A doctor is shown examining a patient in June 2012. SOURCE: AP/Jeff Barnard Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2015. A new report published by the Center for American Progress evaluates the performance and effectiveness of alternative payment models for Medicare. CAP’s analysis argues that when it comes to Medicare payment reform,[Read More…]
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Center for American Progress Analysis Debunks Myth that Economic Growth Cannot Happen While Cutting Carbon Emissions
A renewable energy manager walks past solar panels near Vacaville, California, in April 2011. SOURCE: AP/Rich Pedroncelli Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2015. Recent analysis from the Center for American Progress suggests that economic growth can happen while cutting carbon pollution. An issue brief released today by CAP shows that many[Read More…]
New AFL-CIO Report Highlights Reasons Why TPP Is Not the Answer to Trade Issues with China
Washington, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2015. On a conference call yesterday, AFL-CIO Policy Director and Special Counsel Damon Silvers and Roosevelt Institute Senior Economist Adam Hersh described the reasons why the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is not the solution to improving China’s trade policies. “The U.S.-China Economic Relationship: The TPP is Not the[Read More…]
Guestworkers Have No Economic Advantages over Unauthorized Workers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2015. Guestworkers are just as vulnerable to exploitation and low wages as unauthorized immigrant workers, according to a new EPI report. In Authorized Workers, Limited Returns: The Labor Market Outcomes of Temporary Mexican Workers, Lauren Apgar, a Ph.D. candidate in sociology at Indiana University Bloomington, compares the employment[Read More…]
New Demos Report Shows Higher Education’s Debt-Financed System Biased Along Class and Racial Lines
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2015. During the next few weeks thousands of students across the country will graduate from college, an accomplishment that used to symbolize a step toward financial independence and entry into the middle class. However, unlike previous generations, today’s students will graduate with nearly $30,000 in student[Read More…]
After 2-Year Investigation, Center for American Progress Report Concludes That ATF’s Mission and Agents Should Be Moved Into the FBI
160-Page Report Cites Leadership Challenges, Coordination, and Resources as Major Rationales for Merger Investigators for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are pictured outside a house in DeSoto, Texas, after a shooting, August 2013. SOURCE: THe Dallas Morning News/Kye R. Lee Washington,[Read More…]
Bus Travel Will Reach 25-Year High Over Memorial Day Holiday
Amenities, reserved seating draw riders, finds DePaul University study Bus travel will be at a 25-year high during the Memorial Day holiday, finds new research from the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development at DePaul University. (Image courtesy of Chaddick Institute) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—May 18, 2015. Instead of getting behind the wheel[Read More…]
Study: Legal Cannabis Industry To Generate $10 Billion Revenue By Year’s End
Pawtucket, RI–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. Sales involving legal marijuana products and marijuana-related services are estimated to total $10 billion by year’s end, according to a report issued by the publication Marijuana Business Daily. Authors based their findings on survey data provided by 1,000 business owners and their financial backers. According to[Read More…]
In Question of Detention or Release, Immigration Officials Overwhelmingly Discriminate Against LGBT Immigrants
A corrections officer stands near a gate at Baltimore City Detention Center on November 14, 2013. SOURCE: AP/Steve Ruark Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. An analysis conducted by the Center for American Progress and published today has found that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, or LGBT, immigrants are consistently detained[Read More…]
New Calculator for Employers Tallies the Full Cost of Employee Turnover
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2015. Employee turnover costs businesses millions of dollars each year. However, many employers don’t accurately track this expense, which could be reduced by improving workplace conditions. To help business owners understand the cost of turnover, the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) and Center for[Read More…]
