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Voters Are Negatively Impacted by Surveillance, Overwork, and Lack of Support in the Workplace; Gig Workers Are the Most Harmed

A survey from Data for Progress and the Center for Law and Social Policy finds that likely voters strongly support greater protections for gig workers in the workplace.

Abby SpringsDecember 18, 2023labor, Workers Rights, Economy

DAC Hubs in Fossil Fuel Country: Recommendations From the Gulf Coast

Direct Air Capture can be a means of rectifying past carbon pollution, but only if it is deployed with an aim of addressing the legacy of environmental racism and siting injustices.

Abby SpringsSeptember 15, 2023labor, Workers Rights, Economy, Climate, Justice

Ending Exploitation: Voters’ Viewpoints on the U.S. Child Labor Crisis

A bipartisan majority of voters say government officials are responsible for preventing exploitation of minors regardless of their immigration status.

Timothy BresnahanJuly 17, 2023labor, Immigration, Justice, Workers Rights, Economy

Voters Disapprove of Repealing Clean Energy Tax Credits

We find that a majority of voters are opposed to tying together debt default and repealing clean energy tax credits, and do not want lawmakers to roll back the key climate provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act.

Timothy BresnahanApril 25, 2023Climate, Taxes and Spending, Taxes and spending, Economy

Fired Without Warning or Reason: Why New Yorkers Need Just Cause Job Protections

Data for Progress polling finds overwhelming support for greater job security protections among workers across the political spectrum.

Abby SpringsJanuary 23, 2023Jobs, Economy

Economic Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Climate and Energy Provisions

The provisions would be responsible for an average of around 1 million jobs and would contribute approximately $1.7 trillion to U.S. GDP.

Abby SpringsJanuary 11, 2023Climate, Jobs, Economy

Accountable Allies: Corporations & Pride

We offer recommendations for LGBTQ+ activists, allies, and elected officials to hold purported corporate allies accountable.

Guest UserJuly 1, 2022Justice, LGBTQ, Economy

A Blueprint for “Regulatory Democracy”: Empowering the Public in the Design and Implementation of New Safeguards

Data for Progress found broad support for several of the key provisions in the Stop Corporate Capture Act.

Guest UserJune 29, 2022Taxes and Spending, Democracy, Taxes and spending, Economy, economy

Measuring the Economic Benefits of the Build Back Better Agenda’s Direct Pay Provisions

The Data for Progress Jobs Model estimates the impact that a Direct Pay option would have on jobs and economic output from the expansion of credits in the BBB agenda.

Guest UserJune 6, 2022Infrastructure, Economy

Direct Pay: Avenues Toward a Clean Energy Economy

By developing innovative ways to scale existing technologies and make them accessible to all Americans, we can finally make good on our pledge to make the U.S. a leader in the ever-growing climate movement.

Guest UserApril 21, 2022Infrastructure, Climate, Economy

Economic Impacts of the US Innovation and Competition Act

Passage of USICA would be a landmark achievement for U.S. innovation policy and would help to preserve America’s historical stature as a leader in science and technology

Guest UserMarch 10, 2022Infrastructure, Economy

Introduction to Industrial Policy

The tenets of industrial policy offer a seemingly unique opportunity for building a broad coalition that cuts across polarization.

Guest UserMarch 8, 2022Infrastructure, Economy, Foreign Policy

Messaging on Lowering Utility Costs

Climate Power and Data for Progress conducted message testing to better understand the most effective ways to frame investments in clean energy as a way to lower energy costs.

Devi RuiaFebruary 22, 2022Infrastructure, Economy

Texas’ Grid Resiliency in a Changing Climate

Texas power outages are a result of governance failures, corporate greed, and an unwillingness to recognize the need to climatize our energy infrastructure.

Devi RuiaFebruary 18, 2022Climate, State-level Polling, Economy

Corporate Crackdown Project: Report — Commerce and Transportation

This memo assesses how agencies within the DOC and the DOT can use their powers to combat supply chain and trade issues through prioritizing citizen well-being over corporate profits.

Devi RuiaFebruary 14, 2022Justice, Economy

Widely Supported Child Tax Credit Is Associated With Better Perceptions of the Economy and Greater Trust of Democrats

Voters trust in Democrats increases when they hear about efforts to continue the Child Tax Credit into 2022.

Devi RuiaFebruary 3, 2022Children and Families, Taxes and Spending, Taxes and spending, Economy

Corporate Crackdown Project: Voters Want to Crack Down on Corporate Crime

The second installment of DFP and the Revolving Door Project’s assessment of the Biden administration's record in key agencies.

Lew BlankDecember 16, 2021Taxes and Spending, Taxes and spending, Justice, Economy

Memo: Voters Overwhelmingly Support a Range of Policies to Cancel Student Debt

Student debt has increased dramatically in past decades and currently affects 45 million Americans, with about 4.4 million borrowers who have been making payments on student loans for more than twenty years.

Guest UserOctober 7, 2021Education, Justice, Taxes and Spending, Taxes and spending, Economy

Memo: Polling the Biden Agenda

Polling has shown that President Biden’s current legislative priorities are popular with likely voters nationally.

Guest UserSeptember 28, 2021Infrastructure, Taxes and Spending, Healthcare, Climate, Economy

Memo: Voters Support Investments in Care Infrastructure for People and the Planet

Read the full report from the Feminist Green New Deal on dataforprogress.org.

Guest UserSeptember 21, 2021Healthcare, Children and Families, Climate, Taxes and Spending, Economy