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Center for American Progress
May 12, 2023
Casey Michel
Biden Is Letting Think Tanks and Dodgy Foreign Funders Get Cozy Again
One of the only good transparency innovations of the Trump era has come to a quiet end.
November 22, 2021
MagazineDaniel Strauss
Where Will Patrick Gaspard Take the Center for American Progress?
The new CEO surprised observers by criticizing Joe Biden on Haitian refugees. What’s his plan for Washington’s top liberal think tank?
September 11, 2019
Alex Pareene
ThinkProgress Was Always Doomed
Independent journalism fits uncomfortably with mainstream think tank politics.
April 18, 2019
Alex Shephard
The Impotence of “Stop Sanders” Democrats
His loudest opponents are party insiders who don't represent a political constituency of any significance—and their strategy is self-defeating.
May 22, 2017
Graham Vyse
Can Cory Booker Win Over Progressives?
The rising star seemed destined to be a 2020 contender. But the populist wave and Trump resistance threaten to stall his ascent.
May 16, 2017
Graham Vyse
Don’t tell Maxine Waters not to talk about impeachment.
October 28, 2016
Alex Shephard, Clio Chang
How Neera Tanden Works
Emails released by WikiLeaks reveal the maneuverings of a liberal think-tank president and member of Hillary Clinton's inner circle.
January 29, 2015
Brian Beutler
Why Won't Liberals Say What They'll Do If the Supreme Court Guts Obamacare?
July 8, 2014
Danny Vinik
How Much Would It Cost to Deport All Undocumented Immigrants?
Way, way more than anyone is willing to pay
December 12, 2013
Nora Caplan-Bricker
A Conservative Congressman Gets Flak About the Keystone Pipeline—From the Right
October 24, 2013
Jonathan Cohn
Liberals Have Won a Lot. Here's One Reason Why.
May 10, 2013
Brooke Williams, Ken Silverstein
Meet the Think Tank Scholars who are also Beltway Lobbyists
Why D.C.'s policy shops need to be transparent about who else is paying their scholars
February 20, 2013
Neera Tanden
Think That Think Tanks Can Be Bought? Not So Fast.
The Center for American Progress takes issue with recent TNR piece
February 19, 2013
Ken Silverstein
The Great Think-Tank Bubble
Think tank salaries are looking more and more like lobbyist salaries. That's no surprise.

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