People's Policy Project

Class and Racial Inequalities in Police Killings

June 23, 2020

Both race and class play a big role in police killings.
The Case for Nationalizing the Fossil Fuel Industry

June 18, 2020

The environmental, political, and economic case for nationalizing the fossil fuel industry.
The Myths of the Earned Income Tax Credit

May 18, 2020

The EITC is ineffective and inefficient. It’s time to end it.
Free Public Child Care and Pre-K Is Popular and Affordable

February 24, 2020

For a fraction of the military budget, the US could provide free public child care for all.
How to Fix Our Existing Welfare State

January 20, 2020

Some easy ways to make existing programs simpler and more universal.

The Job Guarantee and the Unemployment System

July 30, 2020

Workfare is back baby. But it’s good now. Or is it?
Pay People To Remediate Homes In Their Communities

July 30, 2020

People are now spending more time in toxic homes.
The Long Reach of Unemployment Benefits

July 28, 2020

Unemployed people are supporting 2.4 people on average.
Thinking About the Unemployment System

July 23, 2020

If the left wants to lead on unemployment, we need serious proposals.
The Racial Wealth Gap Is About the Upper Classes

June 29, 2020

The top decile disparities drive almost the entire racial wealth gap.