#WeBuildEDU

CAP and EduColor Launch #WeBuildEDU Storytelling Campaign
CAP and EduColor Launch #WeBuildEDU Storytelling Campaign
#WeBuildEDU lifts up the voices of educators who are Black, Indigenous, and other non-Black people of color about how we create schools that work for all children.
#WeBuildEDU

Coronavirus

A New Strategy To Contain the Coronavirus
A New Strategy To Contain the Coronavirus
Premature reopening of indoor dining and bars in other U.S. regions has been followed by spread of the virus.
By Emily Gee, Aly Shakoor, Maura Calsyn, Nicole Rapfogel, and Topher Spiro
Health Care
Only a National Strategy To Combat COVID-19 Can Ensure a Full Economic Recovery
Only a National Strategy To Combat COVID-19 Can Ensure a Full Economic Recovery
New data indicate that states’ divergent responses to the COVID-19 pandemic are contributing to an uneven economic recovery—and that a national strategy is necessary to ensure a full return to form.
By Ryan Zamarripa and Christian E. Weller
Economy
A Comprehensive COVID-19 Vaccine Plan
A Comprehensive COVID-19 Vaccine Plan
A successful COVID-19 vaccination program requires an unprecedented government effort, with tens of thousands of lives, millions of livelihoods, and a normal way of life at stake.
By Topher Spiro and Zeke Emanuel
Health Care

Immigration

5 Immediate Steps To Rein in DHS in the Wake of Portland
5 Immediate Steps To Rein in DHS in the Wake of Portland
The recent actions by U.S. Department of Homeland Security personnel on the streets of Portland, Oregon, and across the country raise significant concerns about a department out of control.
By Tom Jawetz, Philip E. Wolgin, and Claudia Flores
Immigration

Events

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Gun Violence Prevention

Rethinking ATF’s Budget To Prioritize Effective Gun Violence Prevention
Rethinking ATF’s Budget To Prioritize Effective Gun Violence Prevention
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives should overhaul its current spending priorities to better reflect the agency’s unique value-add to gun violence prevention efforts.
By Chelsea Parsons, Eugenio Weigend Vargas, and Rukmani Bhatia
Gun Violence Prevention

Democracy and Government

20 Ways Cities Can Promote Safe and Effective Elections in November
20 Ways Cities Can Promote Safe and Effective Elections in November
Cities have an important role in helping to ensure that during the coronavirus pandemic, Americans can make their voices heard in the upcoming election cycle.
By Danielle Root
Democracy and Government
Trump’s War on the Postal Service Hurts All Americans
Trump’s War on the Postal Service Hurts All Americans
Undermining the Postal Service damages our economy, health system, and democracy.
By Sam Berger and Stephanie Wylie
Democracy and Government
17 Ways Companies Can Help Americans Vote Safely
17 Ways Companies Can Help Americans Vote Safely
This election, forward-looking businesses can provide an essential service to their communities—preserving the right to vote while also protecting their stakeholders from COVID-19.
By Alex Tausanovitch, Sarah Bonk, and Richard Eidlin
Democracy and Government

Foreign Policy and Security

What the Intelligence Community Doesn’t Know Is Hurting the United States
What the Intelligence Community Doesn’t Know Is Hurting the United States
The U.S. intelligence community must invest in understanding its own business model to make data-driven decisions for the future.
By Katrina Mulligan, Matt Olsen, and Alexandra Schmitt
Foreign Policy and Security

Progressive Pulse

Generation Progress
TalkPoverty

Energy and Environment

Blocking Access to Scarce Water Supply Can Stop Oil Companies From Drilling the Arctic Refuge
Blocking Access to Scarce Water Supply Can Stop Oil Companies From Drilling the Arctic Refuge
Building a massive seawater treatment plant along the Arctic Refuge’s coastline is among the many regulatory and technical hurdles that the oil industry is likely to have to clear.
By Kate Kelly, Sally Hardin, and Jenny Rowland-Shea
Energy and Environment

K-12 Education

Vouchers Over Virus: How the Department of Education Prioritized Private School Vouchers Over Responding to COVID-19
Vouchers Over Virus: How the Department of Education Prioritized Private School Vouchers Over Responding to COVID-19
Rather than leveraging the coronavirus to advance private school vouchers, schools need immediate fiscal stabilization and long-term efforts to improve public school choice.
By Neil Campbell
Education, K-12
How To Center Equity in Advanced Coursework Testing During COVID-19
How To Center Equity in Advanced Coursework Testing During COVID-19
Preparation needs to begin now to ensure that equitable access for all high school students and transparency are at the forefront of plans for advanced coursework in 2021.
By Roby Chatterji
Education, K-12
Student Assessment During COVID-19
Student Assessment During COVID-19
A comprehensive approach to testing and gathering critical student data next year can support all students.
By Laura Jimenez
Education, K-12

Economy

Foreign Investors Were Big Winners From Trump’s Tax Law
Foreign Investors Were Big Winners From Trump’s Tax Law
The 2017 tax law gave bigger tax cuts to foreign investors than middle- and working-class Americans in all of the states Trump carried in 2016.
By Seth Hanlon
Economy