Come join the Econ Policy team at CAP! We're seeking a Senior Fellow with a strong track record of thought leadership, strategic agenda-setting, and policy development. Federal policy experience required. www.americanprogress.org/job/senior-f...

Senior Fellow, Economic Policy

American Progress is seeking a Senior Fellow to provide thought leadership on economic issues and policy developments for the Economic Policy team. The Senior Fellow will contribute to American Progre...

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CLARITY is filled with carveouts from laws that protect investors, consumers, and the financial system. It would also grant legitimacy to the Trump family crypto empire. RSVP to hear Sen. Chris Murphy at @americanprogress.bsky.social 12:30 ET tomorrow (7/22): www.americanprogress.org/events/stopp...

Stopping Trump’s Crypto Corruption: The Risks of the Clarity Act to Democracy and National Security

Please join the Center for American Progress for a conversation with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) on why stronger oversight and anticorruption rules for cryptocurrency markets are essential to protecting ...

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The Econ team is hiring at the Center for American Progress! We're looking for a Policy Analyst with strong quantitative and writing skills; experience working with economic data; and an interest in compelling, evidence-based public policy arguments. [1/2] www.americanprogress.org/job/policy-a...

Policy Analyst, Economic Policy

American Progress is seeking a Policy Analyst to support its Economic Policy team’s efforts to promote an economy that works for all. The Policy Analyst position requires strong quantitative and writi...

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House Republicans pass the budget resolution. This is the next step in the reconciliation process, where Republicans are trying to give another $70 billion to ICE and CBP. It is filibuster-proof in the Senate, and the process from here on out can be quite fast. Short thread.

Big names. Big ideas. All in one place. Registration for the 2026 CAP IDEAS Conference is officially open! RSVP now to learn from today's leading thinkers and doers to solve the problems facing Americans now, and keep an eye out for more speakers to be announced: capideas.org

SAVE THE DATE: May 19 is the 2026 CAP IDEAS Conference! We're bringing together leaders to share their big ideas on economic policy, safeguarding national security, protecting our rights, and the future of our democracy. Watch this space for your link to register for the online event. 👀

The Center for American Progress is releasing a new set of proposals aimed at curbing hospital and insurance costs, and making it harder for insurers to deny care. The plan is meant as framework for future legislation that candidates can campaign on and lawmakers can refine.

Health care costs are the top economic stress for millions of Americans. A new @americanprogress.bsky.social plan outlines how to: ✔️ Lower premiums ✔️ Cut deductibles ✔️ Stop price gouging ✔️ End prior authorization Learn more: www.americanprogress.org/article/a-pa...

A Patients’ Bill of Rights To Lower Health Care Costs

CAP’s plan would deliver immediate relief on premiums, deductibles, and insurance denials.

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CAP is hiring a Director of Economic Analysis. We're seeking someone with experience and expertise in quantitative analysis who's interested in collaboration, policy analysis, and a role that involves management and mentorship. Apply to join us here: www.americanprogress.org/job/director...

Director, Economic Analysis

American Progress has an immediate opening for a Director of Economic Analysis. The Director will lead American Progress’ work on economic analysis, which supports a wide range of analytical and polic...

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Trump reinforced his support of the SAVE America Act during SOTU. One part he conveniently forgets? It requires states to hand over voter rolls to DHS & creates a federalized surveillance system of voters under Kristi Noem. The last thing Americans want is her in charge of their voter reg status.

Is replacing all income taxes with tariffs mathematically possible? No. And even if you could, it would be terrible for everyone but the rich. Check out our interactive at @americanprogressaction.org: www.americanprogressaction.org/article/comp...

here's a graph. it's just not possible to replace income taxes with tariffs. if you tried, the government would be out like $2 trillion per year lol

Bobby Kogan@bbkogan.bsky.social · 5mo ago

trump says we'll replace income taxes w/ tariffs. not possible. tariffs have a max amount they can bring in bcuz, if we tax imports too high, we won't ever buy anything made overseas, so no tariff revenue. the max amount we can bring in is nowhere close to what we bring in through income taxes

Calling the SAVE Act voter ID is a trick. This bill would force Americans to show a passport or birth certificate in person to an election official. ❌ 146 million Americans don’t have a passport ❌ As many as 69 million women don’t have a birth certificate that matches their married name

The SAVE Act: Overview and Facts

The SAVE Act would require all Americans to prove their citizenship with documentation unavailable to millions and upend the way every American citizen registers to vote.

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BREAKING: The SAVE Act is once again up for a vote tomorrow—it's not a voter ID bill, it's a show-your-papers mandate.

