PLUS: Clean energy diplomacy, Bill Clinton shares a message with charter school advocates, and the latest in tech antitrust policy.

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Broadband is essential for life in the 21st century. Unfortunately, large swaths of the rural U.S. still doesn't have access to the opportunities and higher quality of life high speed internet provides. A new paper from PPI's Michael Mandel and Elliott Long assesses the past attempts to connect the U.S., and what policies President Biden should implement to finally connect America.

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> Happy Juneteenth!
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The U.S. has a new national holiday honoring Black liberation. Read PPI President Will Marshall's statement on Juneteenth and the fight for voting rights.
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** > Energy for Allies
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America's supply of clean natural gas could be the ticket to freeing Europe from energy dependency on Russia. PPI's Paul Bledsoe dives into the topic of energy diplomacy in a new op-ed.
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** > Fix What's Broken
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The American drug pricing system is broken, and needs fixing. True reform requires a deep and comprehensive understanding of how drug pricing currently works.
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👂We're All Ears
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Jeremiah sits down with Virginia Postrel, author of "The Fabric of Civilization," to discuss how the history of textiles so often tells the story of evolving technology.
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‼️ ICYMI ‼️
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The Reinventing America's Schools project honored 30 years of charter school advocacy last week, with a special message from former President Bill Clinton.
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** > Innovation at Risk
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The House Antitrust Committee dropped a whole portfolio of proposed antitrust legislation last week, Axios reports with insight from PPI's Alec Stapp.
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** > Feeling Connected
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ICYMI – PPI's latest report on how to patch up rural broadband got a feature in POLITICO's Morning Tech newsletter.
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** > DTR (Defining the Relationship)
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U.S. News & World Report explores how progressive Democrats are measuring their relationship with Biden as an influential bloc with no real power. PPI President Will Marshall chimes in with his perspective.
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** > Understanding Antitrust
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American Action Forum provides a breakdown of all the antitrust bills put forth last week, accompanied by analysis featuring our Alec Stapp.
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** > PPI in TX
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PPI Chief Economist Michael Mandel made an appearance on CBS | Austin to discuss the recent Investment Heroes report he authored.
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** > Climate Catch-Up
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With the "Climate President" in the White House, PPI's go-to climate expert Paul Bledsoe stays busy. Read up on the latest reporting featuring Paul's climate policy expertise.

→ "Will Biden Be Forced to Give Up What Some Say is His Best Shot at Tackling Climate Change?," Inside Climate News ([link removed])
→ "Daily on Energy, Presented by Citizens' Climate Lobby: The energy and environment tensions in US-EU summit," The Washington Examiner ([link removed])
→ "Biden’s climate agenda bogged down in divided Congress," Financial Times ([link removed])

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