People's Policy Project

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 Leisure Agenda Will Give Americans More Free Time

November 5, 2019

Americans will love more vacation, more holidays, and better out-of-work benefits.

The Racial Wealth Gap Is About the Upper Classes

June 29, 2020

The top decile disparities drive almost the entire racial wealth gap.
The Biden Advisor Series: Larry Summers, Economic Menace

June 15, 2020

Summers has consistently backed bad economic ideas, domestically and abroad.
Reforming Unemployment Benefits for After the Pandemic

June 12, 2020

The $600 “booster shot” was great, but UI needs fundamental change.
Natural Gas Is Destroying the Climate and Our Lungs

June 11, 2020

Gas cooking and heating need to be phased out quickly.
Heroes Act Retroactively Incentivizes Labor Supply in 2019

May 25, 2020

Dems effort to fix the EITC for COVID-19 has an indefensible structure.