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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…

Privatizing Law and Order

The gun lobby is shooting sensible gun legislation full of holes. Already, the Senate has dropped a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and…

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…

Progressive Policy Institute to Host Media Teleconference Featuring Robert Shapiro to Discuss the Case for Broad Corporate Tax Reform

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2013 PRESS CONTACT: Steven Chlapecka – schlapecka@ppionline.org T: 202.525.3931 Progressive Policy Institute to Host Media Teleconference Featuring Robert Shapiro to…

The Bill Clinton and DLC Model For Reinventing the Republican Party

The Conservative Political Action Conference, a kind of annual camp meeting for the American right, opens in Washington today amid controversy over who’s in the…

Paul Ryan’s Third Strike

If Rep. Paul Ryan was chastened by his 2012 election defeat, it doesn’t show in his latest budget. It’s a defiant reaffirmation of libertarian dogma…

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…

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…

Financial Innovation Key to Future of Homeownership

The housing bubble and ensuing financial crisis not only wreaked havoc on the U.S. economy, but it also shook public confidence in financial markets and…