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IDEA at 50: Resources To Support Students With Disabilities During the Week of Action
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IDEA at 50: Resources To Support Students With Disabilities During the Week of Action

Fifty years after the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act transformed special education services for children with disabilities, it is important to both celebrate its legacy and confront the urgent work still needed to fulfill its promise.

Mia Ives-Rublee, Weadé James, Casey Peeks, 3 More Hailey Gibbs, Paige Shoemaker DeMio, Casey Doherty

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Serving All Who Served: State Leadership for Transgender Veterans
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Serving All Who Served: State Leadership for Transgender Veterans

Join CAP and Out in National Security for a virtual event launching the Transgender Veterans Toolkit for governors and state legislatures.

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How States Can Turn Polluted Lands Into Clean Energy
Report Turbines from the Roth Rock wind farm are seen in Oakland, Maryland, August 23, 2022.

How States Can Turn Polluted Lands Into Clean Energy

In the absence of federal leadership, states should encourage renewable energy development on contaminated lands—including landfills, abandoned mines, and brownfield sites—in order to reap economic benefits and meet rising electricity demand.

Dylan Nezaj, Alia Hidayat

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Americans Continue To Build a Peaceful Mass Movement To Force Trump Administration Changes
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Americans Continue To Build a Peaceful Mass Movement To Force Trump Administration Changes

The October “No Kings” protests show that sustained mass mobilization is a potent force, and as history reveals, peaceful protests by just 3.5 percent of a nation’s population at a peak moment can make it extremely difficult for the government to ignore peoples’ demands.

