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Health Care

The Simple Solution To Lower Drug Prices for All Americans

The Simple Solution To Lower Drug Prices for All Americans

Congress must deliver legislation that meets the scale of the problem.

By Topher Spiro

Economy

America Can Do Big Things: A Budget Plan for a Better Future

America Can Do Big Things: A Budget Plan for a Better Future

The Center for American Progress proposes a budget plan to address our most pressing national challenges.

By Seth Hanlon, Alexandra Thornton, Sara Estep, and Galen Hendricks

The Importance of Automatic Stabilizers in the Next Recession

The Importance of Automatic Stabilizers in the Next Recession

This column explains the role that automatic stabilizers play in U.S. fiscal policy and provides a framework for examining their responsiveness to the next economic downturn.

By Sara Estep, Olugbenga Ajilore, and Michael Madowitz

What We Could Have Had for $1.9 Trillion

What We Could Have Had for $1.9 Trillion

The tax law is draining revenue—and has little to show for it.

By Galen Hendricks and Daniella Zessoules

North Korea

The Time Is Right for a Deal With North Korea

The Time Is Right for a Deal With North Korea

The politics of negotiating with North Korea have changed—at least for the moment—and the United States and the international community should seize this opportunity to make progress before it disappears.

By Michael Fuchs and Abigail Bard

Foreign Policy and Security

Events

Postsecondary Education

To Begin Solving Student Debt, the Education Department Must Factor In Race and Ethnicity

To Begin Solving Student Debt, the Education Department Must Factor In Race and Ethnicity

Higher education is failing many borrowers of color, and identifying solutions will require collecting better data.

By Victoria Yuen

Education, Postsecondary

Energy and Environment

Policies to Boost State Outdoor Recreation Economies

Policies to Boost State Outdoor Recreation Economies

Land conservation and access can help states grow this critical sector.

By Jenny Rowland-Shea

Energy and Environment

How Marine Protected Areas Help Fisheries and Ocean Ecosystems

How Marine Protected Areas Help Fisheries and Ocean Ecosystems

With U.S. fisheries reeling from climate change and other threats, marine protected areas—especially highly and fully protected MPAs—are powerful tools to rebuild, protect, and sustain fisheries and ocean ecosystems.

By Margaret Cooney, Miriam Goldstein, and Emma Shapiro

Energy and Environment

Congress Must Do More to Counter Trump Administration’s Assault on Climate Science

Congress Must Do More to Counter Trump Administration’s Assault on Climate Science

Congress has twice rejected the Trump administration’s proposals to cut funding for climate science, but the administration’s latest budget proposal and ongoing efforts to interfere in this area show it’s time to do more.

By Bianca Majumder and Kristina Costa

Energy and Environment

Early Childhood

When Parents Can’t Find Summer Child Care, Their Work Suffers

When Parents Can’t Find Summer Child Care, Their Work Suffers

A lack of child care during the summer pushes parents to make job sacrifices that compromise their incomes and job security.

By Cristina Novoa

Early Childhood

Progressive Pulse

Generation Progress

TalkPoverty

ThinkProgress (CAP Action)

Gun Violence Prevention

The Most Important Gun Violence Prevention Agency You’ve Never Heard Of

The Most Important Gun Violence Prevention Agency You’ve Never Heard Of

The Bureau of the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives plays a crucial role in enforcing federal gun laws and regulating the gun industry, yet it faces a series of roadblocks to being able to work effectively.

By Chelsea Parsons

Gun Violence Prevention

Government Reform

The Case for Back-End Opt-Out Automatic Voter Registration

The Case for Back-End Opt-Out Automatic Voter Registration

The ideal AVR policy model allows eligible registrants to opt out of voter registration after agency transactions.

By Danielle Root

Democracy and Government

Voter-Determined Districts

Voter-Determined Districts

Truly fair U.S. electoral districts would allow the views of elected representatives to better reflect those of the people who elect them.

By Alex Tausanovitch

Democracy and Government

Structural Reforms to the Federal Judiciary

Structural Reforms to the Federal Judiciary

The federal judiciary has hit a crisis point that requires changes to how the courts operate and how cases are brought before them.

By Danielle Root and Sam Berger

Criminal Justice

Infographic: President Trump Falsely Claims to Be Criminal Justice Reformer

Infographic: President Trump Falsely Claims to Be Criminal Justice Reformer

The Trump administration’s record on criminal justice issues makes clear that the president is no reformer.

By Ed Chung and Lea Hunter

Criminal Justice