Must read from AK Sen. Lisa Murkowski on why she’s opposing the SAVE Act. One chief reason being how terrible the bill would be for rural communities and that fact that some Alaskans would have to fly to show their passport or birth certificate to an election official 👇 www.adn.com/opinions/202...

Opinion: I support voter ID but oppose the SAVE America Act

Protecting election integrity should not come at the cost of access, especially in rural and tribal communities.

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trump is calling for banning congressional stock trading, but he leaves out the key detail: the reason there's a standstill right now is democrats want it to apply to trump and the white house, but trump issued a veto threat over that.

If Trump really cared about the "crushing cost of health care," he wouldn't have let premium costs double this year for 20 million Americans who buy coverage on their own. www.americanprogress.org/article/heal...

Health Insurance Premium Costs Will More Than Double for Millions of Americans Unless Congress Acts

If enhanced tax credits expire, net premiums for those receiving financial assistance to purchase health insurance would rise 136 percent on average in 2026.

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Speaking of tax increases, tariffs are a MASSIVE tax increase. #CBPPSOTU

According to @TaxFoundation, Trump's tariffs "amounted to an average tax increase per US household of $1,000" in 2025. taxfoundation.org/research/all...

Tracking the Economic Impact of the Trump Tariffs

The Trump tariffs are the largest US tax increase as a percent of GDP since 1993 and amount to an average tax increase per US household of $1,500 in 2026.

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Trump's tax cuts were great... if you're one of the lucky ones in the top 1%. His law full of tax giveaways for the rich also slashed SNAP and health care programs to harm the working class. www.americanprogress.org/article/new-...

New Trump Administration Policies Will Decrease Average Incomes for All Americans Except the Top 1 Percent

New policies in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, paired with the Trump administration’s tariffs, will leave the bottom 99 percent of Americans with less after-tax-and-transfer income by 2027, while the...

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At his first SOTU address, Donald Trump's approval rating has hit a new second-term low of 37% in our polling, and he no longer has a positive approval rating on any major issue. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/ahead-of-s...

Trump spinning the jobs numbers in SOTU. In fact, 2025 was the *worst* year for job creation outside of recent recessions in the past 20 years.

In case you want to read the Fed study for yourself: libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/02/who-...

Who Is Paying for the 2025 U.S. Tariffs? - Liberty Street Economics

Over the course of 2025, the average tariff rate on U.S. imports increased from 2.6 to 13 percent. In this blog post, we ask how much of the tariffs were paid by the U.S., using import data through No...

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Hello fellow economists! CAP is hiring for a Chief Economist. We're looking for an economist with policy experience who is interested in advancing our mission through rigorous, data-driven analysis and policy development. Details and application portal here: www.americanprogress.org/job/chief-ec...

Chief Economist

The Chief Economist will provide thought leadership on economic issues and conduct rigorous economic analysis for American Progress as part of the Economic Policy department. The Chief Economist will ...

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Job growth change is muddy + 78K/mo over most-recent 12 months + 17K/mo over most-recent 6 months + 22K/mo over most-recent 3 months + 64K this past month

I know it’s hard, but remember that it wasn’t just Cassidy that voted for this. It was every GOP senator but McConnell. And a lot of needless suffering will result.

Dan Diamond@ddiamond.bsky.social · 9mo ago

RFK Jr had committed to Bill Cassidy, as a condition to win his vote, that he would keep website language. Cassidy in February: “If confirmed… CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism.” Note the language in second photo.

As the federal government dismantles the national vaccine infrastructure, the burden to protect and preserve access to lifesaving vaccines increasingly falls on states. Read 6 ways states can, and already are, taking action to fill the void. www.americanprogress.org/article/6-wa...

6 Ways States Can Protect Vaccine Access While the Trump Administration Dismantles the Federal System

As the federal government dismantles the country’s vaccine infrastructure, the burden of ensuring access to vaccines for flu, measles, and more is shifting to states.

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Imports are way down, exports remain flat, and domestic manufacturing continues to contract. So who's winning? Other than Trump, of course, who got a gold bar and a rolex from the Swiss just recently to help seal their trade deal... www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...

Trump’s Global Tariffs Curtailed Trade, Data Shows

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The ACA's ARPA subsidies: Good enough for me and @emily-gee.bsky.social www.americanprogress.org/article/bett...

Better Late Than Never: Restoring Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Would Lower Health Care Costs for Millions

While Congress has stalled on re-upping enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans, a clean extension would still offer Americans relief on premium costs for 2026.

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