Vision 2020: Evidence for a stronger economy
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To shape the 2020 policy debate and lead the charge for long-term structural change, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth has released Vision 2020: Evidence for a stronger economy. This book is a compilation of 21 essays by a new generation of scholars who are proposing evidence-backed, concre…
Lessons from the New Deal of the 1930s for a Green New Deal today
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This post was adapted from remarks delivered at Vision 2020: Evidence for a Stronger Economy, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth’s policy conference, which was held November 1, 2019. Climate change activists in the United States and around the world can take heart from recent polls that show…
Equitable Growth’s Vision 2020 book of essays on economic inequality and growth will inform 2020 policy debate
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At our “Vision 2020 conference” last month, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth announced the forthcoming release of a compilation of 21 innovative, evidence-based, and concrete ideas to shape the 2020 policy debate. This compilation of essays into a book, Vision 2020: Evidence for a Stronger…
Vision 2020 conference probes inequality’s effects on the U.S. economy and policy changes to counteract them
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A spirit of optimism about the ability of government to address fundamental issues underlying U.S. economic inequality and a determination to advance evidence-based policies for broad-based economic growth infused an all-day policy event hosted by the Washington Center for Equitable Growth on Novemb…
Equitable Growth hosts Vision 2020 Conference in Washington, highlighting connection between economic inequality and growth
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Economic inequality in the United States has grown over the past few decades to levels not seen in nearly a century. As a result, more than any presidential election in recent memory, the 2020 campaign has become an arena for debating transformative ideas to address the generational challenges of in…