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A K-12 school system that is fully re-opened and safely operating would be the hallmark of America’s return to social and economic health. In fact, nothing would better demonstrate that America has the upper hand on COVID, including the Delta variant, than sustainably offering in-person education for every school-aged child nationwide going forward. And we know Americans like winning. So why are so many adults rebelling against the basic necessities needed to accomplish what would be a major victory for the vast majority of the country?


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PPI President Will Marshall asks we put aside the finger pointing and historical revisionism and remember the facts about Afghanistan: "There is no shame in America cutting its losses in Afghanistan. But there is no honor in abandoning Afghans who helped and placed their trust in us."
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Last week, PPI's Innovation Frontier Project released a new report from Daniel Oberhaus titled "Space Solar Power: An Extraterrestrial Energy Resource for the U.S." In the report, Oberhaus argues that space-based solar power (SSP) projects offer a solution to advancing both clean energy production and space exploration.
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Last week, the USDA announced it will update the Thrifty Food Plan, which is used to calculate monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. This update will increase the benefit to better reflect the true cost of a healthy, nutritious diet. Read Veronica Goodman's statement on the news.
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What would a new middle class look like? And which industries are leading the way? These big questions are answered by PPI's Chief Economic Strategist Michael Mandel in a new, must-read blog.
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Today’s high school students and young adults face a difficult job market. The COVID pandemic has been particularly hard on less educated workers without a college degree. The 10 million jobs lost by Americans at the pandemic’s onset disproportionally impacted young adults between the ages of 16 and 24, and especially Black and Hispanic workers. Read PPI's recent report on how we can create more school-to-work pathways for young adults.

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> Brilliance and Resilience: Going Above and Beyond to Educate America's Students
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Returning America’s children safely to the classroom this school year is a national imperative. Yet, not everyone is exhibiting the needed urgency, and some politicians are standing in the way of common sense safety measures.

Join PPI and The 74 Million tomorrow - Tuesday, August 24th at 1:00 p.m. EDT - for a one-hour Zoom webinar featuring experts, school leaders and a parent advocate who are going above and beyond to ensure their students are no longer experiencing COVID-induced learning loss.

Guest Speakers will include:
* Tariq H. Butt, MD, President Chicago Medical Society
* Michael Mandel, Chief Economic Strategist Progressive Policy Institute

Panelists will include:
* Michael Hinojosa, Superintendent Dallas Independent School District
* Dr. Rosalind Osgood, Chair, Broward County Public School Board
* Priscila Dilley, Chief Officer, Leadership Academy Network Schools
* Maritza Guridy, National Parents Union, Northeast Regional Organizer

This event will be moderated by Tressa Pankovits, Co-Director of Reinventing America’s Schools Project at the Progressive Policy Institute and Asher Leher-Small, Education journalist at The 74 Million.
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Don't miss this episode of the Radically Pragmatic Podcast, featuring PPI's Veronica Goodman, Director of Social Policy at the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI), and an interview with Rep. Veronica Escobar (TX-16). They discuss the Child Tax Credit and how this tax credit is making it easier for working families to recover from the pandemic.

The age old question - how do we actually define neoliberalism? Philosopher Kevin Vallier talks with Jeremiah Johnson of the Neoliberal Project about his new entry in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy that attempts to set a firm definition of what neoliberalism is. Be sure to listen and subscribe to the Neoliberal Podcast today!
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