New progressives offer a temperature check. View this in your browser and share with your friends. <[link removed]>

<[link removed]>



A Progressive Response to SOTU

In response to a State of the Union speech riddled with inaccuracies <[link removed]>, the Progressive Caucus Action Fund served a temperature check <[link removed]> featuring commentary from new progressivism’s leading thinkers—including Roosevelt President & CEO Felicia Wong. “Trump is going to run his re-election campaign on the claim that the economy is great. The truth is that the American economy is not great,” Wong said. “In order to restore the integrity of American democracy, we must be explicit about the need for anti-corruption reforms and commit to reducing conflicts of interest—among legislators and regulators—through new rules that curb the influence of money in politics and policymaking.” Read on. <[link removed]>

Centering Blackness


As Black History Month continues, two new Roosevelt papers highlight the need for centering Blackness beyond February. In “Don’t Fixate on the Racial Wealth Gap: Focus on Undoing its Root Causes,” <[link removed]> Insight Center for Community Economic Development President and Roosevelt Fellow Anne Price argues that focusing on the root of racial wealth inequality—rather than the gap alone—is vital to right the wrongs of the past and prevent their recurrence. “We must seize the moment to think big and dismantle anti-Blackness, the foundational architecture of the rules that maintain racial oppression and economic exclusion today,” Price writes. See coverage of the report in Forbes. <[link removed]>
- Hidden rules of race: In a working paper (and forthcoming issue brief), Roosevelt Fellow Lenore Palladino explains how corporate equity ownership has increasingly contributed to the racial wealth gap.Read more <[link removed]>and revisit Roosevelt’s issue brief on theracial rules of corporate power <[link removed]>.




The Future of Progressivism


In a new profile, Teen Vogue’s Allegra Kirkland speaks with Southern Economic Advancement Project Executive Director Stacey Abrams at the Roosevelt Network’s 15th birthday party <[link removed]>. “What I wish people understood is that to me, politics is a means to an end. It is not an end in itself,” Abrams says. Read on. <[link removed]>



EconCon 2020


On March 26 and 27, join Roosevelt and progressive organizations across the country at EconCon 2020 <[link removed]>. With dozens of panels and experts, and keynote speakers Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Philadelphia Councilwoman Helen Gym, the conference will highlight progressivism’s big ideas for building tomorrow’s economy. Register here. <[link removed]>


What We’re Reading
Trump Just Gave Americans a Lesson in White History <[link removed]> - Vox

How Private Equity Buried Payless <[link removed]> - New York Times

Fossil Fuels Aren’t Even a Very Good Investment <[link removed]> - New Republic

The Youth Climate Movement Comes to New Hampshire <[link removed]> - New Republic

The Next President Can Force the Financial Sector to Take Climate Change Seriously <[link removed]> - Vox

When a Small Town Loses Its Only Bank <[link removed]> - American Banker

The Hidden Costs of Banking While Poor <[link removed]> - Pitchfork Economics

Taxing the Superrich <[link removed]> - Boston Review





-=-=-
Roosevelt Institute - United States
This email was sent to [email protected]. To stop receiving emails: [link removed]
-=-=-

Created with NationBuilder - [link removed]