Jobs

Blueprint for the 21st Century
Blueprint for the 21st Century
CAP’s Jobs Blueprint addresses the wage stagnation and employment challenges facing working class Americans and communities left behind by investing in millions of new jobs nationwide to meet some of our nation’s most pressing economic and social needs and creating a job guarantee in the hardest-hit areas.
By the Center for American Progress
Economy

Health Care

Responses to the Opioid Crisis Must Account for People Who Experience Chronic Pain
Responses to the Opioid Crisis Must Account for People Who Experience Chronic Pain
As the United States continues to address the opioid epidemic, the needs of people who live with chronic pain cannot fall by the wayside.
By Eliza Schultz
Poverty
Rate Filings Make Clear that ACA Sabotage Is Driving Up Premiums
Rate Filings Make Clear that ACA Sabotage Is Driving Up Premiums
The pattern is clear: Health insurers are raising premiums in 2019, and the efforts of the Trump administration and its allies to sabotage the ACA are to blame.
By Thomas Huelskoetter and Madeline Twomey
Health Care
State Policies to Address Prescription Drug Prices
State Policies to Address Prescription Drug Prices
States are working to bring down drug prices by improving price transparency, increasing negotiating power, and cracking down on price gouging.
By Thomas Huelskoetter
Health Care

Housing

The Latest HUD Proposal Would Exacerbate the Housing Insecurity Crisis
The Latest HUD Proposal Would Exacerbate the Housing Insecurity Crisis
By tripling the minimum rent and imposing counterproductive so-called work requirements, the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s proposed legislation would increase economic hardship for households already most at risk of eviction and homelessness.
By Heidi Schultheis, Michela Zonta, and Rejane Frederick
Poverty

Events

A Dream In Progress
Please join us for an in-depth discussion about systematic inequality in America, where we will examine how direct action must be taken to change American systems built on suppression, oppression, and the concentration of power and wealth.
1333 H Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USA
Center for American Progress

Past Events

Immigration

The 4 Worst Parts of the Securing America’s Future Act
The 4 Worst Parts of the Securing America’s Future Act
Rather than protect Dreamers, the Securing America’s Future Act proposes a litany of restrictive, anti-immigrant measures that would radically reshape the face of the nation.
By Tom Jawetz and Philip E. Wolgin
Immigration

Democracy

Confronting the Cost of Trump’s Corruption to American Families
Confronting the Cost of Trump’s Corruption to American Families
President Trump is helping himself and his politically connected friends at the expense of everyone else.
By Sam Berger, Liz Kennedy, and Diana Pilipenko
Democracy and Government
The Small-Donor Antidote to Big-Donor Politics
The Small-Donor Antidote to Big-Donor Politics
A growing number of state, local, and federal lawmakers are finally taking on big money in politics by leading a movement for small-donor-funded elections.
By Alex Tausanovitch and James Lagasse
Democracy and Government
Bold Ideas for State Action
Bold Ideas for State Action
Americans are ready for states—the laboratories of democracy—to offer a new progressive vision for shared prosperity. This report presents a menu of state policy priorities to help people secure good jobs and good wages and to support strong and healthy communities in which all people are treated fairly and equitably.
By the Center for American Progress
General

Early Childhood

Families Can Expect to Pay 20 Percent of Income on Summer Child Care
Families Can Expect to Pay 20 Percent of Income on Summer Child Care
Summer child care is out of reach for many families.
By Cristina Novoa
Early Childhood

Progressive Pulse

Generation Progress
TalkPoverty
ThinkProgress (CAP Action)

Oceans

Trump’s War on Oceans Continues
Trump’s War on Oceans Continues
The Trump administration’s oceans agenda remains focused on maximum extraction and minimum oversight, jeopardizing America’s marine resources and national heritage.
By Margaret Cooney
Energy and Environment

Tax Reform

Tax Cut Bill Will Lead to Trillion Dollar Deficits
Tax Cut Bill Will Lead to Trillion Dollar Deficits
Despite claims that the recently passed tax cut bill will lead to a reduction in deficits and debt, CBO projections indicate that the opposite will be true.
By Alan Cohen
Economy
The Final Tax Bill Is a Bigger Win for Foreign Investors Than the Entire Working and Middle Class in Trump States
The Final Tax Bill Is a Bigger Win for Foreign Investors Than the Entire Working and Middle Class in Trump States
In 2019, foreign investors would bring home $5 billion more from the tax bill than every working- and middle-class family in states that voted for President Trump, combined.
By Alex Rowell and Seth Hanlon
Economy
Estimates of the Increase in Uninsured by Congressional District Under the Senate GOP Tax Bill
Estimates of the Increase in Uninsured by Congressional District Under the Senate GOP Tax Bill
On average, about 29,800 fewer people in each congressional district would have coverage by 2025.
By Emily Gee
Health Care

Education

Fact Sheet: Yes, Increase the Salaries of All Teachers
Fact Sheet: Yes, Increase the Salaries of All Teachers
Teachers across the country are underpaid and deserve a raise.
By Sarah Shapiro, Lisette Partelow, and Catherine Brown
Education, K-12