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Progressive Principles for the 2025 Tax Debate: Having No Deal Is Better Than Having a Bad Deal ReportDecember 9, 2024 Progressive Principles for the 2025 Tax Debate: Having No Deal Is Better Than Having a Bad Deal Facing the $4 trillion expiration of the Trump tax cuts next year, Congress must not greenlight a tax deal that will worsen income inequality and lose revenue. Dec 9, 2024 Brendan Duke, Bobby Kogan, Jessica Vela
Trends and Consequences in Health Insurer Consolidation ReportDecember 4, 2024 Trends and Consequences in Health Insurer Consolidation Increasing levels of consolidation among private payers, driven by vertical integration and market specialization, are undermining competition and fueling higher health care costs. Dec 4, 2024 Natasha Murphy
Community Violence Prevention Programs Remain a Wise Investment In the NewsNovember 4, 2024 Community Violence Prevention Programs Remain a Wise Investment In an op-ed published by Governing, Nick Wilson writes about the effectiveness of community violence intervention programs in curbing gun violence. Nov 4, 2024 Governing Nick Wilson
Climate Is the Future of the U.S.-India Trade Relationship ReportOctober 23, 2024 Climate Is the Future of the U.S.-India Trade Relationship As the United States and India seek to turn climate action into economic opportunities, the case for a deeper trade partnership has never been stronger. Oct 23, 2024 Trevor Sutton, Arunabha Ghosh
A Trade Strategy for the Post-Neoliberal World ReportOctober 23, 2024 A Trade Strategy for the Post-Neoliberal World A progressive, pragmatic approach to trade and industrial policy can reorient global production trends and reward high-standard markets and firms, using trade to address the challenges of the 21st century. Oct 23, 2024 Ryan Mulholland
Disappearing Parks: How Project 2025 Would Decrease Protections for Nature ArticleOctober 21, 2024 Disappearing Parks: How Project 2025 Would Decrease Protections for Nature Eight landscape-level national monuments designated by the Biden-Harris administration have helped close the nature gap for millions of Americans, but their protections are at risk from extreme anti-conservation measures in Project 2025. Oct 21, 2024 Sam Zeno
Blue Lake Rancheria: Working Toward a Climate-Resilient Future VideoOctober 14, 2024 Blue Lake Rancheria: Working Toward a Climate-Resilient Future One Northern California Tribe has been working toward a transition to a zero-carbon community for its economic, environmental, health, and overall resilience benefits. Oct 14, 2024 Margaret Cooney, Hai-Lam Phan, Adam Reich, 3 More Olivia Mowry, Toni Pandolfo, Matthew Gossage
Small-Scale Farm Brings Food Justice To Strengthen Communities Across New Mexico’s Food Deserts VideoOctober 11, 2024 Small-Scale Farm Brings Food Justice To Strengthen Communities Across New Mexico’s Food Deserts Los Jardines Institute is supporting Justice40 implementation in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and beyond to build healthy and sustainable communities. Oct 11, 2024 Margaret Cooney, Devon Lespier, Olivia Mowry, 1 More Hai-Lam Phan
How the Biden-Harris Administration Is Ensuring Voting Accessibility ArticleOctober 9, 2024 How the Biden-Harris Administration Is Ensuring Voting Accessibility Disabled voters face significant barriers to voting, which the Biden-Harris administration has taken significant action to address. Oct 9, 2024 Mia Ives-Rublee, Alex Cogan, Rebecca Mears
4 Lessons on Creating Good Manufacturing Jobs Through the Biden-Harris Administration’s Industrial Investments ReportOctober 7, 2024 4 Lessons on Creating Good Manufacturing Jobs Through the Biden-Harris Administration’s Industrial Investments The Biden-Harris administration's industrial investments from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act are creating U.S. manufacturing jobs and often result in high-quality union jobs, but policymakers can go further to uphold job quality on projects that receive federal investments. Oct 7, 2024 Aurelia Glass, Karla Walter
In the Wake of Hurricane Helene, Congress Must Invest in Rebuilding Strong, Prosperous, and Climate-Resilient Communities ArticleOctober 4, 2024 In the Wake of Hurricane Helene, Congress Must Invest in Rebuilding Strong, Prosperous, and Climate-Resilient Communities The Biden-Harris administration has rapidly mobilized disaster relief aid to Appalachia and other hard-hit areas. Congress must act quickly to deliver the funds required to rebuild communities that can prosper and withstand future climate disasters. Oct 4, 2024 Cathleen Kelly, Christian E. Weller, Natalie Baker
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