Adversity and Assets: Identifying Rural Opportunities
Rural America has yet to recover from the Great Recession, but by leveraging its communities’ unique strengths, it can build a brighter future for everyone.
Ending Special Tax Treatment for the Very Wealthy
Trump’s Trade Deal and the Road Not Taken
Blueprint for the 21st Century
Building Progressive Infrastructure
Toward a Robust Competition Policy
Fact Sheet: A Design for Workforce Equity
New CAP work details a workforce redesign approach to ensuring quality training and employment.
A Design for Workforce Equity
Redesigning for equity in workforce development would ensure job quality for all workers, increase competitiveness, and drive inclusionary growth.
State Fact Sheet: A 100 Percent Clean Future
Strategies for building a net-zero economy in just three decades.
Rhetoric vs. Reality: Not All Paid Leave Proposals Are Equal
Paid leave proposals which only provide benefits to parents of new children or are funded through cuts to other programs will not meet the needs of working families.
Fact Sheet: A 100 Percent Clean Future
Strategies for building a net-zero economy in just three decades.
Public Sector Training Partnerships Build Power
Public sector training partnerships raise standards for workers and taxpayers—and they strengthen unions at the same time.
The State of the U.S. Labor Market: Pre-September 2019 Jobs Release
This column spotlights members of Generation Z as they enter the job market.
The United States Is Not Ready for a Recession, But It Can Be
The U.S. government can and should strengthen automatic stabilizers to mitigate the next recession’s worst effects when they come.
Trump’s Corporate Tax Cut Is Not Trickling Down
Business investment is slowing, despite lofty promises, and worker bonuses were a mirage.
White Elephant Watch: Vol. 6
The High Desert Corridor would promote low-density land use and single-occupant vehicle trips, running counter to the state’s climate and sustainable communities goals.
Trump’s Labor Secretary Nominee Delights in Destroying Rights for Disabled Workers
The nomination of Eugene Scalia could roll back decades of progress for workers with disabilities.
American Ghent
Expanding on existing Ghent-like programs in the United States would strengthen unions and improve government services.
The Harvest of American Racism
Using the market mechanism to solve structural problems is the wrong approach to improving distressed communities.
The Modern Company Town
Workers in highly concentrated labor markets need stronger antitrust enforcement and labor protections.