Getting Real on Sanctions Is Key to Pressuring North Korea
Overlooking some of Pyongyang’s biggest weak spots and allowing Beijing to pretend it doesn’t own the North Korea problem undermines U.S. efforts to address the North Korean threat.
Reports
Mapping America’s Child Care Deserts
CAP’s geographic study of child care markets finds that approximately half of Americans across 22 states live in areas with an undersupply of child care options.
Playing the Long Game
The Trump administration should not walk away from a decade of U.S. investment in Lebanon’s armed forces and counterterrorism institutions, which remain on the front line of the campaign against the Islamic State.
The Potential Impact of PAYGO Rules on Tax Legislation
Pay-as-you-go rules could be used to combat congressional Republican attempts to cut taxes for the wealthy that add to the federal deficit and debt.
Advancing LGBTQ Equality Through Local Executive Action
With unique knowledge of the needs of their constituents, city and county executives have the power to enact policies and programs that protect LGBTQ communities, increase community engagement, and open doors of opportunity.
The ‘Trump Loophole’ Would Benefit Millionaires, Not Small Businesses
President Trump's and House Republicans' proposed "small-business" tax cut would create a new loophole for millionaires—including Wall Street financiers, lobbyists, lawyers, and wealthy business owners like Trump—while doing little or nothing for real small businesses.
Giving Away Corporate Tax Cuts Is Not How to Make the United States More Competitive
American competitiveness would be better served by ensuring that U.S. corporations pay their fair share of taxes and investing those revenues in education, infrastructure, and other public investments that make America a desirable place to do business.
Trickle-Down Tax Cuts Don’t Create Jobs
Rather than boosting the economy, tax cuts for the rich widen inequality, harm the middle class, and harm the economy in the long run.
Losing the War of Ideas
Battlefield victories will prove short-lived without a more focused strategy to tackle terrorist ideology.
9 Solutions to Secure America’s Elections
This brief offers common-sense solutions for addressing vulnerabilities in America’s election infrastructure in order to protect the nation’s democracy.
Modernizing America’s Workforce Data Architecture
This report calls for using open data standards to improve the quality and availability of online job postings, and in turn, enhance competition and innovation in the market for job search-and-match applications.
Rhetoric vs. Reality: 4 Myths About Paid Parental Leave
Trump’s paid parental leave plan is a poor substitute for comprehensive paid family and medical leave and fails to meet the needs of today’s working families.
Maternity Care Under ACA Repeal
The AHCA and BCRA would have endangered access to maternity care coverage, which has been essential in helping to ensure that black mothers have access to the health services they need.
School Accountability in First-Round ESSA State Plans
Sixteen states and Washington, D.C., submitted plans to the Education Department for school accountability under ESSA.
Measuring Success: An Overview of New School Classification Indicators Under ESSA
States are using new indicators to measure and support student and school performance under the Every Student Succeeds Act.