Video Series: Unions Make the Middle Class
The Center for American Progress Action Fund produced a video series documenting what is at stake in three real stories of how unions make the middle class. Read more →
States at Work: Progressive State Policies to Rebuild the Middle Class
State governments have a tremendous responsibility to help restore the promise of the American Dream, and can be part of the solution to rebuild a strong and growing middle class.
The Right Choices to Cut Poverty and Restore Shared Prosperity
Half in Ten analyzes the nation's progress toward cutting poverty in half in 10 years, tracking progress along several indicators of success.
Civil Liberties
Grand Theft Election
Issue Brief
Republicans are trying to pass a new Electoral College system that will ensure victory in future presidential elections, and it’s all thanks to redistricting.
Energy and Environment
Big Polluters’ Big Ad Spending in the 2012 Elections
Corporate polluters and other dirty energy interests spent more than $270 million on television ads in the last two months of the 2012 campaign cycle, with more than $31 million spent on energy-related ads.
Economy
The Mixed Bag of 401(k) Loans
Senior Fellow Christian E. Weller testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Housing
Public Proposals for the Future of the Housing Finance System
Senior Fellow Janneke Ratcliffe testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Energy and Environment
We Must Continue to Invest in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Power
Senior Fellow Daniel J. Weiss testifies before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Race and Ethnicity
Infographic: Texas’s Changing Demographics
The shifting demographics in Texas will place new demands on the state, shifting the political discourse toward the right electorate: people of color.
Race and Ethnicity
Interactive Map: Is Texas Turning Blue?
Interactive
This interactive map highlights the changing racial demographics by county in the state of Texas alongside the voting patterns in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections.
Federal Budget
Which Republican Party Are We Dealing With?
The Republican Party’s multiple personality disorder makes reaching congressional compromise on almost any issue a next-to-impossible task.
Energy and Environment
The Effects of Rising Energy Costs on American Families and Employers
Daniel J. Weiss, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund, testifies before the House Oversight Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care, and Entitlements.
Energy and Environment
Interactive: Big Polluters’ Big Ad Spending in the 2012 Elections
Interactive
Our new map shows the states that were polluter allies’ biggest targets in the final two months of the 2012 election.
Economy
Continuing Our Resilient Economic Recovery
Christian E. Weller testifies before the Joint Revenue Hearing, House and Senate Ways and Means Committees, at the Massachusetts State House in Boston, Massachusetts.
Energy and Environment
American Energy Security and Innovation: Grid Reliability Challenges in a Shifting Energy-Resource Landscape
Dan Weiss testifies on the effects that climate change has on electricity security and innovation before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
