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March 13, 2020 at 6:19 PM

Roosevelt Rundown: What the Coronavirus Is Teaching Us

Roosevelt Institute Government can do things markets can’t or won’t. View this in your browser and share with your friends.   The Lessons of COVID-19 Uniquely ill-equipped for the coronavirus pandemic after steep funding cuts, the US is learning anew why public investment and w…

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March 6, 2020 at 6:45 PM

Roosevelt Rundown: Women Need Power

Roosevelt Institute Representation is key. View this in your browser and share with your friends. The Fight Goes On On Thursday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren exited the 2020 presidential race, leaving two white men as the frontrunners and many women across the progressive movement won…

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February 28, 2020 at 7:40 PM

Roosevelt Rundown: Beyond Black History Month

Roosevelt Institute Centering Blackness to dismantle racism. View this in your browser and share with your friends. Why Reparations Are a National Debt Previewing their forthcoming book, From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the 21st Century, Roosevelt Senio…

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February 21, 2020 at 7:08 PM

Roosevelt Rundown: About That Trump Budget

Roosevelt Institute The economy needs more public investment, not less. View this in your browser and share with your friends. The Trump Budget Would Be an Economic Calamity President Trump’s 2021 budget could push the American economy to the brink of recession, Roosevelt Fello…

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February 14, 2020 at 8:20 PM

Roosevelt Rundown: How Foreign Policy Can Move Us Beyond Neoliberalism

Roosevelt Institute Don’t fear the deficit; fear underinvestment. View this in your browser and share with your friends. A Post-Neoliberal Foreign Policy “Today’s national security experts need to move beyond the prevailing neoliberal economic philosophy of the past 40 years,” …

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February 7, 2020 at 8:13 PM

Roosevelt Rundown: State of the Union

Roosevelt Institute New progressives offer a temperature check. View this in your browser and share with your friends. A Progressive Response to SOTU In response to a State of the Union speech riddled with inaccuracies, the Progressive Caucus Action Fund served a temperature ch…

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January 31, 2020 at 9:11 PM

Roosevelt Rundown: Celebrating Roosevelt's Life and Legacy

Roosevelt Institute And carrying it forward with new progressivism. View this in your browser and share with your friends. Happy Birthday, Mr. President! As FDR once said, “The most serious threat to our institutions comes from those who refuse to face the need for change." T…

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January 24, 2020 at 8:34 PM

Roosevelt Rundown: What Trump Got Wrong at Davos

Roosevelt Institute The economy isn't working for most. View this in your browser and share with your friends.   The 1 Percent President This week at the World Economic Forum’s annual Davos conference, President Trump declared that “the American dream is back bigger, better, an…

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January 17, 2020 at 9:20 PM

Roosevelt Rundown: Beyond Neoliberalism

Roosevelt Institute A new progressive worldview is emerging. View this in your browser and share with your friends.   The Rise of New Progressivism For five decades, neoliberal dogma has dominated our politics and policymaking and left millions of Americans behind; today, a new—…

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January 10, 2020 at 7:37 PM

Roosevelt Rundown: New Year, New Progressivism

Roosevelt Institute 2020 deserves a new worldview. View this in your browser and share with your friends.   Beyond Neoliberalism On Wednesday, January 15, the Roosevelt Institute will lead an event dedicated to moving beyond neoliberalism and building an affirmative alternate v…

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December 13, 2019 at 8:00 PM

Roosevelt Rundown: Stacey Abrams’s Southern Roadmap

Roosevelt Institute The Southern Economic Advancement Project is ready for equity. View this in your browser and share with your friends. Note: The Roosevelt Rundown will be on hiatus until January 10. Happiest of holidays to you and yours, and see you back here in 2020!   The S…

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December 6, 2019 at 6:27 PM

Roosevelt Rundown: Looking Beyond GDP

Roosevelt Institute We need to measure what counts. View this in your browser and share with your friends.   The Movement for New Metrics To assess the true health of our society, we need to measure more than GDP, as Roosevelt Chief Economist Joseph Stiglitz, French economist J…

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November 22, 2019 at 8:01 PM

Roosevelt Rundown: How to Lower Prescription Drug Prices

Roosevelt Institute Another big reason why 2020 matters. View this in your browser and share with your friends. Note: The Roosevelt Rundown will be on hiatus next week. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!   How a President Could Cut Drug Prices Executive action could be the ke…

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November 15, 2019 at 9:54 PM

Roosevelt Rundown: Why Tax Justice Is Gender Justice

Roosevelt Institute Addressing the hidden rules of gender means taxing the patriarchy. View this in your browser and share with your friends.   The Tax Code’s Hidden Rules of Gender To advance gender (and racial) equity, we must reform the tax code, as the National Women’s Law …

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November 8, 2019 at 8:00 PM

Roosevelt Rundown: What’s Preventing Climate Action

Roosevelt Institute Reclaiming public power can combat a neoliberal crisis. View this in your browser and share with your friends.   How Neoliberalism Drives the Climate Crisis “Our best chance at tackling the climate crisis may well be to transcend neoliberalism,” Roosevelt Fe…

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November 1, 2019 at 1:13 PM

Roosevelt Rundown: Here’s How We Pay for It

Roosevelt Institute Spoiler alert: Every 2020 climate plan is affordable. View this in your browser and share with your friends.   Why We Can Afford a Green New Deal Combatting the climate crisis isn’t just affordable; it can boost an economy that’s been operating below capacit…

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October 25, 2019 at 8:44 PM

Roosevelt Rundown: We Can Afford It.

Roosevelt Institute And more public spending is good for the economy, too. View this in your browser and share with your friends.   Why We Need More Public Spending The climate crisis will cost our economy more than we think. As professors Dr. Naomi Oreskes and Nicholas Stern w…

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October 18, 2019 at 6:26 PM

Roosevelt Rundown: How Stock Buybacks Hurt America’s Workforce

Roosevelt Institute It’s time to rewrite the rules to boost investment in workers. View this in your browser and share with your friends.   The Price of Stock Buybacks On Thursday, Roosevelt Institute Fellow Lenore Palladino testified before the House Committee on Financial Ser…

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October 11, 2019 at 4:02 PM

Roosevelt Rundown: Remembering the Roosevelt Legacy

Roosevelt Institute Happy 135th birthday, Eleanor! View this in your browser and share with your friends.   2019 Four Freedoms Awards This past weekend, Roosevelt hosted its biennial Four Freedoms Awards ceremony at the FDR Presidential Library & Museum in Hyde Park, New Yo…

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October 4, 2019 at 6:30 PM

Roosevelt Rundown: The Blueprint for a More Democratic Economy

Roosevelt Institute Empowering workers means giving them representation in the workplace. View this in your browser and share with your friends. Giving Workers a Voice To advance worker power and curb rising inequality, we must rewrite the rules of corporate governance. On…

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September 27, 2019 at 6:13 PM

Roosevelt Rundown: Student Debt’s Ripple Effects

Roosevelt Institute Ending the student debt crisis can unleash economic growth. View this in your browser and share with your friends.   The Benefits of Student Debt Relief According to a new study on student debt, “Following debt relief, distressed borrowers reduce their in…

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September 20, 2019 at 4:06 PM

Roosevelt Rundown: Worker Power Strikes Back

Roosevelt Institute The movement for structural change takes to the streets. View this in your browser and share with your friends.   Two Strikes Across the nation, workers are making their voices heard this week. Nearly 50,000 General Motors workers have been on strike sin…

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September 12, 2019 at 3:19 PM

Roosevelt Rundown: Debate *This*

Roosevelt Institute Here’s what the 2020 candidates should be talking about. View this in your browser and share with your friends. The Roosevelt Rundown is an email series featuring the Roosevelt Institute’s top 5 stories of the week. 1. The Racial Wealth Gap and Student De…

