The Equal Rights Amendment: What You Need To Know
WEBJan 29, 2020 · The modern-day push for the ERA. Boosted by activism of women’s rights and civil rights advocates, Congress passed the ERA in 1973 and initially gave states until 1979 to ratify it by a three ...
10 Ways the ACA Has Improved Health Care in the Past Decade
WEBMar 23, 2020 · The ACA also invested in other improvements for the Medicare program by establishing the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, which is responsible for developing ways to improve patient ...
Raising the Minimum Wage Would Boost an Economic …
WEBJan 27, 2021 · President Joe Biden included a long overdue pay raise for millions of America’s minimum wage workers in his $1.9 trillion rescue plan rolled out last week. Its inclusion immediately came under ...
Prevailing Wages: Frequently Asked Questions
WEBDec 22, 2020 · A prevailing wage is the basic hourly rate of wages and benefits paid to a number of similarly employed workers in a given geography. Policymakers can use prevailing compensation levels to set ...
The Facts About Americans Who Receive Public Benefits
WEBDec 16, 2011 · Fact: Most public benefits targeting low-income Americans are not paid in cash. Only about 10 percent of all federal dollars devoted to public benefits programs for low-income Americans are paid ...
100 Years After the 19th Amendment, the Fight for Women’s …
WEBAug 18, 2020 · It’s been 100 years since the landmark ratification and adoption of the 19th Amendment, which cemented a promise into the U.S. Constitution that “the right of citizens of the United States to ...
A New Horizon in U.S. Trade Policy - Center for American Progress
WEBMar 14, 2023 · [email protected]. U.S. President Joe Biden hosts a summit along with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, then-Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, and then-Japanese Prime Minister ...
The State of the LGBTQ Community in 2020 - Center for American …
WEBOct 6, 2020 · InProgress. Stay informed on the most pressing issues of our time. The survey included interviews with 1,528 self-identified LGBTQ adults ages 18 or older, recruited and administered through NORC ...
The Facts on Marijuana Equity and Decriminalization
WEBApr 20, 2021 · Automatic retroactive expungement of past marijuana convictions: Roughly 70 to 100 million people are living in the United States with a criminal record, which can carry lasting effects and hinder ...
Social Movements and Progressivism - Center for American Progress
WEBApr 14, 2010 · Progressivism was built on a vibrant grassroots foundation, from the Social Gospel and labor movements to women’s suffrage and civil rights to environmentalism, antiwar activism, and gay rights ...