Update Project 2025: The Plan To Seize Power by Gutting America’s System of Checks and Balances (title update 12:58PT) ArticleJuly 8, 2024 Update Project 2025: The Plan To Seize Power by Gutting America’s System of Checks and Balances (title update 12:58PT) Project 2025—and the budget plans it has spawned—would erode Americans’ personal freedoms and harm the middle class, starting by consolidating power in the presidency just as authoritarian governments have done in other countries around the world. Jul 8, 2024 Will Ragland, Joe Radosevich
The 2017 Tax Bill’s Pass-Through Deduction Largely Favors the Wealthy and Encourages Gaming of the Tax Code ReportJune 27, 2024 The 2017 Tax Bill’s Pass-Through Deduction Largely Favors the Wealthy and Encourages Gaming of the Tax Code Congress should reject attempts to extend the 2017 tax bill’s costly pass-through deduction. Jun 27, 2024 Jean Ross
What Would It Take To Stabilize the Debt-to-GDP Ratio? ReportJune 5, 2024 What Would It Take To Stabilize the Debt-to-GDP Ratio? Because most of the Bush-era tax cuts were permanently extended, the United States is projected to have the debt ratio rise indefinitely. Closing this fiscal gap would require decreasing primary deficits by 2.1 percentage points of GDP, on average. Jun 5, 2024 Bobby Kogan, Jessica Vela
Permanently Extending the Trump Tax Cuts Would Increase Upward Pressure on the Debt Ratio by More Than 50 Percent ArticleJune 5, 2024 Permanently Extending the Trump Tax Cuts Would Increase Upward Pressure on the Debt Ratio by More Than 50 Percent If Congress renews the Trump tax package, the fiscal gap will grow from 2.1 percent of GDP to 3.3 percent of GDP, making debt ratio stabilization 54 percent harder. Jun 5, 2024 Bobby Kogan, Jessica Vela
Permanently Extending the Trump Tax Cuts Would Cost $4 Trillion Over the Next Decade ArticleMay 8, 2024 Permanently Extending the Trump Tax Cuts Would Cost $4 Trillion Over the Next Decade Permanently extending the Trump tax cuts would cost $400 billion per year and give the largest tax cut to extremely rich households. May 8, 2024 Bobby Kogan, Jessica Vela
Justices’ Trump Ballot Ruling May Spark Constitutional Crisis In the NewsMarch 19, 2024 Justices’ Trump Ballot Ruling May Spark Constitutional Crisis Devon Ombres explains why a Supreme Court majority opinion in Anderson v. Trump marks a grave overstep of the court’s authority that could spell a constitutional crisis for this and future elections. Mar 19, 2024 Law360 Devon Ombres
Trump and His Allies Are Starting To Face Accountability for Their Plot To Overturn the 2020 Presidential Election ReportOctober 17, 2023 Trump and His Allies Are Starting To Face Accountability for Their Plot To Overturn the 2020 Presidential Election The justice system is beginning to bring a measure of accountability for the events surrounding the unconstitutional conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election—a welcome development for the rule of law. Oct 17, 2023 Michael Sozan
CAP Comments on the FSOC’s Proposed Analytic Framework and Nonbank Designation Guidance ArticleJuly 27, 2023 CAP Comments on the FSOC’s Proposed Analytic Framework and Nonbank Designation Guidance The Center for American Progress submitted comment letters to the Financial Stability Oversight Council on their proposed analytic risk framework and guidance on nonbank financial company designations. Jul 27, 2023 Lilith Fellowes-Granda
Trump and His Allies Must Be Held Accountable for the January 6 Insurrection ReportApril 20, 2023 Trump and His Allies Must Be Held Accountable for the January 6 Insurrection Without full accountability for the events surrounding the unconstitutional plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election, U.S. democracy remains under substantial threat. Apr 20, 2023 Michael Sozan, William Roberts
Congress Must Pass the Preventing a Patronage System Act To Protect Federal Civil Servants’ Impartiality ArticleDecember 2, 2022 Congress Must Pass the Preventing a Patronage System Act To Protect Federal Civil Servants’ Impartiality Passage of the Preventing a Patronage System Act is critical to allow civil servants to do their jobs and to ensure the federal government’s stability, reliability, and authority in domestic functions and international relations. Dec 2, 2022 Cissy Jackson
Trump Is at the Center of the Multistep Scheme To Overturn a Valid Election VideoOctober 14, 2022 Trump Is at the Center of the Multistep Scheme To Overturn a Valid Election The January 6 committee provided more strong proof that Donald Trump masterminded the wide-ranging conspiracy to hold on to presidential power—and voted to issue a subpoena to force Trump to testify. Oct 14, 2022 Michael Sozan, William Roberts, Ala Al Sadi, 3 More Hai-Lam Phan, Toni Pandolfo, Andrew Sonntag
Key Moments From the January 6 Committee Hearings VideoOctober 5, 2022 Key Moments From the January 6 Committee Hearings Here is a collection of highlights from all eight January 6 committee hearings conducted so far. Oct 5, 2022 Michael Sozan, William Roberts, Hai-Lam Phan, 1 More Ala Al Sadi
Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice IssueNovember 1, 2021 Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice We pursue climate action that meets the crisis’s urgency, creates good-quality jobs, benefits disadvantaged communities, and restores U.S. credibility on the global stage.
Restoring Social Trust in Democracy IssueNovember 1, 2021 Restoring Social Trust in Democracy Democracy is under attack at home and abroad. We must act to ensure it is accessible to all, accountable, and can serve as a force of good.