Poverty

Now Is the Time To Permanently Expand the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit
Now Is the Time To Permanently Expand the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit
Permanently expanding the earned income tax credit and child tax credit would make the economy more resilient, improve the social safety net, and dramatically decrease poverty in the United States.
By Areeba Haider and Galen Hendricks
Poverty

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
Public Options Will Improve Health Equity Across the Country
Public Options Will Improve Health Equity Across the Country
Heath reforms to expand coverage and lower costs can be designed to also address health inequities and disparities.
By Nicole Rapfogel and Maura Calsyn
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

The Compound Benefits of Greening School Infrastructure
The Compound Benefits of Greening School Infrastructure
With long-term federal infrastructure investment, schools can deliver critical health and learning benefits to students while supporting the transition to a 100 percent clean energy future.
By Elise Gout, Jamil Modaffari, and Kevin DeGood
Energy and Environment

Events

Next Steps for U.S. Policy in the Ongoing Crisis in the Middle East
Please join the Center for American Progress for a conversation among leading experts to assess the status of the current conflict and offer ideas about how a new type of U.S. diplomatic engagement can prioritize basic security and rights for people in Palestine and Israel.
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Center for American Progress

Past Events

Immigration

Why DACA Matters
Why DACA Matters
DACA continues to be a lifeline for its beneficiaries, their families, and communities across the nation.
By Claudia Flores and Nicole Prchal Svajlenka
Immigration

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
The Challenges Facing the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2021
The Challenges Facing the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2021
Denis McDonough, the new secretary of Veterans Affairs, must work to address his department’s many challenges while supporting the veterans who return from war.
By Lawrence J. Korb and Kaveh Toofan
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

How To Address Concerns About Data on Deaths in Custody
How To Address Concerns About Data on Deaths in Custody
With the U.S. Department of Justice beginning to collect data pursuant to the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013, Congress and state legislatures should take the initiative to ensure the dependability of the forthcoming data.
By Kenny Lo
Criminal Justice

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

LGBTQ Rights

A Timeline of the Biden Administration’s Efforts To Support LGBTQ Equality in the First 100 Days
A Timeline of the Biden Administration’s Efforts To Support LGBTQ Equality in the First 100 Days
In the administration’s first 100 days in office, the federal government has taken notable steps to support LGBTQ people and communities—and it must continue to implement this framework.
By Caroline Medina and Theo Santos
LGBTQ Rights