Roosevelt Institute
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Advancing ideas that rebalance power in our economy and democracy.
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As support for unions reaches a 60-year high, corporations are attempting to weaken efforts by the NLRB to defend workers rights.
More about Starbucks union-busting efforts in The Washington Post ⬇️
washingtonpost.com/business/2024/…
ICYMI ➡️ This month we hosted a virtual discussion that explored how rewriting the tax code can curb the excessive economic power of large corporations, with opening remarks from Elizabeth Warren.
Watch the full recording 👇
youtu.be/YRTasjnMSyI
'What people really need is money to manage in the first place, and financial products and services designed to promote their financial well-being.” The American Prospect
Darrick Hamilton explores how CalAccount can combat discrimination in banking services 🏦
prospect.org/economy/2024-0…
'Public investments alone will not cut it—especially if they reinforce a deeply inequitable economic system. An economic justice agenda needs to address deep distortions in our economy.'
In Nonprofit Quarterly, Suzanne Kahn outlines 5 key pillars of such an agenda: nonprofitquarterly.org/where-is-econo…
Neoliberalism’s failures have resulted in economic & cultural wreckage. Progressives have responded to the former with smart policy—it's time we also address the latter.
The Syllabus highlights Deepak Bhargava Harry W Hanbury & Shahrzad Shams (شهرزاد شمس)'s report ⬇️ twitter.com/syllabus_tweet…
🚗 Transportation is a major source of emissions, making the shift to electric vehicles critical for decarbonization
As Lenore Palladino explores, this transition is about more than reducing emissions—it's about investing in American jobs & manufacturing:
rooseveltinstitute.org/publications/e…
People really long for alternative ways to live that meet their very human needs for recognition, safety, agency & simply feeling good.
Deepak Bhargava explains the different ways people respond to the cultural discontent that they feel under neoliberalism:
rooseveltinstitute.org/publications/t…
'Our goal is to try to get political leaders to start asking bigger, more fundamental questions, like what makes up a good life,' Chris Murphy 🟧 explains his new initiative
Excited that our president & CEO Felicia Wong will participate in the project 🙌
twitter.com/ChrisMurphyCT/…
📢 Book talk TOMORROW
📚 Joseph E. Stiglitz & Natalie Foster discuss each of their new books, exploring the crucial role that the federal gov't plays in shaping the economy & ways in which its power can be used to provide for ordinary Americans
Register ⬇️ us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
🎊 Congratulations, Natalie Foster, on your new book, 'The Guarantee: Inside the Fight for America’s Next Economy'!
Natalie explains that this book is for anyone who believes in a fairer economy for *everyone*, regardless of race, religion, or zip code. twitter.com/nataliefoster/…
'[I]deas for how a pro-democracy coalition can grow by engaging hearts and minds through culture, organizing, & by offering a compelling vision of the good life.'
Deepak Bhargava & Harry W Hanbury highlight their Roosevelt report co-authored by Shahrzad Shams (شهرزاد شمس):
theplatypus.substack.com/p/new-report-a…