Publications — We Build Progress

Publications

2025 | 2024 | Prior Years

We’re building power for the rest of us.

We Build Progress works to create and advance people-centered policies that confront the most pressing issues of our time. Our publications explain cutting-edge policies, demystify how our government works, and explore policy ideas that help us build a more just, equitable, and resilient nation.

2025

Introduction to AI and Worker Power Understanding Key Issues and Impacts for Workers.png

DOGE “Cuts” vs. Congress’ Cash

02. The Trump Administration’s Education Cuts Are Devastating Our Schools.png

01. The Trump Administration’s Attacks on Higher Education.png

1. A Not-So-Clean Continuing Resolution for Foreign Policy.png

1. Understanding Trump’s Latest Attack on Federal Unions and Workers’ Rights.png

2. Frozen Foreign Aid_ Who Pays the Price.png

2. What is the crisis at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).png

Building Equity with Direct Pay

3. What's at Stake for Workers - Five Areas to Watch.png

1. House Rules to Know for the 119th Congress.png

2. The Basics of Budget Reconciliation.png

2024

3. Where Does the Pie Go_ Analyzing Discretionary Spending.png

4. Protections Under Threat_ FAQs on the Congressional Review Act.png

5. What to Expect from a New Congres.png

4. Proposed Cuts to Worker Protection Agencies & What They Mean.png

6. Understanding the CHIPS Act and Child Care.png

3. Amendments to Watch_ FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act.png

7. Empowering Communities Through the CHIPS Act.png

8. What You Need to Know about FY2024 Appropriations.png

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Prior Years

4. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and the Warrantless Collection of Personal Data.png

5. Learning While Earning_ The National Apprenticeship Act.png

6. The CEO Pay Problem and What We Can Do About It.png

9. Freedom to Learn Series.png

11. Lessons Learned from Two of the Longest Shutdowns in History.png

5. Foreign Policy Legislative Outlook.png

10. Federal Spending on Immigration_ Examining Key Programs and Impacts.png

6. Comparison of the House and Senate FY2024 National Defense Authorization Acts_ A Primer.png

12. From Programs to People_ The FY2024 Appropriations Process.png

14. FAQs About Government Shutdowns.png

15. Building on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.png

13. FAQs_ LGBTQ+ Discrimination and 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis.png

7. Membership of Foreign Policy Committees in the U.S. House of Representatives_ 117th-118th Congress.png

16. Breaking Down the Debt Ceiling Deal.png

17. Why the 14th Amendment Could Prevent Default.png

18. Avoiding Default_ A Timeline.png

19. Debt Limit Crisis_ A Look at the Limit, Save, Grow Act.png

20. From Debt Ceiling Showdowns to Service Slowdowns_ Understanding the Connection.png

22. 10 Things to Know About Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA.png

21. Manufactured Crisis_ The Debt Limit in 2023.png

23. The Power of the Pen_ Using Executive Actions to Secure Policy Wins.png

8. Repealing the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force.png

9. Overview of President Biden's FY2024 Defense Budget Request.png

10. One Year On_ The War in Ukraine and U.S. Support.png

24. Show Me the Money_ A Timeline of Key Steps in the Appropriations Process.png

25. A Look at Suspension Bills in the 117th Congress_ Second Session.png

27. Understanding Capitol Hill Jargon_ Committee Edition.png

28. Manufactured Crisis_ Understanding the Debt Limit.png

29. Understanding Ranked Choice Voting.png

30. Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization_ Analysis of a Post-Roe America.png

31. Laws, Rulemaking, and Regulations_ An Overview of the Federal Regulatory Process.png

32. Understanding Capitol Hill Jargon.png

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