Smart tariffs are an important part of industrial policy, but Trump’s tariff agenda is ill-conceived, self-defeating, and ...

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerability of state, local, and Tribal governments’ dependence on payments tied to ...

Increasing levels of consolidation among private payers, driven by vertical integration and market specialization, are undermining competition and fueling higher health care costs. Over the past ...

Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Department of Labor and the Office of Management and Budget released a notice for proposed rulemaking eliminating Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act ...

This column provides background on Section 14(c) and guidance on how to submit a comment on the Biden administration’s proposed rule to eliminate subminimum wages for disabled people. Disabled ...

The U.S. economy has achieved staggering growth over the past several decades, with the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita growing 115 percent from 1979 to 2024. 6 The post-pandemic period ...

Without a national paid leave program, too many people today are unable to take the time they need to address their own serious health needs or those of a loved one, or to welcome a new child ...

CAP staff with “Beasts of the Southern Wild” star Quvenzhané Wallis (center front) and producer Michael Gottwald (center rear) at the film’s 2013 Reel Progress screening. (CAP/Ralph Alswang) ...

Washington, D.C. — The 2017 tax law was fundamentally flawed, increasing income inequality while putting upward pressure on the debt for little payoff. Looking ahead to the 2025 tax debate, a ...

Washington, D.C. — Allison McManus, managing director of National Security and International Policy at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement after reports the Syrian ...