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“Bombarded by all-over-the-map questions by no less than five NBC interlocutors, the 10 candidates didn’t have time to go deep on anything. Nonetheless, the low-key encounter was revealing. On the plus side, all those on the stage showed they are better qualified by intellect and temperament to be president than Donald Trump. On the minus side, the conversation highlighted four large political vulnerabilities Democrats must confront if they are serious about evicting Trump from the White House.”
Will Marshall, PPI President
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“A significant number of localities are now undoing their investments in fluoridation, thanks to a small but vocal minority of anti-fluoride activists using pseudo-science to trump data. The result has been the spread of misinformation about fluoride’s benefits, as well as higher costs for both taxpayers and families.”
Anne Kim, Vice President of Domestic Policy
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“Congress has unquestionably made great strides in criminal justice reform in recent years… Now it’s time for the next step, which is to end the criminalization of poverty through the imposition of fines and fees that poor Americans cannot afford and the consequent deprivation of their means to earn a livelihood when they cannot pay.”
Anne Kim, Vice President of Domestic Policy
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“As PPI president Will Marshall has written, we have a 'mismatch of scale' in terms of problem-solving. Washington is too big to deal effectively with life’s everyday problems yet too small to cope alone with things that spill over national borders: trade, climate, and action to contain pandemics, for example. That’s why we need more distributed problem-solving.”
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“Federalism has allowed the United States to learn from its 'laboratories of democracy' in states, cities, and counties. It has encouraged adaptation to local needs and regional differences… Today, however, we need a renewed flexible federalism that more broadly supports the efforts of local leaders to solve problems that are national and global scope.”
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"Both Republicans and Democrats praise states as 'laboratories of democracy' when they don’t hold the White House or Congress. Once in power in Washington, they rediscover their affinity for centralization and federal mandates. Now, though, in an era of New Localism and widespread local and regional efforts to address persistent national challenges, a renewed approach to flexible federalism is needed.”
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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 sued 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 the Progressive Policy Institute 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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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. 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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