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Washington, D.C. — As the nation recovers from Hurricane Sandy, the Center for American Progress today released “A Progressive Carbon Tax Will Fight Climate Change and Stimulate the Economy,” which puts forth criteria for putting a price on carbon that both combats the effects of global warming and grows the economy. This issue brief also...
Washington, D.C. — As Congress works to come to an agreement to avoid sequestration, the Center for American Progress today released “$100 Billion in Politically Feasible Defense Cuts for a Budget Deal,” an issue brief outlining targeted reductions in defense spending to put the country on a more sustainable fiscal path, while eliminating unnecessary and...
Washington, D.C. — In anticipation of the one-year anniversary of President Barack Obama’s landmark speech in Osawatomie, Kansas, which marked a turning point in the president’s economic argument, the Center for American Progress today released two reports drawing attention to the consequences of rising economic inequality. High levels of income inequality are associated with low...
Read the report. Washington, D.C. — As Americans await a solution to the fiscal showdown, the Center for American Progress today put forward a new comprehensive tax reform and deficit reduction plan. Authored by a team of prominent economic experts under the auspice of CAP, the plan would reduce the federal budget deficit by $4.1...
By Ruy Teixeira and John Halpin | December 4, 2012 To read the full report, click here. To see today’s event live-streamed, click here. Washington, D.C.—Today the Center for American Progress released a report titled, “The Obama Coalition in the 2012 Election and Beyond” at an event with CAP’s Ruy Teixeira, Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research’s...
RSVP to Katie Peters at kpeters@americanprogress.org Washington, D.C. — As the fiscal showdown in Washington continues, the Center for American Progress will host a press call today to unveil a comprehensive tax reform and deficit reduction plan. Earlier this year, knowing that our nation’s leaders would soon be confronting key budget and tax issues, the...
Washington, D.C. — Today, as the effects of climate change are gaining increased attention due to recent natural disasters and the international climate talks taking place in Doha, the Center for American Progress released “Climate Change, Migration, and Conflict in South Asia,” which examines the role of climate change as it intersects with migration and...