PLUS: Protections for Pregnant Workers is a Small Change with Big Rewards
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** The Third Way: A Guide to Implementing Innovation Schools
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by David Osborne and Tressa Pankovits
Across the country, urban school districts are moving beyond industrial-era systems by creating “innovation” or “partnership” schools that have the freedom to reinvent the way they educate students. The Progressive Policy Institute released a how-to guide for legislators, district leaders, and advocates who want to create more of these 21st century schools: The Third Way: A Guide to Implementing Innovation Schools.
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** Battleground Voters are Pragmatic on Energy ([link removed])
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by Will Marshall
Unfazed by President Trump ([link removed]) ’s non-stop belligerence in last Tuesday’s debate, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden ([link removed]) embarked the next morning on a whistle stop tour of Ohio and Pennsylvania — two pivotal states Trump won in 2016 that now seem to be slipping from his grasp.
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** Trump and Republicans are Putting a Supreme Court Seat Ahead of America's Recovery ([link removed])
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by Paul Bledsoe
The faltering economy continues to weaken, with real unemployment over 11% ([link removed]) , with as many as 26 million Americans still jobless ([link removed]) . A jobs report late last week found that the economy has at least 11 million fewer jobs now than at the end of last year, a far bigger jobs loss than even the Great Recession ([link removed]) of 2008-2009.
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** Protections for Pregnant Workers is a Small Change with Big Rewards ([link removed])
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by Arielle Kane
The House of Representatives recently passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) ([link removed]) which would require that most employers provide reasonable accommodations for pregnant employees – similar to what is required by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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** Will the President End the Politicization of Science Now that He's Tested Positive for COVID-19? ([link removed])
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by Arielle Kane
Science should not be politicized. The public needs to trust scientific information to adhere to guidance, get vaccinated, and ultimately end the pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2. Yet the President and his politically appointed “yes men” have undermined science, public health, and the regulatory process for their own political purposes.
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** PPI Statement on Digital Markets Report from House Subcommittee on Antitrust ([link removed])
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by Progressive Policy Institute
The House Subcommittee on Antitrust released its long-awaited report ([link removed]) today on competition in digital markets. The recommendations include a call to break up tech companies so they can no longer own platforms and offer products and services on them at the same time, something that almost all other retail leaders do and do well.
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