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September 6, 2019 at 6:47 PM

Roosevelt Rundown: Why Climate Change Is a Civil Rights Issue

Roosevelt Institute A green economy can remedy racial injustice. View this in your browser and share with your friends. The Roosevelt Rundown is an email series featuring the Roosevelt Institute’s top 5 stories of the week. 1. How Progressives Are Shaping the Climate Convers…

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August 30, 2019 at 5:52 PM

Roosevelt Rundown: The Future of Labor Starts Now

Roosevelt Institute Progressive industrial policy is the ticket. View this in your browser and share with your friends. The Roosevelt Rundown is an email series featuring the Roosevelt Institute’s top 5 stories of the week. 1. How We Prioritize Labor in Trade The Democrati…

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August 23, 2019 at 7:16 PM

Roosevelt Rundown: How We Curb Shareholder Power

Roosevelt Institute Momentum is building against shareholder-first ideology. View this in your browser and share with your friends. The Roosevelt Rundown is an email series featuring the Roosevelt Institute’s top 5 stories of the week. 1. The End of Shareholder Dominance …

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August 16, 2019 at 4:44 PM

The Origins of the Racial Wealth Gap, Racial Justice as Economic Stimulus, and Reaching Our Economic Potential

Roosevelt Institute View this in your browser and share with your friends. The Roosevelt Rundown is an email series featuring the Roosevelt Institute’s top 5 stories of the week. 1. The Origins of the Racial Wealth Gap As part of its 1619 Project analyzing the legacy of Ameri…

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August 9, 2019 at 4:12 PM

A New Farm Economy, a Global Green New Deal, and Bridging the Digital Divide

Roosevelt Institute View this in your browser and share with your friends. The Roosevelt Rundown is an email series featuring the Roosevelt Institute’s top 5 stories of the week. 1. The Dirt on Big Agriculture Through “A New Farm Economy,” an agricultural policy plan released…

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August 2, 2019 at 3:08 PM

#GoodPolicyGoodPolitics, Making Industrial Policy & Planning Inclusive, and Why Talking About Student Debt Means Talking About Power

Roosevelt Institute View this in your browser and share with your friends. The Roosevelt Rundown is an email series featuring the Roosevelt Institute’s top 5 stories of the week. 1. #GoodPolicyGoodPolitics Progressive policies aren’t just good governance; they’re good politic…

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July 26, 2019 at 4:08 PM

Remembering Héctor Figueroa, Young People Continue to Lead the Way, and Resetting the Debate on Monetary Policy

Roosevelt Institute View this in your browser and share with your friends. The Roosevelt Rundown is an email series featuring the Roosevelt Institute’s top 5 stories of the week. 1. Remembering Héctor Figueroa In a guest contribution for On Labor, Roosevelt Fellow Brishen Rog…

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July 19, 2019 at 5:36 PM

Rightsizing the Workplace, Concentrating Profits, and Reimagining the Rules of Race

Roosevelt Institute View this in your browser and share with your friends. The Roosevelt Rundown is an email series featuring the Roosevelt Institute’s top 5 stories of the week. 1. Reimagining the Rules of Race A Wall Street Journal profile of Roosevelt Fellows William Darit…

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July 12, 2019 at 6:37 PM

Fed Up, Going Beyond Equal Pay, and the Next Payday Loans

Roosevelt Institute View this in your browser and share with your friends. The Roosevelt Rundown is an email series featuring the Roosevelt Institute’s top 5 stories of the week. 1. Fed Up: The Death of the Phillips Curve Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before …

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June 28, 2019 at 5:34 PM

New Rules and New Politics, Putting Power in the Presidency, and the Anti-Entrenchment Agenda

Roosevelt Institute View this in your browser and share with your friends. The Roosevelt Rundown is an email series featuring the Roosevelt Institute’s top 5 stories of the week. We’re skipping next week’s rundown to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday, but we’ll be back on Fr…

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