Projects – People's Policy Project

A Plan to Solve the Housing Crisis Through Social Housing

Peter Gowan and Ryan Cooper April 5, 2018

Cities should expand their housing stock while avoiding luxury developments.

The U.S. Spends Far Too Little on Social Welfare

Nathaniel Lewis March 26, 2018

The U.S. has a terrible record on social welfare spending.

The State Owns 76% of Norway’s Non-Home Wealth

Matt Bruenig March 14, 2018

Norway stands above everyone else in its level of state ownership.

The Median Young Family Has Nearly Zero Wealth

Matt Bruenig February 5, 2018

Young families are worse off than they were 20 years ago.

Mass Incarceration: New Jim Crow, Class War, or Both?

Nathaniel Lewis January 30, 2018

Class appears to explain the majority of racial disparity in incarceration.

Destruction Of Black Wealth During The Obama Presidency

Ryan Cooper and Matt Bruenig December 7, 2017

The handling of the Great Recession dramatically reduced black wealth.

Relative Poverty Rate Increased By 1.3 Points In 2016

Matt Bruenig November 19, 2017

A jump in the median income pushed relative poverty up.

A Plan To Win The Socialism Sweden Nearly Achieved

Peter Gowan November 16, 2017

Labour’s manifesto and history should guide us going forward.

Brown-Bennet Child Allowance Cuts Child Poverty By 44%

Matt Bruenig November 12, 2017

The plan would also lift 9.3 million people out of poverty overall.

Video: The Problem of Capital Income

Matt Bruenig October 3, 2017

Capital income is extremely unevenly distributed throughout society.

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