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“President Trump attempted to flip the script of critics yesterday, casting himself as an environmental advocate and supporter of renewable energy. But he also provided more ammunition to opponents who say his record doesn't support those assertions and stirred up debate about whether yesterday's speech was an energy playbook for 2020.”
By Kelsey Brugger with comments from Paul Bledsoe, PPI Strategic Advisor
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“Extreme weather events caused by climate change affect the overall mood of the country heading into an election, and that can matter, rather than spawning millions of single-issue voters… It’s more this sense that the sheer scale of natural disasters shows a president not entirely in charge."
By Jacqueline Toth with comments from Paul Bledsoe, PPI Strategic Advisor
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"Given her new prominence in the recent polling, it's time Senator Harris put forward a clear and ambitious climate plan, or she may risk losing her credibility with party activists, younger voters, and other key cohorts she'll need."
By Josh Siegel with comments from Paul Bledsoe, PPI Strategic Advisor
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Tuesday, July 16th, 2019 | 12:00-1:00
Longworth House Office Building, Room B20
1 Independence Ave SE, Washington, D.C. 20003
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U.S. policymakers have only just begun to grasp the revolutionary potential of blockchain technology. It started as a way to create a secure digital currency with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Now, blockchain is emerging as a general-purpose technology that can be used for a burgeoning array of applications. Blockchain’s power to distribute data, eliminate intermediaries and reduce transaction costs has big implications for public policy, especially around issues such as data protection and privacy, and digital platform competition. Join PPI for a Capitol Hill forum July 16th at 12:00 PM for a conversation featuring blockchain entrepreneurs as well as political leaders and policy analysts.
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Thursday, July 18th, 2019 | 12:00-1:30
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2020
45 Independence Ave, Washington, D.C. 20515
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More than 1 in 10 young Americans ages 16 to 24 - including more than 63,000 in the metro DC area - are "disconnected" from both work and school, neither in a job nor in the classroom. Join PPI for a July 18 lunch briefing on Capitol Hill to learn more about the hidden crisis of youth unemployment and how forward-thinking employers and nonprofits are working together to reconnect young people. This event will feature new results a from a pilot effort led by the International Youth Foundation, McDonald's and other nonprofits that created more than 4,000 job and educational opportunities in Chicago for young people at risk. |
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Wednesday, July 24th, 2019 | 1:00-2:00
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2261
45 Independence Ave SW, Washington, D.C. 20515
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There is much that ails the U.S. health care system: it's expensive, disjointed and the incentives are misaligned. Any health care reform package should work to improve the health of our population through a financially sustainable model that ensures all Americans have timely access to effective, affordable, quality medical care; and makes, strategic long-term investments in the social determinants of health. Join PPI on July 24th at 1:00 for a Capitol Hill panel discussion, featuring industry and policy exports, on what is missing from our current health care debate. |
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Monday, July 29th, 2019 | 12:00-1:00
MaRS Discovery District
101 College Street Suite 401, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7
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Canada has a rapidly growing number of app jobs—workers who design, create, market, and maintenance apps distributed domestically and internationally. Join PPI for a panel discussion on Monday, July 29th, 2019 at 12:00 PM in Toronto. The discussion will feature industry experts in mobile app development, with a Q&A session with audience members to follow the panel. PPI will discuss its January 2019 study on the Canadian App Economy at this event, which measured the Canadian App Economy as a source of growth and job creation. |
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By Michael Mandel, PPI Chief Economic Strategist
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The global debate over the relationship between digital advertising and quality journalism has intensified in recent months, with Congressional hearings in the United States and the release of official reports on the subject in Australia and the United Kingdom.
On the one hand, advertisers have greatly benefited from the decline in the cost of advertising relative to gross domestic product (GDP), with much of the gains being passed onto consumers. On the other hand, traditional print publishers—who had grown accustomed to decades of rising advertising rates—are finding themselves chasing the plunging price of digital ads, as the natural forces of supply and demand drive down the price of digital ads.
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