Projects

New Ukraine Project

New Ukraine Project The New Ukraine Project is devoted to helping Ukraine secure its independence and take its place in Europe as a fully free and democratic nation. The project is tracking Ukraine’s progress as it strengthens civil society, tackles the corruption inherited from the Soviet era, rebuilds the economy and creates new constitutional safeguards…

Metro Federalism Caucus

The Progressive Policy Institute, in partnership with the Kauffman Foundation, has launched the Metro Federalism Caucus to advocate for a more direct and empowering relationship between national and local government leaders. The Caucus consists of former local officials who now serve in Congress, as well as accomplished mayors and former mayors from around the country,…

Energy and Climate Solutions Initiative

Energy and Climate Solutions Initiative The Energy and Climate Solutions Initiative links two vital and inseparable national goals: assuring abundant and affordable energy for Americans while lowering U.S. and global greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change. These goals must be pursued in tandem because we won’t be able to build majority support for climate action…

New Skills for a New Economy

New Skills for a New Economy, a project of PPI, seeks to promote workforce development policies that level the playing field for degree and non-degree workers. In the 21st century, education has become America’s most significant marker of class privilege. People with bachelor’s and advanced degrees have mostly prospered, while wages for those with less…

Project on Center-Left Renewal

Project on Center-Left Renewal The rise of radical right-wing populism has upended the old, left-right structure of Western politics and deeply polarized our societies. Its hallmarks include hostility to immigration and cultural pluralism, globalization, big business and international institutions for collective problem-solving. The neo-nationalists deeply mistrust their own governments, avidly consume conspiracy theories and admire…

The Mosaic Project

The Mosaic Economic Project brings together a network of diverse women who are experts in economics and technology – fields where women’s perspectives are grossly underrepresented.

Reinventing America’s Schools

America needs a 21st century model of public education geared to the knowledge economy. Charter schools are showing the way, because they provide autonomy for schools, accountability for results, and parental choice among schools tailored to the diverse learning styles of children.

Innovation Frontier Project

Based in Washington, DC and part of the Progressive Policy Institute, the Innovation Frontier Project explores the role of public policy in science, technology, and innovation.

Center for Funding America’s Future

The PPI Center for Funding America’s Future works to promote a fiscally responsible public investment agenda that fosters robust and inclusive economic growth. We tackle issues of public finance in the United States and offer innovative proposals to strengthen the foundation of our economy and build shared prosperity.

New Urban Progress

Three organizations – Das Progressive Zentrum, the Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft in Germany and the Progressive Policy Institute in the United States – have joined forces to foster metro innovation and democratic renewal in the spirit of transatlantic dialogue. We are launching a three-year effort in German and U.S. cities, with the aim of sparking a…