John Podesta is the founder and chair of the Board of Directors for the Center for American Progress. Podesta served as counselor to President Barack Obama, where he was responsible for coordinating the administration’s climate policy and initiatives. In 2008, he served as co-chair of President Obama’s transition team. He was a member of the U.N. Secretary General’s High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. Podesta previously served as White House chief of staff to President William J. Clinton. He chaired Hillary Clinton’s campaign for president in 2016.
John Podesta and Julian Popov discuss why—and how—the European Union and United States must transition to a clean energy economy in order to cut off funding to Russia via fossil fuels.
We once backed using the filibuster. Now it must be reformed.
John Podesta and Wade Henderson explain why the exceptions to the filibuster must be expanded—at a minimum—to allow for the protection of voting rights.
A path to climate, economic and environmental justice is finally on the horizon
John Podesta and Michele Roberts urge Congress to pass President Joe Biden's Build Back Better Plan, which includes major investments to combat climate change and address long-standing environmental injustices.
Economic Think Tanks’ Letter to Congressional Leaders on the COVID Rescue Package
Leaders from six economic think tanks urge congressional leaders to provide robust economic support in the next relief package to help the country recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The country needs the House’s oversight now more than ever
With the close of the impeachment trial, John Podesta makes the case that House Democrats must continue to shed light on President Donald Trump's corruption and deter further damage to U.S. democratic institutions.
John Podesta writes that the Trump administration's attack on U.S. national monuments would cause damage to cultural artifacts and to the local economies that depend on protected public lands.
