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Center For American Progress
March 2, 2018
... perspective, cutting prison costs by investing in education provides the greatest benefit to society as a whole, and ensures that all people—regardless of their past—are given an opportunity to thrive in the future. Kathleen Bender is a former intern for Education Policy at the Center for American Progress.
Center For American Progress
March 1, 2018
... “Financing the military through debt sets the nation up for failure and makes the buildup less sustainable.” Hopefully, the next Congress will act to ensure that defense spending is brought under control or that taxes are increased. Lawrence J. Korb is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.
Center For American Progress
March 1, 2018
... of $50 in 2018. (A household with one full-time minimum-wage worker has annual earnings of about $15,100.) Rachel West is the director of poverty research at the Center for American Progress. *Author's note: Center for American Progress and GBA Strategies forthcoming poll data on file with author.
Center For American Progress
March 1, 2018
Join the Center for American Progress for a discussion between Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and New York City first lady Chirlane McCray on how cities and states are championing policies to combat stigma around mental illness, improve access to mental health treatment, and move from punishment to publicÃâà...
Center For American Progress
March 1, 2018
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey sits down with Michele and Igor to discuss the renewed debate on guns following the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. She shares how her state's strict gun laws have helped make Massachusetts safer and could be a good framework for the nation; herÃâà...
Center For American Progress
February 27, 2018
... system—from policing and prosecution to sentencing and subsequent reentry. Daryl V. Atkinson is a nonresident senior fellow with the Center for American Progress and co-director of Forward Justice, a law, policy, and strategy center dedicated to advancing racial, social, and economic justice in the U.S.Ãâà...
Center For American Progress
February 22, 2018
Michele and Igor are joined by Kenneth B. Morris Jr.—the great-great-great-grandson of Frederick Douglass; the great-great-grandson of Booker T. Washington; and the co-founder and president of the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives—to discuss the bicentennial of Douglass' birth, as well as his legacyÃâà...
Center For American Progress
February 22, 2018
A recent Center for American Progress report found that “students attending high-poverty schools … only have a 68 percent chance of graduating. In comparison, students attending low-poverty schools … have a 91 percent chance of graduating.” The relationship between socioeconomic status and raceÃâà...
Center For American Progress
February 21, 2018
Ten years ago, the financial crisis began, kicking off the Great Recession. U.S. households lost $19 trillion in wealth, and 8.8 million Americans lost their jobs. The crisis was fueled by predatory lending practices and lax oversight, with its ramifications felt not just in every state, but around the globe.
Center For American Progress
February 15, 2018
Akilah Johnson, a reporter with The Boston Globe, joins to discuss the Spotlight series “Boston. Racism. Image. Reality,” which confronts the city's racist reputation by examining its social life, academic institutions, health care systems, sports, and newly developed Seaport district. Also, Michele and Igor giveÃâà...
Center For American Progress
February 14, 2018
This column is part of a series of commentaries from scholars of Turkey reflecting on polling data provided by the Center for American Progress. The poll's findings are summarized here and here, and you can find further commentaries from a range of experts here. For both Turkey's allies in the West and theÃâà...
