Progressive Policy Institute
{{Short description|Centrist American think tank}}
{{Infobox organization
|name = Progressive Policy Institute
|image = Progressive Policy Institute Logo.jpg
|size = 140px
|abbreviation = PPI
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|formation = 1989
|type = Public policy think tank
|location = Washington, D.C., 20005
|leader_title = President and CEO
|leader_name = Will Marshall
|website = {{URL|http://www.progressivepolicy.org}}
}}
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The Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that serves as a public policy think tank in the United States. The Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) founded it in 1989.{{Cite web |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/12/recruiting-bill-clinton/281946/ |title=Recruiting Bill Clinton |last=From |first=Al |work=The Atlantic |quote=We
Key people
Its president is Will Marshall, who writes on foreign policy, defense, national service, globalization, trade policy, and cultural issues. The organization's executive director is Lindsay Lewis. Its chief economic strategist is Michael Mandel, who writes on innovation, growth, and the reduction of what he described as "regulatory accumulation".{{cite web |last1=Mandel |first1=Michael |title=Regulatory Improvement Commission: A Politically-Viable Approach to U.S. Regulatory Reform |url=https://www.progressivepolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/05.2013-Mandel-Carew_Regulatory-Improvement-Commission_A-Politically-Viable-Approach-to-US-Regulatory-Reform.pdf |publisher=Progressive Policy Institute (2013)}} Several former leading government officials have held senior positions or affiliations with the organization, including William Galston, Austan Goolsbee, Elaine Kamarck, Bruce Reed, Andrew Rotherham, Robert J. Shapiro, Paul Weinstein, and Ed Gresser.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/12/us/politics/11web-goolsbee.html|title=Austan Goolsbee|last=Rampell|first=Catherine|date=11 November 2008|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=4 December 2016}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.progressivepolicy.org/author/paulweinstein/|title=Paul Weinstein|publisher=Progressive Policy Institute|access-date=4 December 2016}}{{Cite web|url=http://archives.republicans.edlabor.house.gov/archive/hearings/106th/ecyf/edreform52599/rotherham.htm|title=Testimony of Mr. Rotherham|last=Rotherham|first=Andrew J.|date=25 May 1999|website=archives.republicans.edlabor.house.gov|access-date=4 December 2016}}{{Cite journal|last1=Galston|first1=William|author-link=William Galston|last2=Kamarck|first2=Elaine Ciulla|year=1989|title=The Politics of Evasion: Democrats and the Presidency|url=http://www.progressivepolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Politics_of_Evasion.pdf|journal=Progressive Policy Institute|access-date=4 December 2016}}
Center for New Liberalism
In February 2020, the Center for New Liberalism (CNL) (formerly known as the Neoliberal Project) joined as a new initiative of the Progressive Policy Institute.{{Cite web|title=A New Chapter: The Neoliberal Project Joins PPI|url=https://www.progressivepolicy.org/blogs/a-new-chapter-the-neoliberal-project-joins-ppi/|access-date=2020-11-15|website=Progressive Policy Institute|date=10 February 2020|language=en-US}} Their network comprises over eighty chapters across the world.{{Cite web |title=Chapters |url=https://neoliberalproject.org/chapters |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=Neoliberal Project |language=en-US}} The national organization produces a podcast,{{Cite web |title=The Neoliberal Podcast |url=https://neoliberalproject.org/neoliberal-podcast |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=Neoliberal Project |language=en-US}} conference,{{Cite web |title=New Directions for Democrats |url=https://www.newdirections.democrat/ |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=New Directions for Democrats |language=en-US}} and livestreamed events.{{Citation |title=NeoliberalProject - Twitch |url=https://www.twitch.tv/neoliberalproject |access-date=2022-07-14}} The organization also runs a satirical annual competition to select the "Shill" of the year.{{Cite web |title=Who Is The Neoliberal Shill Of The Year? : The Indicator from Planet Money |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/03/01/699561922/who-is-the-neoliberal-shill-of-the-year |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=NPR.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2019-10-25 |title=BPR Interviews: The Neoliberal Project |url=https://brownpoliticalreview.org/2019/10/bpr-interviews-the-neoliberal-project/ |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=Brown Political Review |language=en-US}} In September 2022, the organization full rebranded itself under the "Center for New Liberalism."{{Cite web |title=Our New Website and a New(ish) Name |url=https://cnliberalism.org/posts/new-website-newish-name |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Center for New Liberalism |language=en-US}} Since joining PPI, CNL has held events with Senator John Hickenlooper, Governor Jared Polis{{Cite web |title=Building a Better Colorado, Featuring Gov. Jared Polis |url=https://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-a-better-colorado-featuring-gov-jared-polis-tickets-686307753967?aff=oddtdtcreator |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Eventbrite |language=en-us}} and were guests at the White House during the Biden administration.{{Cite web |title=Center for New Liberalism Celebrates Successful New Liberal Action Summit |url=https://newdemocracy.net/media/press-release-nlas-2024 |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=NEW DEMOCRACY |language=en-US}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.progressivepolicy.org/}}
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Category:Democratic Party (United States) organizations
Category:Organizations established in 1989
Category:Political and economic think tanks in the United States
Category:Foreign policy and strategy think tanks in the United States
Category:Institutes based in the United States
Category:501(c)(3) organizations
Category:Neoliberal organizations
Category:Centrist political advocacy groups in the United States
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