Disability

Recognizing and Addressing Housing Insecurity for Disabled Renters
Recognizing and Addressing Housing Insecurity for Disabled Renters
In light of new analyses showing that people with disabilities continue to face higher rates of housing insecurity, housing policies must center this community’s needs to ensure a more equitable housing system for all.
By Jaboa Lake, Valerie Novack, and Mia Ives-Rublee
Disability

Coronavirus

Using Bulk Purchasing To Lower Prescription Drug Prices
Using Bulk Purchasing To Lower Prescription Drug Prices
Bulk purchasing of prescription drugs would allow federal and state governments to better respond to epidemics—including opioid addiction and HIV/AIDS—and pandemics such as COVID-19.
By Thomas Waldrop
Health Care
Employers Can Accelerate COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
Employers Can Accelerate COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
Until the United States achieves a higher rate of immunity, the coronavirus remains a threat to public health and the nation’s economic recovery.
By Emily Gee and Nicole Rapfogel
Health Care
Policies To Improve Health Insurance Coverage as America Recovers From COVID-19
Policies To Improve Health Insurance Coverage as America Recovers From COVID-19
The American Rescue Plan expands health coverage and affordability for millions of people as the country climbs out of the coronavirus crisis.
By Emily Gee and Thomas Waldrop
Health Care

Energy and Environment

To Decarbonize Households, America Needs Incentives for Electric Appliances
To Decarbonize Households, America Needs Incentives for Electric Appliances
New consumer rebates can incentivize the purchase and installation of key household electric appliances over their fossil-fuel counterparts and help put the country on a path to fully electrifying its housing stock.
By Trevor Higgins, Ari Matusiak, Bianca Majumder, Sam Calisch, and Debbie Lai
Energy and Environment

Events

Bringing the Fight Against Graft
Please join the Center for American Progress on June 15 for a discussion of U.S. global anti-corruption efforts featuring Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD).
RSVP
1333 H St NW, Washington, DC
Center for American Progress

Past Events

Politics and Elections

How Americans Envision a More Perfect Union
How Americans Envision a More Perfect Union
A new study of U.S. public opinion shows a common path forward for the country based on national economic development and a more cooperative politics.
By John Halpin, Brian Katulis, Peter Juul, Karl Agne, and Nisha Jain
Politics and Elections

Foreign Policy and Security

U.S. Diplomatic Leadership Is Needed to Restore Security and Protect Rights in the Middle East Conflict
U.S. Diplomatic Leadership Is Needed to Restore Security and Protect Rights in the Middle East Conflict

The United States needs to adopt a more proactive approach to protect civilians, achieve a cease fire, and address the inequities and vulnerabilities exposed by the crisis.
By the Center for American Progress
Foreign Policy and Security
Northern Syria Security Dynamics and the Refugee Crisis
Northern Syria Security Dynamics and the Refugee Crisis
Ensuring stability in northern Syria will require international engagement that balances humanitarian concerns with the moral hazard created by Turkey’s occupation.
By Max Hoffman and Alan Makovsky
Foreign Policy and Security
The First 100 Days: Analyzing the Biden Administration’s Foreign Policy Successes and Opportunities for the Next Year
The First 100 Days: Analyzing the Biden Administration’s Foreign Policy Successes and Opportunities for the Next Year
The Biden administration has put U.S. foreign policy back on track and can continue crafting a sustainable and progressive national security agenda.
By Katrina Mulligan, Alexandra Schmitt, and Siena Cicarelli
Foreign Policy and Security

Criminal Justice Reform

A Criminal Record Shouldn’t Be a Life Sentence to Poverty
A Criminal Record Shouldn’t Be a Life Sentence to Poverty
Bipartisan momentum for clean slate and fair chance licensing policies—which remove barriers to economic opportunity for people facing the stigma of a criminal record—has grown significantly in the states in recent years.
By Rebecca Vallas, Sharon Dietrich, and Beth Avery
Poverty

Progressive Pulse

Generation Progress
TalkPoverty

Early Childhood

Optimizing Distribution of American Rescue Plan Funds To Stabilize Child Care
Optimizing Distribution of American Rescue Plan Funds To Stabilize Child Care
Community-based intermediary organizations can help states quickly deliver the American Rescue Plan’s $24 billion child care relief and stabilization fund to child care providers.
By MK Falgout
Early Childhood

Economy

Addressing Climate-Related Financial Risk Through Bank Capital Requirements
Addressing Climate-Related Financial Risk Through Bank Capital Requirements
Regulators should use the bank capital framework to improve the resiliency of the financial system to climate-related risks.
By Gregg Gelzinis
Economy
Using Performance Management to Eliminate Greenhouse Gas Emissions From the Surface Transportation Sector
Using Performance Management to Eliminate Greenhouse Gas Emissions From the Surface Transportation Sector
The next surface transportation reauthorization bill should require states and metropolitan regions to adopt targets that represent clear reductions in surface transportation GHG emissions that put the sector on a path to net-zero emissions by midcentury.
By Kevin DeGood
Economy
The Path to Higher, More Inclusive Economic Growth and Good Jobs
The Path to Higher, More Inclusive Economic Growth and Good Jobs
The enacted American Rescue Plan and the proposed American Jobs Plan should only be the start of the federal government’s bold investments to boost economic growth for all.
By Andres Vinelli and Christian E. Weller
Economy

Immigration

Reinstating the LIFE Act and Eliminating Entry Bars Would Allow Millions of Immigrants To Stay With Their Families
Reinstating the LIFE Act and Eliminating Entry Bars Would Allow Millions of Immigrants To Stay With Their Families
Reinstating the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act or eliminating the three- and 10-year entry bars, or making both changes, would allow many undocumented immigrants to gain legal status.
By Silva Mathema, Nicole Prchal Svajlenka, and Sofia Carratala
Immigration