New Ryan Budget Disinvests in America
Adam S. Hersh and Sarah Ayres detail how the plan released today by the House leadership would cripple our national economic competitiveness.
Hurricane Isaac
Meeting the Infrastructure Imperative
Donna Cooper takes a look at our nation's infrastructure spending needs, and explains how we can pay for them and put Americans back to work.
Beyond Recovery
Recommendations for a regional ecosystem restoration plan to help coastal communities recover their past strength and provide the building blocks for a new, more diversified economic growth strategy.
Katrina, Two Years Later
Ruy Teixeira finds that the public thinks government efforts to rebuild and prevent the root cause of worsening storms are falling short.
Forecast: Storm Warnings
A new report from CAP's environment experts argues that the country must prepare for more severe hurricanes due to global warming.
Failing Infrastructure by the Numbers
The numbers show we can stop the perpetual underfunding and deferred maintenance that is accelerating structural decay.
The Unnatural Disaster of Katrina
The sluggish emergency response to Hurricane Katrina created the appalling spectacle of thousands of Americans apparently abandoned by their government to a mounting and preventable crisis. In the weeks since, the nation’s emergency management apparatus has begun to face important questions about its obvious failings. But if we restrict our inquiries to ferreting out incompetence...