BP, Big Oil Awash in Big Profits

With Gasoline Prices on the Rise, BP Reports Higher Than Projected First Quarter Profits - More Than Doubled From Last Year. Consumers Spent $65 Million More on Gasoline at the End of the First Quarter. Daniel J. Weiss and Susan Lyon of CAP Explain That Gas Prices Will Continue to Rise in the Absence of a Comprehensive Clean Energy Bill.

Growing Global Oil Demand Harms U.S. Security and Economy

Daniel J. Weiss, Rebecca Lefton, and Susan Lyon Argue That As World Oil Demand Continues to Grow, the Rising Costs Benefit Our Adversaries and Jeopardize Our National Security. We Must Lower U.S. Oil Demand in the United States With Cleaner Cars, Fuels, and Transit.

ADVISORY: The Future of American Jobs

Robert E. Rubin and John Podesta will join Mayor Michael Bloomberg, NEC Director Lawrence H. Summers, and economic policy experts from across the country

STATEMENT: Progressives Mourn the Loss of Dr. Dorothy Height

Erica Williams, Deputy Director of Progress 2050, on the Death of Dr. Dorothy Height

RELEASE: Equal Pay Day 2010: Families Can’t Afford the Gender Wage Gap

April 20, 2010

STATEMENT: CAP’s Winnie Stachelberg on Presidential Memorandum Regarding Hospital Visitation Rights for LGBT Couples

ADVISORY: How National Service and Volunteers are Transforming America

Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 10:00am – 11:30am

ADVISORY: Rep. Perriello on US Policy Toward Iran

A Panel Discussion at the Center for American Progress Will Review Recommendations From an Advisory Group Convening Iranian Activists with Close Ties to Iran's Green Movement, European and American Current and Retired Officials and Diplomats.

NEW REPORTS: Eliminate Waste and Increase Energy Investments Through Greater Oversight of Tax Expenditures

Washington, D.C. — Today, the Center for American Progress Released a Report Detailing Why Greater Scrutiny of Tax Expenditure Spending Is Necessary for Enacting Desirable Energy Policies. Scrutiny Can Result in the Elimination of Tens of Billions in Wasteful Tax Breaks, and Better Targeted Tax Subsidies that Deliver Greater Results

NEW REPORTS: Eliminate Waste Through Greater Oversight of Tax Expenditures

Today the Center for American Progress released a series of reports that explain why greater scrutiny of tax expenditure spending is a critical component of effective government. Scrutiny can result in the elimination of tens of billions in wasteful tax breaks, and help develop better targeted tax subsidies that deliver greater results.