REPORT
Beyond Recovery
Recommendations from Kate Gordon, Jeffrey Buchanan, Phillip Singerman, Jorge Madrid, and Sarah Busch for a new, more diversified economic growth strategy in the Gulf.
Event: Beyond Recovery
INTERACTIVE
Interactive Map: Foreign Aid Analysis Made Easy
John Norris unveils our latest interactive feature on foreign aid reform based on his recent report.
INTERACTIVE
Interactive Assessment: Judge Vinson’s Affordable Care Act Decision
The Center for American Progress demonstrates why Vinson’s ruling in Florida is wrong or purposively misleading in every section.
REPORT
The Secret to Programs that Work
Jitinder Kohli, William D. Eggers, and John Griffith lay out a system for designing and evaluating effective government programs.
VIDEO
On the Street, Without a Safety Net
A look at homelessness among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth.
Housing | February 9, 2011
GSE Reform: Immediate Steps to Protect Taxpayers and End the Bailout
CAP Executive Vice President Sarah R. Wartell testifies before the House Committee on Financial Services.Federal Budget | February 9, 2011
Our Future Competitiveness Hangs in the Balance
Diana Epstein examines how the main Republican plans to cut federal spending indiscriminately target some of our nation’s most important education programs.Open & Accountable Government | February 9, 2011
Our Infrastructure Challenge
Donna Cooper applauds high-speed rail investments unveiled by Vice President Biden, but challenges the administration to create public-private partnerships to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure.Federal Budget | February 9, 2011
Just Plain Nuts
Scott Lilly details how conservative plans to cut only one-eighth of the federal budget this year in effect would mean shutting down the FBI and other critical agencies.Labor & Work | February 8, 2011
Toward a Strong Unemployment Insurance System
Heather Boushey and Jordan Eizenga lay out a proposal for an expanded federal role to create a stronger unemployment insurance system.Postsecondary Education | February 9, 2011
Getting Graduates to Gainful Employment Shouldn’t Be Controversial
Julie Margetta Morgan on why the Department of Education should require career colleges to prove their programs are effective and financially reasonable.ALSO FROM THE CENTER
- Faulty Conclusions Based on Shoddy Foundations: FCIC Commissioner Peter Wallison and Other Commentators Rely on Flawed Data from Edward Pinto to Misplace the Causes of the 2008 Financial Crisis
- Health Care Reform Without the Individual Mandate: Replacing the Individual Mandate Would Significantly Erode Coverage Gains and Raise Premiums for Health Care Consumers
- The Business Case for EPA Rulemaking : Why Boosting Our Health Boosts Our Economy, Too
- The Case for Strategic Export Promotion: Addressing a Persistent U.S. High-Tech Trade Deficit
- Social Impact Bonds: A Promising New Financing Model to Accelerate Social Innovation and Improve Government Performance
AT A GLANCE
The deduction for charity, the country’s fifth largest tax expenditure, will cost the U.S. Treasury $315 billion over the next five years. Read more here »
ASK THE EXPERT
What Can We Expect the New Congress to Do on Immigration?
Angela Kelley outlines what we can expect on immigration reform in the new Congress.
PUBLICATIONS
Return on Educational Investment
Report from Ulrich Boser presents findings from a yearlong study of the efficiency of the nation’s public education system.
- Talking It Up: How the Federal Government Can Implement Automatic Foreclosure Mediation to Help Homeowners, Lenders, Investors, and Taxpayers
- Profiting from Health Care: Julie Margetta Morgan and Ellen-Marie Whelan investigate for-profit colleges' claims of contributing to our health care workforce.
