GDP Is Growing, but Workers’ Wages Aren’t
Workers are just treading water in the Trump economy—notwithstanding quarterly GDP numbers.
Reports
Working-Class Families Are Getting Hit From All Sides
Millions of American families are living on the edge, increasingly suffering from volatile incomes, unstable jobs and low wealth.
11 Ways the Wealthy and Corporations Will Game the New Tax Law
The tax law enacted in December 2017 opened the door to a whole new level of tax-avoidance games primarily available to wealthy individuals and businesses and big corporations.
Do Family Separation and Detention Deter Immigration?
Statistical analysis of data on southwest border apprehensions illustrates that policies of family separation and detention will not deter families from coming to the United States.
Homes for All
It is time for the federal government to contribute more aggressively to the U.S. supply of affordable housing, as it did in the past.
How the U.S. Health Insurance System Excludes Abortion
Abortion is considered to be a separate, politicized entity within the broader health insurance system, but a lack of coverage for this critical health care can have devastating impacts on women.
Seizing the Diplomatic Initiative in Syria
To best advance U.S. interests and values, the United States should launch a renewed diplomatic effort to de-escalate Syria’s civil war.
Trump’s Immigration Plan Imposes Radical New Income and Health Tests
More than 100 million people in the United States—about one-third of the population—would fail Trump’s public charge test if they had to take it.
Solutions to Fight Private Prisons’ Power Over Immigration Detention
Bold anti-corruption solutions could help curb the huge power that the private prison industry has over immigration detention issues.
Rethinking the RUC
For more than two decades, Medicare has relied far too heavily on recommendations submitted by the American Medical Association’s Relative Value Scale Update Committee.
How to Give Teachers a $10,000 Raise
Because teachers’ compensation should reflect the importance of their work, CAP proposes a $10,000 federal Teacher Tax Credit that would increase pay for eligible teachers in high-poverty schools.
Trump’s Family Incarceration Policy Threatens Healthy Child Development
Spending any amount of time in family detention is detrimental to children’s mental, physical, and emotional health.
On the Ground in Puerto Rico
CAP sent a delegation of staff to Puerto Rico; here’s what we learned.
The Apprenticeship Wage and Participation Gap
Policymakers must address significant race and gender gaps in Registered Apprenticeship programs.
Increasing Voter Participation in America
Structural barriers and cynicism about government keep millions of eligible Americans from participating in elections; here’s how to fix that.