Washington, D.C. — Today, Ed Gresser, Vice President and Director for Trade and Global Markets at the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI), testified to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and interagency trade officials on supply-chain issues. Gresser is formerly the Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Trade Policy and Economics at USTR. The hearing, announced…
The following is testimony submitted by Edward Gresser, on behalf of the Progressive Policy Institute, at a public hearing convened by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on May 2, 2024. The hearing is meant to help inform USTR and other agencies with trade responsibilities working with the White House Council on Supply Chain…
FACT: 38 of the world’s 100 tallest buildings have opened since 2019. THE NUMBERS: U.S.’ share of the world’s 100 tallest buildings – 2024 14 2020 14 2010 29 2000 47 1990 87 1950 91 1900 38 WHAT THEY MEAN: An early architecture critic, the Venerable Rodolf Glaber of the Dijon Abbey, looks back…
By Tamar Jacoby KYIV — I was elated on Saturday night as I watched the House of Representatives wrap up its vote on a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine. Even six months after President Biden proposed the increased aid, bringing the bill up for a vote took historic courage and leadership from House Speaker…
By Diana L. Moss and Ed Gresser U.S. Steel (USS) is a 123 year-old American company, founded by J.P. Morgan at the turn of the 20th century. As with any centenarian company, USS has seen a lot, navigating changes in demand for steel, the globalization of steel markets, the “greening” of the steel industry, and…
By Tressa Pankovits Senator Bill Dodd, D-Napa, bills himself a moderate with pragmatic priorities. So, it’s puzzling that he’d introduce Senate Bill 1380. SB 1380 would authorize school district boards to deny charter school applications if it had closed a school within the past five years. It would also gut county education boards’ authority to overrule…
By Will Marshall In Ukraine, the fickle fortunes of war have turned in Russia’s favor. The invaders have seized the military initiative, while a Trumpified Republican Party has thrown in doubt both America’s commitment to a free Ukraine and our will to confront a new Russian imperialism. For the moment, however, GOP House Speaker Mike…
By Diana Moss The Biden administration’s antitrust enforcers are newly focused on policing monopolies under Section 2 of the Sherman Act, a historically under-enforced area of antitrust law. The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have brought a number of cases against the large digital technology companies. With antitrust in the news,…
FACT: U.S. economic growth greater than China and the EU combined this year. THE NUMBERS: U.S. share of world GDP* – 2024: 26.3% 2020: 25.0% 1980: 25.5% IMF World Economic Outlook 2024, currency basis WHAT THEY MEAN: Two ways to count and divide “all the money in the world”: One way is to ask: How…
By Tamar Jacoby The West has been speculating about the size of Vladimir Putin’s appetite since Russian troops began massing on the Ukrainian border in early 2022, with many predicting even then that the war would spill over into Central Europe. But the situation on the ground has changed in recent months. “It’s one thing…
