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PPI’s Ed Gresser Testifies to the Office of the United States Trade Representative on Supply Chain Policy

05.02.2024

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…

Jacoby for New York Post: The new $61B aid package for Ukraine is merely a good start

04.27.2024

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…

Moss and Gresser for Medium: Bracing for the Fight Over U.S. Steel: Trading Sentiment and Political Optics For a U.S. Competition Problem

04.26.2024

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…

Pankovits for The Orange County Register: Moderate Sen. Bill Dodd should withdraw misguided anti-charter school bill

04.26.2024

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…

Marshall for The Hill: Why Putin needs Trump to win

04.26.2024

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…

Moss for ProMarket: The Case For Why the Department of Justice Should Break Up Live Nation-Ticketmaster

04.25.2024

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,…

Jacoby for Washington Monthly: As Ukraine Struggles, Fears of Russian Aggression Soar in Poland

04.19.2024

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…

Ainsley for Dunn Street’s Socially Democratic Podcast: UK Check In

04.19.2024

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Ryan for Newsweek: An Open Letter to Speaker Johnson: Embrace the Bipartisan Way Forward

04.18.2024

By Tim Ryan Speaker Johnson, As you are well aware, your immediate predecessors—Republicans serving as speakers of the House—had rough goes in the job. Held over a barrel by the extremists in your party, they were loath to work across the aisle for fear of letting the extremists in my party get the better of…