Economy

Racial Disparities in Home Appreciation
Racial Disparities in Home Appreciation
Segregation and racial disparities in home appreciation put African Americans at a disadvantage in their ability to build equity and accumulate wealth.
By Michela Zonta
Economy

Energy and Environment

The Companies With the Best Kept Secret in the Arctic Refuge
The Companies With the Best Kept Secret in the Arctic Refuge
With the Trump administration intent on holding an oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge this year, three corporations have gone to extreme lengths to keep secret their information about what lies beneath it.
By Sally Hardin
Energy and Environment
Midwestern Floods Are Worsening the Gulf’s Toxic Algae Problem
Midwestern Floods Are Worsening the Gulf’s Toxic Algae Problem
Devastating flooding in the Midwest is damaging both rural and coastal communities—but Congress can help by enacting forward-thinking environmental and land management policies.
By Alexandra Carter, Ryan Richards, and Miriam Goldstein
Energy and Environment
The Bernhardt Doctrine: Dismissing Rules and Dodging Oversight
The Bernhardt Doctrine: Dismissing Rules and Dodging Oversight
As both the U.S. Department of the Interior’s deputy secretary and secretary, David Bernhardt has pushed a destructive anti-conservation agenda with a flagrant disregard for the coequal branches of U.S. government.
By Marc Rehmann
Energy and Environment

Foreign Policy

The Real Roots of the Border Crisis
The Real Roots of the Border Crisis
The United States has to first understand what's driving migration in the Americas in order to manage it in a cooperative, compassionate, and pragmatic way.
By Dan Restrepo, Joel Martinez, Trevor Sutton, and Andrew Satter
Foreign Policy and Security

Events

Laboratories for Corruption
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Center for American Progress

Past Events

Democracy and Government Reform

States of Change
States of Change
As the demographics of the United States have changed since 1980, so have the coalitions that make up both the Republican and Democratic parties.
By Rob Griffin, William H. Frey, and Ruy Teixeira
Democracy and Government

Health Care

Improving Women’s Health Outcomes Through Payment and Delivery System Reform
Improving Women’s Health Outcomes Through Payment and Delivery System Reform
Targeted payment reforms can improve women’s health outcomes and reduce costs.
By Thomas Waldrop
Health Care
The High Price of Hospital Care
The High Price of Hospital Care
The hospital industry is profiting from soaring rates charged to privately insured patients.
By Emily Gee
Health Care
The Simple Solution To Lower Drug Prices for All Americans
The Simple Solution To Lower Drug Prices for All Americans
Congress must deliver legislation that meets the scale of the problem.
By Topher Spiro
Health Care

Women

Paid Family and Medical Leave Must Be Comprehensive to Help Workers and Their Children
Paid Family and Medical Leave Must Be Comprehensive to Help Workers and Their Children
New CAP analysis of the 2012 FMLA employee survey provides evidence that in 52 percent of all FMLA leaves, workers were also caring for children at home, highlighting the need for comprehensive paid family and medical leave.
By Diana Boesch
Women

Progressive Pulse

Generation Progress
TalkPoverty
ThinkProgress (CAP Action)

K-12 Education

Student Debt: An Overlooked Barrier to Increasing Teacher Diversity
Student Debt: An Overlooked Barrier to Increasing Teacher Diversity
Black and Latinx students’ disparate experiences with student loan debt compared with their white counterparts may affect their choice to enter or stay in the teaching profession.
By Bayliss Fiddiman, Colleen Campbell, and Lisette Partelow
Education, Postsecondary

Immigration

Resources on H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act
Resources on H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act
The Center for American Progress’ top resources, data, and economic benefits analyses on Dreamers, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) beneficiaries are captured here.
By the CAP Immigration Team
Immigration
5 Revelations From Children in Border Patrol Facilities
5 Revelations From Children in Border Patrol Facilities
Court documents reveal that children endure abysmal conditions in Border Patrol facilities.
By Cristina Novoa
Early Childhood
Getting Migration in the Americas Right
Getting Migration in the Americas Right
The United States must reject the politics of cruelty and chart a new course on migration policy that is cooperative, compassionate, and pragmatic.
By Dan Restrepo, Trevor Sutton, and Joel Martinez
Foreign Policy and Security

Thinking CAP Podcast

Steve Scully: An Interview With ‘The Most Patient Man on Television’
Steve Scully: An Interview With ‘The Most Patient Man on Television’
This week, Daniella sits down in C-SPAN Political Director Steve Scully to discuss how he has adapted to the changing relationship between the free press in the White House since President Trump took office.
By Daniella Gibbs Léger, Kyle Epstein, and Chris Ford
Democracy and Government