Progress 2050

Progress 2050 is a project of the Center for American Progress that develops new ideas for an increasingly diverse America. The United States will become a nation with no clear racial or ethnic majority by the year 2050. This expected transition provides the progressive movement with an exciting opportunity to help America live up to its ideals of equality and justice for all.
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Justice for All Article
President Barack Obama, along with Attorney General Eric Holder, above, decided the Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional after much scrutiny. Federally recognized marriage would provide gay families of color with the financial, health care, and other safeguards necessary for them to thrive. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Justice for All

President Obama's reversal on the Defense of Marriage Act is a victory for equal rights, say Danielle and Aisha Moodie-Mills.

Danielle Moodie-Mills, Aisha C. Moodie-Mills

The Silent Decline Article
An abandoned car sits next to an abandoned building across the river from downtown Youngstown, Ohio. Youngstown and the surrounding Mahoning County in northeastern Ohio are rapidly undergoing a population decrease. (AP/Mark Duncan)

The Silent Decline

Hundreds of communities across the country are experiencing a natural decrease in population, writes Sam Fulwood III. And it’s likely to get worse with cuts to vital programs.

Sam Fulwood III

States’ Rights Redux Article
Protesters rally at the Denver state capitol on Tuesday, January 4, 2011, to protest Colorado's participation in a federal program aimed at identifying illegal immigrants when they're booked into jails. Statehouse conservatives are declaring war on minorities, women, immigrants, and the poor by proposing harsh legislation targeted specifically at them. (AP/Ed Andrieski)

States’ Rights Redux

Sam Fulwood III draws the parallels between the reasoning of the Confederacy 150 years ago and the misguided righteousness of some conservatives today.

Sam Fulwood III

Arizona Under Fire Article
Shawna Forde fue condenada esta semana de asesino en el primer grado por los asesinatos de Raúl Flores, de 29 años, y su hija Brisenia de 9 años, en su hogar en Arivaca, Arizona en Mayo 2009. (AP/Greg Bryan)

Arizona Under Fire

Henry Fernandez wonders where the outrage is following the murder of 9-year-old Brisenia Flores and her father.

Henry Fernandez

Beyond Recovery for Gulf Coast Communities of Color Article
Oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster remains in marshes off the coast of Louisiana. The Gulf Coast is economically underdeveloped as a result of its dependence on extractive industries and would fare far better if natural resources were developed, not depleted. (AP/Gerald Herbert)

Beyond Recovery for Gulf Coast Communities of Color

Folayemi Agbede explores the recommendations that would most effectively boost employment and prosperity among the region’s Black, Asian, Latino, and Native American families.

Folayemi Agbede

Defunding Planned Parenthood Would Hurt Communities of Color Article
Planned Parenthood is a safety net provider to millions of people who do not have health insurance, many of whom are people of color and immigrants. Organizations like Live Action have repeatedly tried to “entrap” Planned Parenthood to get them in trouble with the law and the public. (iStockphoto)

Defunding Planned Parenthood Would Hurt Communities of Color

Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) and conservative advocacy organizations are working to defund Planned Parenthood, an organization that provides health services to those who have nowhere else to turn.

Jessica Arons, Alex Walden

Training the Health Workers We Need Article
Una estudiante de enfermería de la Universidad de Southern Mississippi saca medicamento en el Hospital Forrest General en Hattiesburg como parte de su capacitación. (AP/University of Southern Mississippi, Steve Rouse)

Training the Health Workers We Need

Julie Morgan explains why for-profit and not-for-profit colleges need to serve students of color better in health care education.

Julie Margetta Morgan

Why Do Some Americans Love Guns So Much? Article
Counter-protesters Kenya Stevens, left, of District Heights, Maryland; Steve Tidwell, of Arlington, Virginia; and a protester who asked not to be named shout their support for gun rights across from a protest of gun-control advocates next to Realco Gun Shop in District Heights on Tuesday, August 28, 2007. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Why Do Some Americans Love Guns So Much?

Sam Fulwood III considers the mythology of our nation’s fascination with guns, and why the most ardent gun lovers still embrace these myths.

Sam Fulwood III

Repealing Progress Article
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) walks through Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill on January 19, 2011, after the vote passed to repeal the health care bill. (AP/Alex Brandon)

Repealing Progress

Repealing the Affordable Care Act would take away gains for gay and lesbian African Americans and other people of color, write Aisha C. Moodie-Mills and Danielle Moodie-Mills.

Aisha C. Moodie-Mills, Danielle Moodie-Mills

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