How the Trump Budget Threatens the American People
President Trump’s budget cuts translate into direct harms for Americans across the country.
Reports
A Proposal for U.S. Leadership on International Climate Finance During the Trump Administration
U.S. citizens, state and local governments, and businesses can support clean energy and climate resilience in the most vulnerable regions—and challenge the federal government to do the same.
Designing Higher Education Risk-Sharing Proposals
This report reviews eight different proposals for how institutions could better share the risk of federal investments in higher education.
The Women’s Leadership Gap
Using new data, this fact sheet update shows that women make up a majority of the U.S. population, but they lag substantially behind men when it comes to their representation in leadership positions.
Opening the Gates
In order for women to achieve political parity, the whole system that chooses and supports candidates has to change.
Disability Benefits Do Not Stop Men from Working
Disability benefits are not the cause of declining labor force participation among prime-age men.
Toward a Marshall Plan for America
The economy is not producing access to a good, stable middle-class life for people who do not go to college. On prudential and ethical grounds, progressives must do more to create decent job opportunities and secure family situations for all working people facing difficult economic conditions not within their control.
Everything You Think You Know About Coal in China Is Wrong
China’s new coal-fired power plants are cleaner than ours—and stronger on climate change.
Research Note on U.S. and Chinese Coal-Fired Power Data
This research note outlines the availability of and differences among U.S. and Chinese coal-fired power data and the methodologies used to compare data from both countries.
QRIS 101: Fact Sheet
Quality rating and improvement systems offer a promising framework to increase access to high-quality early learning for all children.
Don’t Stop Improving
Quality rating and improvement systems offer a promising framework for improving the quality of early childhood programs.
The Big Melt: Curbing Arctic Climate Change Aligns with U.S. Economic and National Security Goals
At upcoming Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting, Secretary Rex Tillerson has an opportunity to protect U.S. national security and economic interests.
The Case Against New Nuclear Weapons
The United States should maintain and clarify its policy against development of new nuclear weapons, which presidents of both parties have honored since the end of the Cold War.
Cuts to Medicaid Would Harm Young Children with Disabilities
Capping federal funding for Medicaid would make it harder for children with disabilities and their families to access the supports and services they need to thrive.
Debunking the False Claims of Environmental Review Opponents
Opponents of NEPA dramatically overstate the savings from arbitrarily shortening environmental review and ignore the serious harms that result from poorly planned projects.