Michael Sozan

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Bipartisan Momentum Is Growing for Automatic Record Sealing Through the Clean Slate and Fresh Start Acts
Residents of 49 States and Washington, D.C., Face Increasing Electric and Natural Gas Bills
A Progressive Vision for Education in the 21st Century
The Trump Administration Plans To Retaliate for a Government Shutdown by Firing Federal Employees—But Can It?
Trump’s Sanctions on Russia Are Serious—Enforcement Will Decide Whether They Work
Trump made a promise not to touch Medicare. His megabill just broke it.
Progressives should use COP30 to show democracies can deliver prosperity and save the planet
Attacks on the U.S. Innovation Ecosystem Are an Attack on a Wellspring of American Prosperity
The Lasting Threat of Trump’s Cuts to NOAA and NWS on American Communities
1.3 Million Active-Duty Service Members Would Go Without Pay During a Government Shutdown
FORMER BIDEN HEALTH ADVISOR: We’re running out of time. American businesses should start requiring vaccinations for their workers.
The Next Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Must Restore Trust in the Agency While Managing Fiscal Constraints
How Congress can still get health care subsidies in place for 2026
Sustainable and Reliable: Securing Resources for the Clean Energy Future
IDEA at 50: Resources To Support Students With Disabilities During the Week of Action
The Trump Administration Continues To Demonstrate Its Failure To Appreciate the Plight of American Farmers
The Lasting Threat of Trump’s Cuts to NOAA and NWS on American Communities
Progressives should use COP30 to show democracies can deliver prosperity and save the planet
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Is Crushing America’s Electricity System
IDEA at 50: Resources To Support Students With Disabilities During the Week of Action
The Trump Administration’s Attack on Environmental Protections Will Increase Cancer-Causing Pollution
How Trump Violated the Law to Pay the Military
The Fight To Unionize Starbucks by the Numbers
It’s time to close Guantanamo
The Trump Administration’s Hostility to Legal Immigration Harms America’s Global Leadership in Innovation
The Shutdown’s Impacts on National Parks and Public Lands Offer a Preview of Trump’s Long-Term Vision
The Trump Administration’s Reckless Strikes in Iran Raise More Questions Than Answers
ACA Premium Spikes Will Derail Disabled People’s Careers
Leaders on the Right Must Unequivocally Condemn Antisemitism
Fact Sheet: Expanding the Public Safety Workforce
Mapping Federal Funding Cuts to U.S. Colleges and Universities
Trump’s Agenda Is a Direct Threat to the Black Middle Class
Borders, Burdens, and Balance: A Strategic Vision for Migration in the United States and the European Union
The Trump Administration Has the Power and Legal Obligation To Pay SNAP Benefits During the Shutdown
Trump’s Agenda Is a Direct Threat to the Black Middle Class
The Trump Administration’s Attack on Environmental Protections Will Increase Cancer-Causing Pollution
The Trump Administration Is Allowing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse To Fester in the Federal Oil and Gas Program
Climate Deniers of the 118th Congress
Americans Continue To Build a Peaceful Mass Movement To Force Trump Administration Changes
5 Consequences of Private Equity’s Expansion in Health Care Services
The Trump Administration Is Erasing American History Told by Public Lands and Waters
The Fight To Unionize Starbucks by the Numbers
CAP Comments on Regulations for New Loan Limits, Repayment Plans, and Program Accountability Metrics
The Job Market Slowdown Continues
ACA Premium Spikes Will Derail Disabled People’s Careers
A multilateral approach to climate and trade policy could revolutionize efforts to decarbonize heavy industries and counter non market overcapacity
Nationwide 2024 Crime Data Demonstrate the Value of Violence Prevention and Local Law Enforcement
Kennedy Is Right That America’s Kids Are Unhealthy. But His ‘MAHA’ Report Is the Wrong Medicine.
Residents of 49 States and Washington, D.C., Face Increasing Electric and Natural Gas Bills
How Japan can drive faster toward a clean-energy future
The Full Cost of Attendance: Addressing Housing, Food, and Other Barriers to Community College Student Success
The Highest Rates of Gun Homicides Are in Rural Counties
Trump’s Strikes in the Caribbean Are a Dangerous, Illegal Abuse of Wartime Power—It Won’t Stop There
IDEA at 50: Resources To Support Students With Disabilities During the Week of Action
Peace in Gaza? Hopefully, But Not Assuredly
Trump’s Attacks on Multilateralism Make America Weaker, Not Stronger
Louisiana v. Callais: The End of the Voting Rights Act?
CAP Comments on Regulations for New Loan Limits, Repayment Plans, and Program Accountability Metrics
IDEA at 50: Resources To Support Students With Disabilities During the Week of Action
Trump and China: An Unprincipled, Impractical, Reactionary Approach to China Policy
The Senate Republican Budget Bill Adds Broadband Funding That Favors Musk’s Starlink and Bans State AI Laws
IDEA at 50: Resources To Support Students With Disabilities During the Week of Action
DACA Boosts Recipients’ Well-Being and Economic Contributions: 2022 Survey Results
What the Trump Administration, RFK Jr., and the MAHA Report Got Wrong About Improving Children’s Health
The Trump Administration Is Erasing American History Told by Public Lands and Waters
Hoja informativa: Manos a la obra: Un plan para reducir el costo de la vivienda para todos
The Trump Administration’s Hostility to Legal Immigration Harms America’s Global Leadership in Innovation
The Trump Administration’s Hostility to Legal Immigration Harms America’s Global Leadership in Innovation
The Trump Administration’s Hostility to Legal Immigration Harms America’s Global Leadership in Innovation
Trump’s ‘Riviera of the Middle East’ Plan Fundamentally Misreads the Arab World
Vice President Kamala Harris and Migration in the Americas: Setting the Record Straight
Trump Is Putting Military Leaders in a No-Win Situation
Residents of 49 States and Washington, D.C., Face Increasing Electric and Natural Gas Bills
Trump’s Attacks on Multilateralism Make America Weaker, Not Stronger
Climate Change Is Subjecting More Americans to Unbearable Extreme Heat
5 Ways the Trump Administration Is Forcing Families To Go Hungry
Build, Baby, Build: A Plan To Lower Housing Costs for All
Shoppers of Affordable Care Act Coverage Are Already Being Hit With Sticker Shock
Congress’ Failure To Extend Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Will Greatly Increase Health Insurance Costs for Small-Business People
Hoja informativa: Manos a la obra: Un plan para reducir el costo de la vivienda para todos

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