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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5 Key Facts About the Affordable Care Act for Latinos Article
Grocery shoppers stop at a Blue Cross Blue Shield kiosk promoting the Affordable Care Act at Compare Foods in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (AP/Gerry Broome)

5 Key Facts About the Affordable Care Act for Latinos

A look at five facts that highlight the benefits of the Affordable Care Act for the Latino community.

Fernanda Denys Reyes

The Facts on Immigration Today Report
Immigration reform supporters block a street on Capitol Hill on Thursday, August 1, 2013, in protest against immigration policies and the House’s inability to pass a bill that contains a pathway to citizenship. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The Facts on Immigration Today

Everything you need to know about our foreign-born population, their impact on the economy, current immigration policy, and the voting power of new Americans.

Retaining Teachers of Color in Our Public Schools Report
Chevonne Dixon, a fourth grade teacher, leads a class at Tunica Elementary School in Tunica, Mississippi. (AP/Rogelio V. Solis)

Retaining Teachers of Color in Our Public Schools

Through targeted reform efforts, states, districts, and school leaders—as well as policymakers and communities of color—can improve the retention rates and effectiveness of teachers of color.

Glenda L. Partee

Rethinking Affirmative Action Article
People walk on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Rethinking Affirmative Action

In her new book, law professor Sheryll Cashin considers the implications of location for education and race in 21st-century America.

Sam Fulwood III

The Conundrum of White-Male Privilege Article
Peggy McIntosh coined the phrase “invisible knapsack” as a metaphor for the benefits white Americans disproportionately carry compared with black and other Americans of color. (Flickr/spyker3292)

The Conundrum of White-Male Privilege

Those who possess life advantages rarely acknowledge that they have favored status, which makes them all the more unwilling to surrender their privilege without a fight.

Sam Fulwood III

State of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Series Report

State of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Series

Read the full report, released on September 11, 2014.
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are quickly reaching the critical mass needed to be politically relevant, but data about this group have often been unavailable. This series features the most comprehensive research and analysis for the fastest-growing demographic in the United States.

Karthick Ramakrishnan, Farah Z. Ahmad

Reading Between the Data Report
 (San Francisco woman and mural)

Reading Between the Data

When considering how best to address economic inequality, policymakers need to understand the complexity and diversity within the Asian American community.

Farah Z. Ahmad, Christian E. Weller

When Wall Street Buys Main Street Report

When Wall Street Buys Main Street

Single-family rental securitization needs to be managed responsibly in order to protect consumer interests.

Sarah Edelman, Julia Gordon, David Sanchez

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