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Ukraine’s Other Front: The War on Corruption
09.21.2023
INTRODUCTION Before the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022, many Americans could not place Ukraine on a map. Still, they knew one thing: it was a country plagued by corruption — deeply, thoroughly, perhaps even intrinsically corrupt. Few Ukrainians would quarrel with the underlying charge. Ukraine has struggled with a toxic legacy of corruption since…
The Role of Natural Gas in Meeting Global Energy and Climate Change Goals
12.08.2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The European Union in recent actions and the United States under President Joe Biden have both offered bold visions for deeply reducing greenhouse gas emissions and asserting leadership in the global fight against climate change. Each is taking important steps to reduce harmful emissions from natural gas, including more aggressive methane controls, emissions…
Biotech Innovation: Two Important Questions
06.30.2021
INTRODUCTION It’s rare when a single acquisition can offer insight into two different important questions in innovation. But the proposed purchase of cancer-diagnostic developer Grail — a startup with tremendous potential — by gene-sequencing leader Illumina is just that pivotal. First, is it pro-innovation for European antitrust regulators to have the power to block a…
Shift to “Demand Driven” Immigration
08.10.2020
The COVID-19 crisis initially affected the U.S. immigration system by prompting the shutdown of immigration courts and suspension of routine visa processing services. These actions were more or less in line with broader economic shutdowns and closures. The Trump administration, however, has seized on the COVID-19 crisis as a fresh pretext for enacting a cruel…
Press Release: PPI Urges Support for Bipartisan Legislation to Ensure Congressional Review of National Security Tariffs
01.30.2019
WASHINGTON— Ed Gerwin, Senior Fellow for Trade and Global Opportunity at the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI), today released the following statement in response to the introduction of the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act: PPI welcomes the introduction of the Congressional Trade Authority Act by Representatives Ron Kind (D-WI) and Michael Gallagher (R-WI) and Senators…
America’s Resilient Center and the Road to 2020 – Results from a New National Survey
11.14.2018
The Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) today released a national opinion survey that highlights the surprising resilience of America’s pragmatic political center two years into Donald Trump’s deeply polarizing presidency. The poll reinforces a key takeaway from the 2018 midterm elections: Suburban voters – especially women – are repelled by the president’s racial and cultural demagoguery…
Confronting China’s Threat to Open Trade
06.20.2018
A Smarter Strategy for Securing America’s Innovation Edge In early April, reportedly after “zero substantive internal debate,” President Trump ordered the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to consider imposing additional tariffs on $100 billion in Chinese products. Trump’s order claimed that new tariffs were needed to retaliate against China’s threatened retaliation for tariffs that Trump had announced…
Perceptions versus Reality: Regulating Digital Platforms
06.19.2018
Digital platforms, also known as “online intermediation services,” are increasingly important for European businesses, bringing wide-ranging benefits to both individual consumers and to the participating companies. More and more new platforms are arising – in areas such as manufacturing and healthcare. Not surprisingly, as digital platforms have become more numerous and significant, they have come…
Three Threats to Liberal Democracy
06.18.2018
President Trump petulantly attacked U.S. allies at the G-7 summit in Quebec, then dashed off to Singapore to heap praise on North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. You couldn’t ask for a more vivid illustration of the illiberal spirit that shapes his “America First” doctrine. But Trump is hardly alone in embracing hyper-nationalism. According to…
