct Union Dues
In order to increase tax fairness for workers, the federal government should immediately restore the tax deduction for union dues and make it available for all workers who support their unions, not just those who itemize.
By Alexandra Thornton
Economy
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

K-12 Education

Strengthening Democracy With a Modern Civics Education
Strengthening Democracy With a Modern Civics Education
Local, state, and national policymakers need to support and cultivate a robust high school civics education.
By Ashley Jeffrey and Scott Sargrad
Education, K-12

Progressive Pulse

Generation Progress
TalkPoverty

Courts

5 Principles for Civil Justice Reform
5 Principles for Civil Justice Reform
Civil justice reform requires an all-of-government approach.
By Danielle Root and Maggie Jo Buchanan
Courts

Rural America

Building a 100 Percent Clean Future Can Drive an Additional $8 Billion a Year to Rural Communities
Building a 100 Percent Clean Future Can Drive an Additional $8 Billion a Year to Rural Communities
Policies to improve soil health and sequester carbon can drive an additional $8 billion annually to rural communities and create close to $22,000 a year in added revenue for the average family farm.
By Bidisha Bhattacharyya, Ryan Richards, and Rita Cliffton
Energy and Environment
Redefining Rural America
Redefining Rural America
The United States must build an inclusive narrative of rural communities.
By Olugbenga Ajilore and Zoe Willingham
Economy
3 Ways to Improve the Outcomes for African Americans in the Rural South
3 Ways to Improve the Outcomes for African Americans in the Rural South
Policymakers must work to combat the many forms of structural racism that continue to disadvantage African Americans in the rural South.
By Olugbenga Ajilore
Economy

Health Care

Court Ruling Against ACA Hurts Patients and Destabilizes Health Insurance Markets
Court Ruling Against ACA Hurts Patients and Destabilizes Health Insurance Markets
The appeals court in the Texas v. United States health care repeal lawsuit ruled the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate unconstitutional but left in doubt the rest of the law, fueling uncertainty that could harm markets in the near term.
By Nicole Rapfogel, Emily Gee, and Charles Gaba
Health Care