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Guenther for The Hill: NASA Should Remember how It Helped Space X Become What It Is Today
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (225+ words) Progressive Policy Institute Guenther for The Hill: NASA Should Remember how It Helped Space X Become What It Is Today If you're one of the thousands who cashed in on the historic launch of Space X's stock, you owe NASA…...
As Trump Pockets $1. 2 Billion From Crypto, New Poll Finds Voters Want the Industry and Self-Dealing Officials Reined In
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (306+ words) Support for tough anti-fraud rules is overwhelming and bipartisan, and it survives the industry's best arguments. 89% of Democrats say they'd be less likely to back a candidate who lets Trump and his family profit from a crypto law. WASHINGTON (July…...
Manno for The 74: The College Cost Fog Machine: We Need a New Transparency Compact
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (226+ words) Progressive Policy Institute Manno for The 74: The College Cost Fog Machine: We Need a New Transparency Compact A family shopping for college today knows more about the cost of a mortgage than the real price of a college degree. That…...
Global-economy" debates are not new
1+ week, 58+ min ago (284+ words) Two of the'Declaration's 27 grievances relate to tariffs and trade: The abstract question of taxation and representation aside, the Continental Congress delegates and their successors in early-republic government had lots of practical reasons to think about these things. Data illustrate: 1. Alexander…...
Michigan Climate Goals at a Crossroads
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (263+ words) Many states have had great early success in cutting their carbon emissions since enacting ambitious net-zero targets at the start of the 2020s. The declines occurred thanks mostly to the switch from coal to natural gas, though heavy investments in solar,…...
Manno for Community College Daily: The dawn of the Workforce Pell era needs a credential transparency compact
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (163+ words) Progressive Policy Institute Manno for Community College Daily: The dawn of the Workforce Pell era needs a credential transparency compact The Workforce Pell program, launching on July 1, faces a serious implementation problem. The accountability infrastructure it needs to distinguish between…...
Canter in Leadership Launchpad: What Can Mississippi Teach Us About Lasting Change
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (260+ words) Progressive Policy Institute Canter in Leadership Launchpad: What Can Mississippi Teach Us About Lasting Change At first, a "miracle" sounds like a compliment, and I'm sure whoever first used the term thought of it like that and probably enjoyed the…...
Ritz on Substack: We Need to Get Creative to Save Social Security
1+ week, 6+ day ago (497+ words) Progressive Policy Institute Ritz on Substack: We Need to Get Creative to Save Social Security With insolvency just 6 years away, only a new approach can save FDR's vision of an earned benefit that keeps older Americans out of poverty. Nearly…...
Women in Policy Alliance: Coffee & Conversation, ft. a Fireside Chat with Rep. Andrea Salinas
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (203+ words) Join our Women in Policy Alliance on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, July 15, for our monthly Coffee & Conversation networking event. Featuring a fireside chat about space policy with Rep. Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and PPI's Mary Guenther, Head of Space Policy. The…...
Americans supply over 80% of the Bahamas' imported goods
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (510+ words) Metaphorically shaking his fist at the Supreme Court this past February, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the administration will replace its illegal "International Emergency Economic Powers Act" ("IEEPA") tariff decrees with new ones using different laws: "This administration will invoke…...