The debt default stalemate is careening toward next week’s hard deadline. And while there has been solid coverage of the catastrophic consequences of the nation defaulting on its obligations, it’s worth highlighting the voices that are directly connecting the dots between communities’ wellbeing and the economy. For instance, Center for American Progress’ Jean Ross writes: […]
#Taxday2023 was a day to celebrate hard fought victories for tax justice in Washington State. Last month, the Washington State Supreme Court upheld the state’s capital gains excise tax, passed in the legislature in 2021. An added plus – Washington’s Working Families Tax Credit was finally made available to all state tax filers this year. […]
Robin Wall Kimmerer considers the ethics of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy in this Emergence Magazine essay. She provides food for thought on concepts of the economy, scarcity, and competition that lead to inequity and asks what it would look like to move to a model of abundance and reciprocity […]
United for a Fair Economy has put out a new set of resources designed to help with everyday conversations about the economy and policy. There’s a conversation deck and a facilitator’s guide (in English and Spanish) – useful stuff for groups participating in or hosting local conversations about the economy with non-insiders. Access the digital […]
In collaboration with the State Revenue Alliance, We Make the Future shares digital toolkits, research findings, messaging implementation, and more on revenue and making the case for well-funded public systems. Our shared vision for overcoming and recovering from the pandemic centers interventions that make life better for families. Our partners desire to build a world […]
Chris Benner and Manuel Pastor invite us to imagine and examine solidarity economics – an approach grounded in our instincts for connection and community – and the ways it can help us build a more equitable, thriving economy. Click here for a free e-version of the book
Darrick Hamilton, Professor and and founding director of the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School, shares a vision for a racially and economically just economy (and more) in this Rockefeller Q&A. So that question I keep getting is, asking “can we achieve it tomorrow?” The answer is, I don’t know […]
A thoughtful new resource from The Economic Security Project – Building Economic Power Through Story: A Storytelling Guide for Guaranteed Income Advocates – prepared for the Guaranteed Income Community of Practice, is designed to facilitate a storytelling culture among guaranteed income advocates, incorporate stories into the work, and support recipients as leaders and advocates of […]
A new discussion in the Stanford Social Innovation Review with Glenn Harris, Michael McAfee, and Dorian Warren focuses on narrative change lessons from the work of the Housing Justice Narrative Initiative. Access the Discussion
Community Change’s Economic Narratives & Ideas Project, together with Lake Research Partners, has released new findings from quantitative and qualitative research on economic messaging. To access the key takeaways and recommendations — see the findings presentation and briefing. Learn more
Heather McGhee has launched a podcast on the heels of her incredible book: The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together. Taking a road trip across Covid-era America, McGhee explores stories of “solidarity and hope in a time of great division and peril for our democracy.” Listen to the […]
BROKE, a project between RadComms and the Center for Public Interest Communications, reveals the harmful narratives keeping in place the outcomes of capitalism and offers new narratives grounded in liberation and respect as well as a vision for a world where everyone’s needs are met. Learn more about the project and check out the new […]
Based on an expansive research agenda, the Winning Jobs Narrative team has developed a narrative architecture that progressive advocates and leaders can draw from to frame a broad range of issues. Download the project materials including the research scan, narrative toolkit, and briefing presentation slide deck. Winning Jobs Narrative Project
We are witnessing a power struggle over the heart and soul of America’s future. While the establishment fights to uphold the status quo of racial and gender oppression, economic subordination, and the hoarding of political power, our communities are fighting for what we need to live a life of dignity just like everyone else—the ability […]
To promote policies that advance the wellbeing of Black and brown people – while centering race, not avoiding it – Topos’ research adds two approaches to the body of work on using communication as a tool of creating change. In short: A barrier to policy support for some white people is a cycle of race […]
This report represents the completion of Phase One of the Winning Jobs Narrative Project —an expansive effort to collect and review important prior and existing opinion research focused on public attitudes around jobs and the economy, as well as existing campaigns and schools of thought about economic messaging. Access the Report
A values-based discussion guide – in English and Spanish – with accompanying open source artwork to inspire a national conversation about economic justice. Access the Discussion Guide
Racism makes our economy worse — and not just in ways that harm people of color, says public policy expert Heather C. McGhee. From her research and travels across the US, McGhee shares startling insights into how racism fuels bad policymaking and drains our economic potential — and offers a crucial rethink on what we […]
Domestic workers are entrusted with the most precious aspects of people’s lives — they’re the nannies, the elder-care workers and the house cleaners who do the work that makes all other work possible. Too often, they’re invisible, taken for granted or dismissed as “help,” yet they continue to do their wholehearted best for the families […]
Unions and a strong safety net are both necessary poles in a mutually reinforcing dynamic of growing worker power and political support for an expansive role for government that provides an economic foundation for all families and communities. Access the Economic Security Project’s Post
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is considered one of the most effective programs for reducing child poverty and promoting economic stability among low-wage families. But there is a suite of benefits that is needed to support workers in their daily lives, like paid leave and minimum wage, that rely on a progressive tax system. […]