Structural Reform and Governance

Select Committee Democrats: A Smart and Confident U.S.-China Policy

Please join the Center for American Progress Action Fund for a discussion on how Democratic policymakers are advancing a vision of democracy and stability in the Indo-Pacific that will help the American public.

Supreme Court Should Find That Donald Trump Is Disqualified From Holding Future Public Office

In Trump v. Anderson, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider the parameters of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment and determine whether Donald Trump is constitutionally disqualified from holding future public office.

Point: Biden Impeachment Inquiry Is a Shameless Attempt at Political Retribution

Tom Moore writes about the House impeachment inquiry into President Biden.

Wisconsin’s Supreme Court and the Future of Elections, Representation, and Reproductive Rights

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will continue to have an outsize role in shaping the state’s elections, redistricting, and abortion rights in the coming years.

President Biden’s Speech Described a Democracy Under Attack

In his speech to the nation on November 2, President Joe Biden laid out the wide-ranging threats to democracy—and how Americans must come together to repel them.

How Americans Can Fight Back Against a Radical Supreme Court Majority

Responding to the judicial overreach of a radical Supreme Court majority will require long-term structural reforms to the courts and immediate action to mitigate the harms caused by their wrongly decided decisions.

5 things to know about the Supreme Court’s Texas abortion ban decision

MEMO: Biden’s record-breaking economy

Congress Must Pass the Build Back Better Act’s Clean Energy Tax Credits RIGHT NOW

The cost of failing to pass the Build Back Better agenda in one chart

McConnell’s 32 career votes to raise the debt limit increased it by $20.7 trillion

Voters Support Enacting Stronger Consumer Protections Online, Antitrust Action for Big Tech Companies

American voters see benefits to new technologies but express a strong desire for checks on technology companies’ power and more consumer protections of data and privacy.

New York Has a Historic Opportunity to Prohibit Political Spending by Foreign-Influenced U.S. Corporations

Latrice Walker and Michael Sozan argue that to protect the integrity of New York’s government and promote economic patriotism, the state must pass a law banning political spending by foreign-influenced U.S. corporations.

New York Has a Historic Opportunity to Prohibit Political Spending by Foreign-Influenced U.S.

Tax the rich. Create jobs. Rebuild our infrastructure.

House GOP Leadership Now Unanimously Embraces the Insurrectionist Movement

26 AND COUNTING: Republicans who “voted no, but took the dough”

Gun violence is not inevitable

This senator just delayed pandemic relief

Cruz-in’ for a bruisin’

A tale of two $1.9 trillion bills

Convict Donald Trump

We must not become numb to this

The case against Donald Trump

Reconciling with Senate procedure

Mitch throws in the towel

Second impeachment’s the charm

All eyes on Georgia

New year, same mess

Unions Are Democratically Organized, Corporations Are Not

The authors make the case that in order to strengthen political democracy, policymakers should support the creation of democratically organized groups such as unions.

Secretaries of State Are Crucial for Protecting African American Voters

As the ongoing coronavirus pandemic makes ensuring voters’ and election workers’ safety even more imperative, fair and inclusive elections must be state officials’ top priority heading into November.

Trump Is Trying To Make Voting by Mail a Partisan Issue

President Trump is attempting to turn Republicans against voting by mail, even though it is an effective, traditionally bipartisan, and popular method of voting.

Trump Continues To Spread Dangerous Falsehood That Voting by Mail Leads to Fraud

President Trump’s argument that voting by mail leads to voter fraud has been disproven over many elections and in multiple studies—and is rooted in Republicans’ long-standing efforts to suppress votes.

Bold Democracy Reform Is a Cornerstone Principle for Democrats

The historic For the People Act has paved the way for Democrats to rally around strong, structural changes for a healthier democracy.

Point: Why Conservatives Can’t — and Won’t — Quit Voter ID Laws

Danielle Root writes about why voter ID laws are unnecessary and discriminatory—and how they are being used for political ends.

Corruption Consultants: Conservative Special Interests and Corporations Hurt State Economies and Democratic Processes

Malkie Wall, Danielle Root, and Andrew Schwartz explain how special-interest groups have used states’ tradition as “laboratories of democracy” to implement damaging and regressive policies at the behest of corporate clients and wealthy donors.

Case Studies in Voter Suppression: Profiling Voter Suppressors

In order to bring attention to the nationwide problem of voter suppression, it is important to call attention to the politicians who are most notorious for restricting voter access.

Congressional Democrats Pushing for Bold Democracy Solutions

Author Michael Sozan discusses the damaging impact of the Trump administration's policy agenda and congressional Democrats' efforts to regain the American people's trust with a bold reform agenda.

Rep. Tom Price’s STOCK Act Scandal

Republicans in the Senate who have supported the STOCK Act should deny Rep. Price’s confirmation until a full investigation can be conducted into determining whether he violated federal law.

Rex Tillerson Represents All That is Wrong with Trump’s Incoming Administration

Tillerson’s business-first background, close ties with Russia, and complete lack of experience in public service make him unfit to serve as U.S. secretary of state.

6 Policies to Combat Inequality

Six common-sense policies could help roll back economic inequality in America.