Dan Weiss, senior fellow and director of climate strategy at the Center for American Progress, says Ryan Lizza’s much-talked-about New Yorker story on why the climate bill did not pass the Senate leaves out a few key details.
Lizza’s story shows that, in many cases, the White House and More…
Michael Linden and Heather Boushey from the Center for American Progress take a close look at the recently released census data, and find income inequality increasing through the recession:
Recently released Census data confirm that the wealthy are back on track after suffering only minor setbacks. Incomes
The Center for American Progress’ Michael Ettlinger and Michael Linden do quick work dismantling the GOP’s Pledge to America, a governing platform released with great fanfare but to little applause last week. Lo and behold, cutting taxes without cutting spending leads to yawning deficits and a fatter national debt.
The GOP’s 21-page “Pledge to America” proposal, released today, is mostly silent on energy policy. In fact, the proposal summarizes Republicans’ energy policy in one sentence. The plan? Increase domestic energy production, and oppose cap-and-trade.
A new report released today by the Center for American Progress, a left-leaning think tank with close ties to the Obama administration, ranks the states with the best policies “to accelerate demand for energy efficiency services, businesses, and ultimately jobs.”
The top 10, starting with the best, are: Connecticut, More…
This summer, Social Security – the government program that provides a steady check for seniors – turned 75. In Washington, lawmakers celebrated its platinum anniversary not with champagne, but with a heated argument over whether to reform the costly entitlement program by slashing benefits or raising the retirement age. Indeed, More…
The Center for American Progress has released a detailed road map of just how Senate Majority Harry Reid (D-Nev.) should combine various climate and energy proposals to form a comprehensive bill that will make progressives happy.
The report — which is authored by CAP senior fellow Dan Weiss and special More…
Congress has never before let federally extended unemployment benefits drop with an unemployment rate so high: That is the takeaway from a searing new report from the National Unemployment Law Project and the Center for American Progress.
Few communities of Washington wonks run into greater structural and institutional obstacles than advocates of reduced defense spending. Defense companies put billions into PR campaigns for the necessity of this or that project that runs over cost. Legislators have every career incentive to lard the defense budget with job-creating bloat More…
A roundup of the top immigration stories of the week:
- The Arizona House of Representatives passed a bill yesterday that would make the state’s immigration laws some of the toughest in the country. Senate More…
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