Reports

Memo: A Path to Non-Police Enforcement of Civil Traffic Violations

To reduce police violence and abuses of power, officers’ contacts with the public can be limited by transferring some policing functions to non-police agencies that can better promote individual and societal well-being.

Guest UserAugust 24, 2020Guest Writers, Justice

Memo: Voters Support the Construction of New Offshore Wind Farms

Recently, Democrats have unveiled plans to invest in new clean energy infrastructure projects, including new offshore wind farms.

Guest UserAugust 20, 2020Climate, Infrastructure, Economy

Memo: Advancing Offshore Wind Energy in the U.S.

Globally, offshore wind development is flourishing.

Guest UserAugust 20, 2020Climate, Guest Writers

Memo: The Case for Same-Day Voter Registration

Same-day voter registration—where a voter can both register and vote on Election Day—improves democracy in the United States by making it easier for people to vote.

Guest UserAugust 20, 2020Democracy, Justice, Guest Writers

Memo: The Case for Comprehensive Marijuana Reform - Policies & Public Opinion

Although American voters from across the political spectrum overwhelmingly support legalizing marijuana, the racially unjust, ineffective, and wasteful war on marijuana persists.

Guest UserAugust 19, 2020Justice

Memo: Alternative Data and the Future of Credit Scoring

In 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), issued the request for “Information Regarding Use of Alternative Data and Modeling Techniques in the Credit Process.”

Guest UserAugust 17, 2020Justice, Coronavirus

Memo: Polling a Public Option for Health Insurance

As part of a June survey, Data for Progress sought to test support among likely voters for a public option for health insurance.

Guest UserAugust 14, 2020Healthcare, Taxes and Spending, Economy

Memo: Voters in Key States Support Expanded Unemployment Insurance

At the end of July, the expanded unemployment insurance (UI) benefit -- passed as part of the “Coronavirus Aid and Relief Act” (CARES) -- expired.

Progressive Senate ProjGuest UserAugust 12, 2020State-level Polling, Taxes and Spending, Workers Rights, Coronavirus, Economy

Memo: Voters in Key States Support the Progressive Pharmaceutical Agenda

Committing to a progressive pharmaceutical agenda is a political winner.

Progressive Senate ProjGuest UserAugust 12, 2020State-level Polling, Healthcare, Antitrust

Memo: From Civilian Input to Civilian Control - The Principles of Effective Police Oversight

In the days and weeks following the murder of George Floyd, people throughout the United States organized and protested against racist systems of policing, criminalization, and incarceration.

Guest UserAugust 11, 2020Justice, Democracy

Memo: The Need for a Pandemic Merger Moratorium

The medical and economic hardships produced by the coronavirus pandemic can be directly traced to extreme consolidation and monopolization.

Guest UserAugust 11, 2020Antitrust, Coronavirus, Healthcare, Workers Rights

Memo: Battleground Senate Voters Support Bold Climate Action

A progressive climate policy is a winning strategy for Democrats across the country and in key senate battleground states.

Guest UserAugust 6, 2020State-level Polling, Elections, Climate, Infrastructure, Economy

Memo: The Democratic Party Holds A Lead In Key States

The Democratic Party is well positioned in key states.

Guest UserAugust 6, 2020State-level Polling, Elections

Memo: Voters Support the Creation of a National Investment Authority

Left-leaning policymakers will need to build new public financial institutions to aggregate and direct capital into this new clean energy economy.

Guest UserAugust 5, 2020Taxes and Spending, Climate, Justice, Economy

Report: The Climate Case for a National Investment Authority

The economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic creates a crucial opening for a speedy and deliberate move to a massive infrastructure-led rebuilding and “greening” of the U.S. economy.

Guest UserAugust 5, 2020Guest Writers, Taxes and Spending, Climate, Justice, Economy

Memo: Ending Dispossession Through Student Loan Collection - Policies & Polling

The student loan debt crisis is leading to tremendous dispossession of wealth and income from borrowers.

Guest UserAugust 5, 2020Education, Justice, Taxes and Spending, Economy

Memo: The Case for a Community Health Corps - Responding to COVID19 with a Jobs Program to Build a New Infrastructure of Care

COVID-19 has caused intertwined health and economic crises: the virus threatens the health of millions of Americans, and the resulting economic harm is devastating, especially for working people and families.

Guest UserAugust 3, 2020Healthcare, Guest Writers, Coronavirus

Memo: Congress Must Provide Real Aid to People in the Next Stimulus Package

Congress has the ability to provide comprehensive aid to households in the next stimulus package.

Guest UserAugust 3, 2020Guest Writers, Taxes and Spending, Coronavirus, Workers Rights, Housing, Education, Children and Families, Economy

Memo: Senator Elizabeth Warren is the Vice-Presidential Choice for Key Voters

With fewer than 100 days until the general election, voters are anxiously awaiting to learn who the campaign of the presumptive Democratic nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, will choose as his vice-presidential nominee.

Guest UserJuly 31, 2020Elections

Memo: Biden’s Updated Climate Agenda has the Markings of a Green New Deal

The campaign’s recent additions to its climate plan are closely aligned with the targets set in Data For Progress’s Green New Deal roadmap.

Green New DealGuest UserJuly 30, 2020Climate, Justice