Climate Change Threatens the Stability of the Financial System
U.S. regulators should protect the financial system from climate-related risks and help facilitate a smooth transition to a greener economy.
Ending Special Tax Treatment for the Very Wealthy
The U.S. tax system has played a significant role in the growth of economic inequality by failing to tax those with extreme wealth—but there are ways to rebalance the tax code and put the economy on a better track.
Trump’s Trade Deal and the Road Not Taken
Blueprint for the 21st Century
Building Progressive Infrastructure
Toward a Robust Competition Policy
Short-Changed: How Tipped Work Exacerbates the Pay Gap for Latinas
Latina Equal Pay Day serves as a reminder that Latinas make 54.5 cents for every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men. New analysis demonstrates that the difference is even starker for Latinas who work for tips: Tipped Latina workers earn 65 percent less than nontipped white, non-Hispanic men.
Why an All-of-the-Above Transportation Strategy Doesn’t Work
To achieve safe, sustainable, and inclusive communities, states and regions must implement transportation projects that reduce driving and increase biking, walking, and public transit use.
The State of the U.S. Labor Market: Pre-October 2019 Jobs Release
Policymakers and economists must consider the gaps across regions, job sectors, races and ethnicities, and age groups when assessing the health of the economy.
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.
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.