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Memo: A New Generation of Prosecutors Is Leading the Charge to Reimagine Public Safety

Our survey of 19 reform-minded prosecutors identifies their approaches to community safety and the obstacles impeding their efforts.

Lew BlankNovember 18, 2021Justice, Judiciary

Memo: Women Have an Important Opportunity to Unite as a Diverse Coalition

From July 26th to August 20, 2021, Data for Progress, on behalf of the Women’s March, conducted a survey of the Women’s March membership list and an identical survey among a national sample of women.

Guest UserOctober 19, 2021Justice

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: The Occupations of Climate Ambition

We determined the occupations that would benefit most from federal climate action and built a unique data explorer.

Lew BlankJuly 20, 2021Climate, Taxes and Spending, Justice, Workers Rights, Economy

Memo: Voters Support Investments in Natural Climate Solutions

The American Jobs Plan includes several proposals to improve the resiliency of our nation’s oceans and coastal communities.

Guest UserJune 23, 2021Climate, Justice, Taxes and Spending, Economy

Memo: Progressive Guide to the American Jobs Plan

A guide to the key pillars of the American Jobs Plan and how they compare with other progressive proposals.

Lew BlankJune 16, 2021Justice, Children and Families, Climate, Coronavirus, Taxes and Spending, Housing, Education, Economy

Memo: Voters Support the THRIVE Act

This spring, lawmakers introduced the THRIVE Act, an economic recovery bill to create 15 million new good-paying jobs while advancing gender, environmental, Indigenous, economic, and racial justice.

Guest UserMay 26, 2021Climate, Justice, Infrastructure, Children and Families, Economy

Memo: Voters in Key Senate States Support a Pathway to Citizenship

From the end of April into early May, 2021, Data for Progress fielded surveys in ten states to measure support among likely voters for a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, TPS-holders, farmworkers and other essential workers.

Guest UserMay 10, 2021Immigration, State-level Polling, Justice

Memo: Primary Care for All - Expand Public and Nonprofit Community Health Centers

Access to basic medical care must be a right for all Americans, especially in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Guest UserMay 5, 2021Healthcare, Infrastructure, Justice, Economy

Memo: The Urgency and Popularity of Transforming America’s Unemployment Insurance System

The Unemployment Insurance (UI) system is a cornerstone of our economic infrastructure, supporting working people between jobs while smoothing economic crises.

Guest UserMay 3, 2021Taxes and Spending, Workers Rights, Guest Writers, Justice

Memo: Voters Support a Progressive Climate Innovation Agenda

Guest UserApril 19, 2021Climate, Justice, Infrastructure, Economy

Memo: Americans Support Reforming SSI and Expanding Community Services for People with Disabilities and Seniors

Bipartisan majorities support action on Biden campaign promises on Medicaid Home and Community Based Services, Supplemental Security Income.

Guest UserApril 15, 2021Healthcare, Taxes and Spending, Justice, Disability

Memo: The Public Infrastructure for Care

The Biden administration has a significant opportunity to make our healthcare system more comprehensive and equitable.

Guest UserApril 13, 2021Healthcare, Infrastructure, Justice, Economy

Memo: Voters Support Climate Financial Reforms

President Biden campaigned and won on a platform to take a “whole-of-government” approach to combat the climate crisis.

Guest UserApril 12, 2021Climate, Justice

Memo: National Voters Support Infrastructure and Clean Energy Investments that Meet the Moment

Now that the American Rescue Plan has been signed into law, both the White House and leaders in Congress are planning new legislation to enact President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda.

Guest UserMarch 28, 2021Infrastructure, Climate, Coronavirus, Justice, Economy

Memo: Voters Support Federal Investments to Improve Household Energy Efficiency

President Biden campaigned and won on a Build Back Better agenda to make much-needed investments in American infrastructure, create new jobs to help Americans recover from the coronavirus economic downturn, and address systemic environmental injustices.

Guest UserMarch 17, 2021Housing, Climate, Justice, Infrastructure, Economy

Memo: Voters Want to Expand Medicaid

In all eight states we find high levels of support for Medicaid expansion

Guest UserMarch 5, 2021Healthcare, Justice, Disability

Memo: Voters Oppose State Level Budget Cuts and Want Public Sector Employees Protected

We find that likely voters are extremely concerned about the prospect of additional cuts to the services state and local governments provide.

Guest UserMarch 3, 2021Taxes and Spending, Workers Rights, Justice

Memo: A Roadmap to 100% Clean Electricity by 2035

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned and won on a bold platform for confronting the climate crisis and building a clean energy economic recovery

Guest UserFebruary 5, 2021Climate, Infrastructure, Justice, Democracy, Economy

Memo: Guaranteed Income for Kids Transitioning out of Foster Care

More and more in America, young adults rely on their parents and other relatives for housing and financial support well into their 20s.

Guest UserFebruary 5, 2021Guest Writers, Children and Families, Taxes and Spending, Justice, Healthcare