The Center For American Progress

There are three individuals within the board of directors for the Center for American Progress that are pivotal for the development of the think tank. Senator Tom Daschle is the chair of the organization, Neera Tanden is the president, and John Podesta is the founder and ex-chair of the organization. The most interesting aspect of these individuals is their involvement in outside organizations, and how this involvement affects the work that is being done at the organization. Among that work, is

I was excited to learn about the numerous internship opportunities that are offered by the Center for American Progress. I have a very strong interest and to contribute to the mission and values that this policy institute presents as well as gain knowledge from work and research being done. I firmly believe that I can support the goals Center for American Progress and that my experience aligns with what you’re looking for. Previously, I have worked with organizations like Mason DREAMers and the

I am interning at Center for American Progress, which is a progressive policy think tank, under their Women’s Health and Rights program. My main focus will be researching policy related to women’s health care and reproductive justice. Through this internship, I hope to gain hands on experience with policy and research related to women’s rights, and learn how this can actually make a difference in the status of women in the United States. Just from my first two days, I can tell I am going to have

In the article Immigrants and the economy, the Center for American Progress says “Citizenship would allow millions of undocumented immigrants to work on the books and contribute to Social Security” (Center for American Progress 8). Social Security is already a big deal and we are having trouble keeping up with it now how about in about 50 years how much will we have to keep up so we can

reminisce about. From this, there are polarized views about the subject from liberal and conservative views, such as Center for American Progress’ view on the losers and winners of the House GOP tax plan, and The Heritage Foundation’s overall macroeconomic standpoint on the tax bill. The article by the Center for American Progress emphasizes the actual impact to average everyday Americans contrasted to the wealthy elite. In contrast to

In our world today there are people out there that are going through sexuality inequality. As more LGBT are coming out to the world there are more violence and inequality towards them. In a world of peace and equality, it seems that it isn’t for everyone. The map I have looked at has many punishments for being part of the LGBTQ community. Many lesbians and gays are threatened or killed because of their sexuality. In 78 countries people that are gay or not straight are sentenced with jail time. More

Income Tax Credit which encourages work and improvement of family poverty (Center for American Progress, 2016). In the year of 2014 Earned Income Tax Credit helped more than 6.2 million Americans in the fight against poverty (Center for American Progress, 2016). A disadvantage to the Earned Income Tax Credit, is experienced in workers whose income is relatively low without qualifying children (Center for American Progress, 2016). In these

The Earned Income Tax Credit which encourages work and improvement of family (Center for American Progress, 2016). In the year of 2014 Earned Income Tax Credit helped more than 6.2 million Americans in the fight against poverty (Center for American Progress, 2016). A disadvantage to the Earned Income Tax Credit, is experienced in workers whose income is relatively low without qualifying children (Center for American Progress, 2016). In these instances

Progress Monitoring In Improving Instruction Ghadeer Alsobahi CIMT611 10/08/2014 Progress Monitoring In Improving Instruction Educational program quality and relevance is a matter of significance to educators globally. In fact, enormous resources are channeled towards developing appropriate instruction purposefully to enhance the quality of educational programs (Fleischman, 2005). In the contemporary societies, educators are concerned with the search for appropriate tools that can help

If the U.S. were to let illegal immigrants become legal citizens it would increase job opportunity for both immigrants and Americans. In the PBS interview, Robert Lynch states, “Once they become legalized, that the formerly undocumented can now get access to permits and licenses and credits, and they start businesses.”(Lynch3).