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Obama Took His Time In Calling Boston Marathon Attack ‘Terrorism’

McClatchy’s Anita Kumar quotes PPI President Will Marshall on the President Obama’s response to the Boston marathon attack: In his first term, the president was criticized…

America Turns Left On Social Issues, But Not On Government

In his article for McClatchy Newspapers on “Social Issues and Public Opinion”, David Lightman quotes PPI President Will Marshall: Some saw Barack Obama as a…

President Obama, Republicans Fight the Class War

In his article for Politico on “Class Warfare,” Jonathan Martin quotes PPI president Will Marshall: Will Marshall, head of the centrist Democratic think tank Progressive…

The Country, Not the Supreme Court, Will Settle Gay Marriage

In his piece on gay marriage for McClatchy Newspapers, David Lightman quotes PPI president Will Marshall: Court cases addressing large social issues can reflect trends…

Obama Budget Catching Hell From Both Sides: Why That’s a Good Sign

In his piece for the Daily Beast, John Avlon quotes PPI President Will Marshall, “In a panicky reaction to President Obama’s budget, some liberal groups…

PPI, Zillow and the American Action Forum will host a Housing Forum in Washington, D.C.

While the housing recovery has been rather uneven across the country, most metros are experiencing some form of home value appreciation and have seen a…

Solving the Student Debt Crisis—Deflate the Bubble

PPI’s Student Debt Investment Fund (SDIF) policy proposal was picked up by Kay Steiger of The Raw Story: A new proposal published last week claims…

Big Data: An Emerging Frontier for Innovation and Policy

Michael Mandel participated in a recent OECD conference in Paris, France, Growth, Innovation And Competitiveness: Maximizing The Benefits Of Knowledge-Based Capital.  Mandel joined Matteo Pacca…

Reuters Cites PPI Student Debt Data

Writing for Reuters on the Student loan bubble, Chadwick Matlin cites PPI published data on the topic. The New York Federal Reserve, always interested in…