Friday, February 14, 2020 Contact: Carter Christensen, [email protected], 202-525-3926

Bernie Sanders' spending numbers add up. Way, way up. USA Editorial Board: According to the liberal Progressive Policy Institute, Sanders’ proposals would increase federal spending by a whopping $51.5 trillion over a decade. That’s seven to eight times what relative moderates like Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg are pushing. READ MORE

Trump’s Busted Election-Year Budget Ben Ritz, Director of the Center for Funding America's Future The ironically titled “Budget for America’s Future” is anything but: it proposes to slash critical public investments that lay the foundation for long-term growth, double down on reckless tax cuts for the rich, undermine health-care and safety-net programs for millions of Americans, and leave the nation on a path of trillion-dollar deficits as far as the eye can see. READ MORE

Mayor Pete’s cross-cutting appeal: Why Buttigieg is really the one to watch Will Marshall, PPI President Sen. Bernie Sanders narrowly took first in the New Hampshire primary, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar rode a wave of last-minute support to a surprisingly strong third-place finish. But the prize for most impressive performance goes to Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who came in second.  READ MORE

Trump’s Proposed Budget Would Eliminate the Federal Charter Schools Program Tressa Pankovits, Associate Director of Reinventing America's Schools President Trump, in yesterday’s 2021 budget address, called for cutting the U.S. Department of Education budget by 8 percent. That is obviously terrible, but it is, at least, less than the 12 percent he wanted to axe in 2019 or the 10 percent reduction he called for in 2020. READ MORE

After Iowa, Policymakers Should Look to Accelerate the Spread of the App Economy Elliott Long, Senior Economic Policy Analyst The failure of the app intended to collect results from the Democratic caucuses in Iowa wasn’t the best advertisement for the App Economy. But we have to remember that apps play a central role in the economy. READ MORE

A New Chapter: The Neoliberal Project Joins PPI Colin Mortimer, Director of the Neoliberal Project The Neoliberal Project is officially joining the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI). PPI is a storied think tank based in Washington, DC that traces its origin back as the brain trust of the Bill Clinton administration and now works with pragmatic Democrats to solve today’s toughest solutions. READ MORE

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