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Can Kamala Harris rebuild America’s anti-Trump majority? 

By Will Marshall
Founder and President of the Progressive Policy Institute

for The Hill

The upcoming Democratic National Convention in Chicago will cap a summer of high political drama with dizzying plot twists. It began with Donald Trump’s history-making criminal convictions, which perversely seemed to help him sew up his party’s nomination.

Then came President Biden’s mercilessly revealing debate performance, Trump’s narrow escape from an assassin’s bullet and a GOP national convention in Milwaukee that looked more like a royal coronation.

Biden then upstaged the Republicans with his eleventh-hour handoff to Vice President Kamala Harris. This rattled Trump by depriving him of the grudge-match he’s been itching for ever since his stinging 2020 defeat. 
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NEW PPI REPORT
Amid growing concerns about economic instability and the risk of a wider economic downturn, PPI has released a new report examining the rapidly expanding “‘Buy Now, Pay Later”’ (BNPL) trend. It explores the benefits and risks of this emerging form of consumer credit and advocates for targeted regulations to protect consumers while encouraging ongoing innovation in the credit market.

The report highlights the growing popularity of BNPL services among young and low-income consumers, and emphasizes that they also carry significant risks, especially for consumers with limited financial literacy or those prone to overextending themselves financially.
 
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New from the Experts

Bruno Manno, PPI Senior Advisor: Relief funds eased COVID learning loss but could have done more
The Hill

Investment Heroes: The companies fueling U.S. economic growth, ft. Michael Mandel, PPI's VP and Chief Economist

Axios

Will Marshall, PPI President: Statement on Selection of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee

PPI Statement

Britain’s Anti-Immigrant Riots Pose Critical Test for Starmer, ft. Claire Ainsley, Director of PPI's Project on Center-Left Renewal
New York Times

Trade Fact of the Week: ‘African Growth and Opportunity Act’ to expire next year.

PPI’s Trade Fact of the Week

Ukrainian Public Opinion Remains Determined Against Russian Aggression

By Tamar Jacoby
Director of PPI's New Ukraine Project
for Washington Monthly

I’ve suspected for months that something was changing in Ukraine. Virtually everyone I had asked since the beginning of the war had maintained that Kyiv could win, with the only acceptable outcome being Russian withdrawal from all Ukrainian territory, including Crimea and the Donbas region controlled by Moscow since 2015. But last winter, you could sense a growing uncertainty, and a few of my friends began to whisper about alternative scenarios.
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Mosaic Moment
The TRIUMPH Framework,
ft. Talila Millman

 
On this episode of Radically Pragmatic's Mosaic Moment, Mosaic alumna Talila Millman joins PPI's Sarah Paden to discuss her new book, "The TRIUMPH Framework." Millman draws upon her decades of experience in high-level Fortune 500 roles to provide her seven keys to leadership for the next generation of women leaders.
Staff Spotlight: Andrew Fung


Economic Policy Analyst

Andrew Fung is an Economic Policy Analyst with the Progressive Policy Institute. His work focuses on the intersection of the economy, technology, and innovation.

Before joining PPI, Andrew was a part of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Technology Project, where he wrote on issues including AI, 5G, the internet of things, and antitrust regulation. He also interned with the Office of Barack and Michelle Obama, Congressman Ro Khanna, and in the California State Senate and Assembly.

Andrew graduated from American University with a Master’s in Public Policy and B.A.s in Political Science and Economics. He was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, and enjoys doing crosswords, rock climbing, and watching movies in his free time.
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