The Closing Gender, Education, and Ideological Divides Behind Gen Z’s Union Movement ReportOctober 5, 2022 The Closing Gender, Education, and Ideological Divides Behind Gen Z’s Union Movement Unions have narrowed class and ideological divides to make Generation Z America's most pro-union generation. Oct 5, 2022 Aurelia Glass
The CFTC Should Raise Standards and Mitigate Fraud in the Carbon Offsets Market ReportOctober 7, 2022 The CFTC Should Raise Standards and Mitigate Fraud in the Carbon Offsets Market Oct 7, 2022 Alex Fredman, Todd Phillips
The Swift Jobs Recovery Under Biden Will Have Long-Lasting Benefits for Workers ReportOctober 3, 2022 The Swift Jobs Recovery Under Biden Will Have Long-Lasting Benefits for Workers Oct 3, 2022 Jean Ross, Jessica Vela
Expanding the Safety Net During a Recession Prevents Worsening Economic Pain ReportSeptember 19, 2022 Expanding the Safety Net During a Recession Prevents Worsening Economic Pain Sep 19, 2022 Rose Khattar, Justin Schweitzer, Kyle Ross
Unrigging the Economy Will Require Enforcing the Tax Laws ReportMarch 12, 2020 Unrigging the Economy Will Require Enforcing the Tax Laws Mar 12, 2020 Seth Hanlon
The Bureau of Labor Statistics Must Be Adequately Funded To Preserve Economic Data and Improve Americans’ Financial Security ArticleSeptember 10, 2024 The Bureau of Labor Statistics Must Be Adequately Funded To Preserve Economic Data and Improve Americans’ Financial Security Accurate U.S. Census Bureau data are essential to understanding how Americans are doing financially; a lack of proper investment puts it at risk. Sep 10, 2024 Kyle Ross, Sara Estep
The Trump Tax Cuts Led to Record-Low, Not High, Revenues Outside of a Recession ArticleAugust 28, 2024 The Trump Tax Cuts Led to Record-Low, Not High, Revenues Outside of a Recession Federal revenues lag far behind pre-tax cut budget projections. Aug 28, 2024 Bobby Kogan, Brendan Duke, Jessica Vela
Project 2025’s Tax Plan Would Raise Taxes on the Middle Class and Cut Taxes for the Wealthy ArticleAugust 27, 2024 Project 2025’s Tax Plan Would Raise Taxes on the Middle Class and Cut Taxes for the Wealthy The far-right extremist playbook would immediately raise taxes for the middle class by thousands of dollars while also pushing for long-term changes that could raise taxes by $5,900. Aug 27, 2024 Brendan Duke
Reauthorizing the CFTC: Stakeholder Perspectives In the NewsAugust 19, 2024 Reauthorizing the CFTC: Stakeholder Perspectives Alexandra Thornton testifies on the CFTC before the House Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development. Aug 19, 2024 the House Committee on Agriculture Alexandra Thornton
CAP Comments on the CFTC’s Event Contracts Proposal ArticleAugust 8, 2024 CAP Comments on the CFTC’s Event Contracts Proposal The Center for American Progress submitted a comment letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on the agency’s event contracts proposal. Aug 8, 2024 Alexandra Thornton
Project 2025 Would Cut Access to Overtime Pay ArticleAugust 8, 2024 Project 2025 Would Cut Access to Overtime Pay Project 2025 would make eligibility for overtime—also known as time-and-a-half pay—more confusing for workers to navigate and easier for employers to abuse. Aug 8, 2024 Lily Roberts
Project 2025 Proposes Eliminating Aid for Families and Businesses Rebuilding After Storms ArticleAugust 8, 2024 Project 2025 Proposes Eliminating Aid for Families and Businesses Rebuilding After Storms As climate change makes extreme weather events more common and more costly for Americans, the far right’s new authoritarian playbook would leave communities with fewer resources to rebuild after disasters like Hurricane Debby strike. Aug 8, 2024 David Ballard
New Student Debt Relief Policies Fix Broken Promises and Benefit Borrowers Most in Need ArticleAugust 7, 2024 New Student Debt Relief Policies Fix Broken Promises and Benefit Borrowers Most in Need The Biden-Harris administration proposed new regulations that would bring the share of student loan borrowers across the country who receive full or partial relief to about 3 in 4, targeting those who are the most likely to struggle repaying their debt. Aug 7, 2024 Sara Partridge, Madison Weiss, Brendan Duke
Raising the Retirement Age for Social Security Would Cut Benefits by Thousands of Dollars Each Year ArticleJuly 31, 2024 Raising the Retirement Age for Social Security Would Cut Benefits by Thousands of Dollars Each Year Far-right plans, endorsed by Project 2025’s authors, to increase the full retirement age would cut benefits for nearly three-quarters of Americans and threaten low- and moderate-income workers with economic insecurity once they leave the workforce. Jul 31, 2024 Kyle Ross
Reducing Housing Burdens While Creating a Longer-Term Affordable Housing Solution ReportJuly 30, 2024 Reducing Housing Burdens While Creating a Longer-Term Affordable Housing Solution The nation’s housing affordability crisis can be softened in the near term through multiple production efforts to create a sustainable, affordable housing infrastructure for generations to come. Jul 30, 2024 Doug Turner
Converting Vacant Office Space Into Housing ReportJuly 30, 2024 Converting Vacant Office Space Into Housing The adaptive reuse of underutilized office buildings, if paired with government support and comprehensive planning, might be a valuable tool in many local markets for addressing the vast need for more—and more affordable—housing. Jul 30, 2024 Michela Zonta, Lily Roberts, Jessica Vela
Why the crypto industry doesn’t want to be regulated by the SEC In the NewsJuly 24, 2024 Why the crypto industry doesn’t want to be regulated by the SEC In an op-ed published in The Hill, Alexandra Thornton explains why the crypto industry is pushing so hard to be regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Jul 24, 2024 The Hill Alexandra Thornton