"Families are going further into the red just to cover basic essentials, all while the Trump administration touts hollow talking points about a booming economy."

Executive Summary For years, the headline economic data describing workers’ well-being have been weak: over the year ending in August, the most recent

Executive Summary For years, the headline economic data describing workers’ well-being have been weak: over the year ending in August, the most recent

“A thrilling true crime story about how the largest corporate monopolies in America have hatched a scheme to pick our pockets. Gouged is the book corporate America does not want you to read.”—Robert B...

Executive Summary For years, the headline economic data describing workers’ well-being have been weak: over the year ending in August, the most recent

Meet the experts who put AI public equity stakes on the map.

He's welcoming leaders of crypto firms and prediction markets—industries he's deeply invested in—to discuss regulation.

The president and the crypto industry may have doomed their own bill

Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

The bipartisan ethics proposal senators have pitched to President Donald Trump to get landmark crypto legislation over the line in Congress could trigger a significant tax benefit for the president: t...

AVAILABLE NOW

Explore 17 essays on durable US climate and industrial policy after Inflation Reduction Act rollbacks, covering governance, planning, finance, and production.

The Problem Money is a public good, but the infrastructure that moves it is fragmented and largely controlled by private intermediaries. Payment delays, transaction fees, and uneven access increase co...

The Problem The United States suffers persistent constraints on its public resources while foregoing more tax revenue than any other country due to multinationals’ tax evasion. The U.S. loses between ...

Executive Summary The Game Changers initiative proposes 30 economic policies designed to help make the United States a stronger, fairer, and greener economy for all Americans. In this policy note,…

This policy brief complements the Game Changers policy brief by Heidi Peltier: “De-Militarizing the Federal Budget and Recalibrating the Labor Market.” The Problem U.S. military strategy is driven by ...

THE PROBLEM: AN OVERLY MILITARIZED FEDERAL BUDGET Nearly half of all U.S. discretionary spending — 48 percent as of May 2026 — flows to the Department of Defense. Adding the Department of…

Watch how RealToken went from attracting thousands of global investors to liquidating its $140 million portfolio.

The Problem The climate crisis is fueling extreme weather and increasing disaster risk for households and housing providers across the country, representing collectives risks that no individual househ...

The Problem Most Americans living in deep housing insecurity are renters, unhoused, or precariously housed. Only one quarter of households eligible for a Housing Choice Voucher are able to get one; th...

The Problem The majority of the 44 million households who rent their homes in the U.S. are cost burdened, spending at least 30% of their income on housing.[1] And it is not just low-income families…

The Problem Half of renters and a quarter of homeowners have unaffordable housing – the highest rates on record. Meanwhile, 17% of global emissions come from our homes, making the need to…

The Problem Money is a public good, but the infrastructure that moves it is fragmented and largely controlled by private intermediaries. Payment delays, transaction fees, and uneven access increase co...

Consumers today are increasingly relying on uninsured fintechs for core banking services. Silicon Valley fintechs are increasingly providing consumers with an alternative to bank deposit accounts. Mos...

The Problem Money is a public good, but the infrastructure that moves it is fragmented and largely controlled by private intermediaries. Payment delays, transaction fees, and uneven access increase co...

The Problem The climate crisis is fueling extreme weather and increasing disaster risk for households and housing providers across the country, representing collectives risks that no individual househ...

The Problem Most Americans living in deep housing insecurity are renters, unhoused, or precariously housed. Only one quarter of households eligible for a Housing Choice Voucher are able to get one; th...

Game Changers presents policymakers with bold, new ideas to build a stronger, fairer, greener, and more inclusive economy for all Americans.

Game Changers presents policymakers with bold, new ideas to build a stronger, fairer, greener, and more inclusive economy for all Americans.

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – On Monday, July 27, 2026, at 3:30 PM, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent...