Game Changers: Economic Policies for a Working America
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The Game Changers project offers bold, new ideas to build a stronger, fairer, greener, and more inclusive economy for all Americans gamechangerspolicy.org
From wars abroad to debates over taxes & spending, today's headlines are about priorities. Our latest Game Changers proposals explore how to fund the future, rethink federal spending, and build a smaller, safer military. Plus: International tax justice. Check out: GameChangersPolicy.org
A stronger economy starts with affordable housing. The latest @gamechangerspolicy.bsky.social housing proposals call for: 🏘️ Social housing 🏠 National rent control 💡 Rent & energy bill assistance 🌪️ National disaster insurance Read more: gamechangerspolicy.org
Today, we're releasing three additional briefs as part of our collaboration with @periumass.bsky.social, which propose creating a Safe Housing Foundation, advancing national rent control, and establishing a Social Housing Development Authority: climateandcommunity.org/tag/game-cha...
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Climate and Community Institute@cplusc.bsky.social · 2w agoWithout an insurance system for the many, only the wealthy few are likely to remain solvent as climate-driven disasters increase. Read our policy brief produced in collaboration with @periumass.bsky.social on how the US can equitably spread the costs & benefits of a stable disaster insurance system:
Grateful to the @rooseveltinstitute.org for sharing my latest paper. Drawing on lessons from Brazil’s Pix, I argue that the future of payments doesn’t belong to stablecoins or Big Tech. It can be fast, low-cost, and built in the public interest.
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Roosevelt Institute@rooseveltinstitute.org · last wk.We treat roads and utilities as essential infrastructure. Why not the systems that move our money? @tonantzin-tlc.bsky.social lays out how public payment rails could cut through the fees and delays that make everyday financial transactions harder than they need to be.
We treat roads and utilities as essential infrastructure. Why not the systems that move our money? @tonantzin-tlc.bsky.social lays out how public payment rails could cut through the fees and delays that make everyday financial transactions harder than they need to be.
From Public Money to Public Rails: Reclaiming the Infrastructure of Money and Payments
The Problem Money is a public good, but the infrastructure that moves it is fragmented and largely controlled by private intermediaries. Payment delays, transaction fees, and uneven access increase co...
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The final group of #GameChangersPolicy has dropped. Housing, finance, public investment, and more. We focus on how to change the rules of a rigged game. Check them out!
Game Changers: Economic Policies for a Working America@gamechangerspolicy.bsky.social · last wk.What if we rewrote the rules of our economy to better serve people, communities, and the public interest? This week's Game Changers proposals explore bold ideas for Righting the Rules, from financial regulation and housing to public investment and tax policy. 🌐 GameChangersPolicy.org
This group is on finance, a sector badly in need of reform.
Game Changers: Economic Policies for a Working America@gamechangerspolicy.bsky.social · last wk.A more stable, equitable financial system: -No More Bailouts -End Financial Instability to Protect Household Income & Wealth -Reclaiming the Infrastructure of Money & Payments @tonantzin-tlc.bsky.social -Protecting Consumers & Our Financial System from Silicon Valley Fintechs -Public Banking
Curbing out of control militarism, and more...
Game Changers: Economic Policies for a Working America@gamechangerspolicy.bsky.social · last wk.These proposals rethink public investment, national priorities, & tax policy. -De-Militarizing the Federal Budget & Recalibrating the Labor Market -A Smaller, Safer Military -International Tax Justice for a Democratic Economy -Funding the Future While Reducing Inequality 🌐 GameChangersPolicy.org
A great proposal by @moira.bsky.social Birss about how to deal with the climate-induced insurance crisis. The latest from @gamechangerspolicy.bsky.social
Moira Birss@moira.bsky.social · 2w agoClimate change-fueled disasters threaten the safety of our homes & insurance provides a financial safety net to help us recover. But current insurance systems are failing, leaving households high (& not dry). What can the federal government do? I've got a proposal: peri.umass.edu/publication/...
As Congress debates stablecoins, the bigger question is who builds, governs, and benefits from the infrastructure that moves money? My new paper, drawing lessons from Brazil's Pix, argues the future of payments can be fast, low-cost, and built in the public interest peri.umass.edu/publication/...
From Public Money to Public Rails: Reclaiming the Infrastructure of Money and Payments
The Problem Money is a public good, but the infrastructure that moves it is fragmented and largely controlled by private intermediaries. Payment delays, transaction fees, and uneven access increase co...
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Game Changers: Economic Policies for a Working America@gamechangerspolicy.bsky.social · last wk.AI is advancing, Big Tech is pushing into finance, and stablecoins seek a bigger role. We need rules that put people first. 🎥 Watch below & explore proposals on: • No More Bailouts • Financial Stability • Payments Systems • Fintech Regulation • Public Banking 🌐 GameChangersPolicy.org
AI is advancing, Big Tech is pushing into finance, and stablecoins seek a bigger role. We need rules that put people first. 🎥 Watch below & explore proposals on: • No More Bailouts • Financial Stability • Payments Systems • Fintech Regulation • Public Banking 🌐 GameChangersPolicy.org
So glad to see this project out in the world and grateful to everyone at @periumass.bsky.social for the support. If you want to see more, you can check out all of the plans from our collective effort here:
PERI Umass Amherst@periumass.bsky.social · last wk.Game Changers launches the final wave of policy proposals! This week's proposals examine how we can reshape the rules governing finance, housing, taxation, defense spending, and public investment to build a more stable, equitable, and democratic economy. gamechangerspolicy.org
Here's the proposal from @aldasky.bsky.social, Maddison Wells, and myself on how we can eliminate housing and energy insecurity immediately for millions of people while also driving deep residential decarbonization for the climate. It's win-win-win policy for people, planet, and faith in government.
Toward Housing as a Human Right: Eliminate Extreme Housing and Energy Insecurity with a Safe Housing Foundation
The Problem Most Americans living in deep housing insecurity are renters, unhoused, or precariously housed. Only one quarter of households eligible for a Housing Choice Voucher are able to get one; th...
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Here's a plan for housing as a human right: ☑️ National rent control ☑️ Universal rent and energy bill assistance ☑️ National disaster insurance ☑️ Social housing development Proud to put this forward with @aldasky.bsky.social @markpaulecon.bsky.social @moira.bsky.social @hjacobcarlson.bsky.social
Game Changers: Economic Policies for a Working America
Game Changers presents policymakers with bold, new ideas to build a stronger, fairer, greener, and more inclusive economy for all Americans.
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This important report puts forth a bold policy vision for a National Housing Resilience Agency which would oversee the social transformations around risk reduction and equitable protection that are necessary for everybody to flourish in a changing climate. Incredible work by @moira.bsky.social
National Disaster Insurance for All: Single-Payer Disaster Insurance and Community Resilience Investments for Safer and More Affordable Housing
The Problem The climate crisis is fueling extreme weather and increasing disaster risk for households and housing providers across the country, representing collectives risks that no individual househ...
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Game Changers launches the final wave of policy proposals! This week's proposals examine how we can reshape the rules governing finance, housing, taxation, defense spending, and public investment to build a more stable, equitable, and democratic economy. gamechangerspolicy.org
Game Changers: Economic Policies for a Working America@gamechangerspolicy.bsky.social · last wk.What if we rewrote the rules of our economy to better serve people, communities, and the public interest? This week's Game Changers proposals explore bold ideas for Righting the Rules, from financial regulation and housing to public investment and tax policy. 🌐 GameChangersPolicy.org
What if we rewrote the rules of our economy to better serve people, communities, and the public interest? This week's Game Changers proposals explore bold ideas for Righting the Rules, from financial regulation and housing to public investment and tax policy. 🌐 GameChangersPolicy.org
One of my favorite Game Changers proposals! Trade and tariffs have come up frequently in my work over the past year, so I especially appreciate this proposal's vision for a stronger, fairer North American economy. Check it out: peri.umass.edu/publication/...
Democratizing North American Trade
The Problem Corporate-dominated trade deals Corporate-driven free trade agreements have distorted global trade and investment relationships over the past 40 years – including in North America. The…
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Game Changers: Economic Policies for a Working America@gamechangerspolicy.bsky.social · 2w agoTrade policy doesn't have to be a choice between corporate-driven trade deals and tariff wars. Our latest Game Changers proposal explores a better path for North America with stronger labor standards, environmental protections, & more. Watch the video and learn more: peri.umass.edu/publication/...
Trade policy doesn't have to be a choice between corporate-driven trade deals and tariff wars. Our latest Game Changers proposal explores a better path for North America with stronger labor standards, environmental protections, & more. Watch the video and learn more: peri.umass.edu/publication/...
Protecting our environment means reducing pollution, holding polluters accountable, and building more resilient communities. Watch our latest @gamechangerspolicy.bsky.social video and explore this week's proposals: peri.umass.edu/gamechangers/ @periumass.bsky.social
Let's focus on some basics: Raising the floor of wages in a meaningful and sustainable ways. Here are my and Ellora Derenoncourt's @princetonecon.bsky.social perspective on raising wages in ways the help change norms. peri.umass.edu/publication/... @gamechangerspolicy.bsky.social
Raising Wages by Changing Norms: Work Policy for the Long Game
The Problem Decades of wage stagnation in the U.S. can be traced to powerful economic forces arising from product and labor markets and changes in the economic organization of work. Sluggish wage grow...
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SOLIDARITY INSURANCE & "JUST CAUSE" JOB PROTECTION From The Game Changers Project: - Solidarity Insurance: Reimagining Unemployment Insurance as a Platform for Worker Power - tiny.cc/solins - ‘Just Cause’ Job Protections - tiny.cc/JustCause
What would it take to build a healthcare system that puts patients before profits? Watch our latest video, then explore two Game Changers proposals: 📄Medicare for All: peri.umass.edu/publication/... 📄End Profiteering in Health Care: peri.umass.edu/publication/...
More gamechangers! Shout out to Work&Labor team. Alexander Hertel-Fernandez' great work on Solidarity Insurance, Irene Tung&Paul Sonn on "Just Cause" Job Protections & Ellora Derenoncourt & @profsheenalives.bsky.social on raising wages. @gamechangerspolicy.bsky.social gamechangerspolicy.org
Game Changers: Economic Policies for a Working America
Game Changers presents policymakers with bold, new ideas to build a stronger, fairer, greener, and more inclusive economy for all Americans.
gamechangerspolicy.org
Climate change-fueled disasters threaten the safety of our homes & insurance provides a financial safety net to help us recover. But current insurance systems are failing, leaving households high (& not dry). What can the federal government do? I've got a proposal: peri.umass.edu/publication/...
National Disaster Insurance for All: Single-Payer Disaster Insurance and Community Resilience Investments for Safer and More Affordable Housing
The Problem The climate crisis is fueling extreme weather and increasing disaster risk for households and housing providers across the country, representing collectives risks that no individual househ...
peri.umass.edu
Our second wave of bold, innovative policies has launched! Policies that address Medicare for All, climate change, affordable housing, North American trade, unemployment insurance, job protection, and a livable wage. Game Changers that build a better economy for all Americans. GameChangersPolicy.org
Game Changers: Economic Policies for a Working America@gamechangerspolicy.bsky.social · 2w agoThe second wave of Game Changers is here! From Medicare for All and raising wages to worker protections, healthier environments, climate resilience, and North American worker-centered trade, these proposals offer bold ideas for a more secure economy. 🌐: gamechangerspolicy.org
Excited to join with Irene Tung and @gamechangerspolicy.bsky.social in making the case for "just cause" job protections -- especially as AI increases precarity in the workplace peri.umass.edu/publication/...
‘Just Cause’ Job Protections
The Problem In the United States, most employers can legally fire workers without warning, an explanation, or severance pay. This system, known as “at-will” employment, can cause great harm to U.S. wo...
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Game Changers: Economic Policies for a Working America@gamechangerspolicy.bsky.social · 2w agoThe second wave of Game Changers is here! From Medicare for All and raising wages to worker protections, healthier environments, climate resilience, and North American worker-centered trade, these proposals offer bold ideas for a more secure economy. 🌐: gamechangerspolicy.org
The second wave of Game Changers is here! From Medicare for All and raising wages to worker protections, healthier environments, climate resilience, and North American worker-centered trade, these proposals offer bold ideas for a more secure economy. 🌐: gamechangerspolicy.org
Having served as Director of Chicago’s Office of New Americans early in my career, I saw firsthand how thoughtful immigrant inclusion policies can strengthen communities. That’s why I appreciate the vision behind this Game Changers proposal, “The Wealth of Welcome.”
Game Changers: Economic Policies for a Working America@gamechangerspolicy.bsky.social · 3w agoImmigration policy should be about more than enforcement. Our Game Changers proposal, "The Wealth of Welcome," explores a more welcoming, orderly, and fair approach that helps people, communities, and our economy thrive. 🎥 Watch below Read the proposal: peri.umass.edu/publication/...
No more Games of Thrones. No more Hunger Games. No more Squid Games. Go to the Common Dreams interview with Gerald Epstein to learn more about alternatives. www.commondreams.org/opinion/econ...
Game Changers: Building an Economy that Works for Working Americans | Common Dreams
There is an arsenal of bold policies out there to embrace that will “defeat fascism, preserve democracy, and help create a greener, stronger and fairer economy for American workers.”
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