Is the U.S. Supreme Court Preparing To Undermine Campaign Finance Reforms Again? ArticleDecember 2, 2025 Is the U.S. Supreme Court Preparing To Undermine Campaign Finance Reforms Again? The court could create a way for special interests to bypass campaign contribution limits and allow the further corruption of electoral politics. Dec 2, 2025 Devon Ombres
Trump Wants to Talk ‘Affordability,’ But Is Stuck in a Gilded White House Bubble In the NewsNovember 19, 2025 Trump Wants to Talk ‘Affordability,’ But Is Stuck in a Gilded White House Bubble In an op-ed published by Talking Points Memo, Neera Tanden and Lisa Gilbert describe how President Trump’s antidemocratic flaunting of the rule of law is making life more expensive for the American middle class. Nov 19, 2025 Talking Points Memo Lisa Gilbert, Neera Tanden
Undoing Citizens United and Reining in Super PACs Past EventOctober 14, 2025 Undoing Citizens United and Reining in Super PACs Please join the Center for American Progress for the national debut of a bold new approach that rewrites the rules of money in politics, combining a revolutionary state strategy to make Citizens United irrelevant with a federal plan to rein in super PACs once and for all. Center for American Progress Oct 14, 2025
Q&A on CAP’s Plan To Beat Citizens United VideoSeptember 26, 2025 Q&A on CAP’s Plan To Beat Citizens United CAP Senior Fellow Tom Moore answers questions from TikTok users about how states can reclaim their authority to get corporations and dark money groups out of politics. Sep 26, 2025 Tom Moore, Hai-Lam Phan, Olivia Mowry
Introducing CAP’s Plan To Beat Citizens United VideoSeptember 26, 2025 Introducing CAP’s Plan To Beat Citizens United In this video, CAP Senior Fellow Tom Moore explains a bold new strategy for how states can use their longstanding authority over corporations to take corporate and dark money out of politics. Sep 26, 2025 Tom Moore, Hai-Lam Phan, Olivia Mowry
Americans want dark money out of politics. We don’t have to wait for Supreme Court. In the NewsSeptember 17, 2025 Americans want dark money out of politics. We don’t have to wait for Supreme Court. In an op-ed published by USA Today, Tom Moore lays out a legal strategy to undo Citizens United and clamp down on the flow of dark-money spending in U.S. politics. Sep 17, 2025 USA Today Tom Moore
The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant ReportSeptember 15, 2025 The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant By using their authority to define what corporations are—and what powers they hold—states can end the era of corporate and dark money in U.S. politics. Sep 15, 2025 Tom Moore
Undoing Citizens United and Reining In Super PACs ReportSeptember 15, 2025 Undoing Citizens United and Reining In Super PACs By resetting corporate powers and treating super PACs like every other PAC, Congress and the states can begin to undo the damage caused by Citizens United. Sep 15, 2025 Tom Moore
Trump Ordered Texas To Gerrymander 5 New Republican-Leaning Congressional Districts—This Is How Other States Can Fight Back ArticleAugust 27, 2025 Trump Ordered Texas To Gerrymander 5 New Republican-Leaning Congressional Districts—This Is How Other States Can Fight Back An agreement to set aside redistricting commissions is needed in order to level the playing field in this redistricting arms race. Aug 27, 2025 Neera Tanden, Ben Olinsky, Greta Bedekovics
State Voting Rights Acts: Capstone VideoAugust 6, 2025 State Voting Rights Acts: Capstone This is the final video in the “State Voting Rights Acts: Explained” video series created by the Center for American Progress and the Legal Defense Fund. Aug 6, 2025 Rebecca Mears, Adam Lioz, Hai-Lam Phan, 3 More Olivia Mowry, Toni Pandolfo, Matthew Gossage
State Voting Rights Acts: Voter Suppression VideoJuly 23, 2025 State Voting Rights Acts: Voter Suppression This is the sixth video in the “State Voting Rights Acts: Explained” video series created by the Center for American Progress and the Legal Defense Fund. Jul 23, 2025 Rebecca Mears, Adam Lioz, Hai-Lam Phan, 3 More Olivia Mowry, Toni Pandolfo, Matthew Gossage
An Urgent Warning from Texas: A Conversation on Defending Democracy and Fighting Authoritarianism in the States Past EventJuly 22, 2025 An Urgent Warning from Texas: A Conversation on Defending Democracy and Fighting Authoritarianism in the States Join former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Norm Eisen, and CAP President and CEO Neera Tanden for this crucial discussion. Center for American Progress and online via Zoom Jul 22, 2025
Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice IssueNovember 1, 2021 Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice We pursue climate action that meets the crisis’s urgency, creates good-quality jobs, benefits disadvantaged communities, and restores U.S. credibility on the global stage.
Restoring Social Trust in Democracy IssueNovember 1, 2021 Restoring Social Trust in Democracy Democracy is under attack at home and abroad. We must act to ensure it is accessible to all, accountable, and can serve as a force of good.