In NJ, utility bills dominated the governor’s race—families are fed up with unpredictable rate hikes from monopoly providers.

Roosevelt calls for public oversight of utilities, stronger price regulation, and treating affordable energy as a basic right. rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/how-to-...

Childcare now costs more than college in most of the country—and in 17 states, more than rent. @epi.org

Our plan? Public investment to expand care options, higher wages for care workers, and a system families can actually afford. rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...

In NJ, utility bills dominated the governor’s race—families are fed up with unpredictable rate hikes from monopoly providers.

Roosevelt calls for public oversight of utilities, stronger price regulation, and treating affordable energy as a basic right. rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/how-to-...

#DYK: A whopping 43% of adults in VA are borrowing to cover groceries, as rising food prices push families into debt. @nokidhungry.org

This calls for capping prices on essential goods, banning junk fees, and regulating algorithmic price-fixing. rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/breathi...

We hope you’ll join us in this important work.

A government redesigned to actually serve the people it represents requires all of us working together to make it real.

We’re also contributing to projects led by others—like @sharblock.bsky.social’s work at @cljeharvard.bsky.social and @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social + Sam Berger’s Reconstructing Democracy Initiative.

Finally, we’ll partner with @democracyforward.org + union allies to rebuild a modern workforce.

Proud to advance this work with incredible partners on a variety of key issues—@cljeharvard.bsky.social, @democracyforward.org, Empowering Democracy Initiative, Governing for Impact, @equitablegrowth.bsky.social, Workshop, and others.

Stay tuned for more!

The energy and commitment in the room yesterday gave us great hope for what’s next.

Our work to build a more responsive and effective government doesn’t end here!

We closed with our CEO @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social and Yohannes Abraham discussing how to prepare for future governing moments—how future leaders can deliver on promises and tackle longer-term challenges that never make the debate stage.

Jennifer Abruzzo, @awhf.bsky.social, Tara McGuiness, @melissa-in-dc.bsky.social, and @mbmaxwell.bsky.social explored how to move from insider influence → people power—and build meaningful public engagement into how government operates.

@alexsjacquez.bsky.social shared polling from @groundwork.bsky.social & @dataforprogress.org that showed that the American people are hungry for a government that works for them.

Their findings show bold government works when it serves people, not companies. www.filesforprogress.org/datasets/202...

Then Nell Abernathy, @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social, Clarence Wardell, @jmargetta.bsky.social and Ben Bain of @niskanencenter.bsky.social tackled how to “fix the plumbing”—the overlooked operational mechanics that determine whether policy truly serves the public.

Policy lives or dies on execution.

Jason Miller and @bharatramamurti.bsky.social used the example of student debt relief to explain how government can shift its default, from caution → boldness.

Our first panel featured @linamkhan.bsky.social, @pkryan.bsky.social, and Hannah Garden-Monheit who discussed how to make government deliver despite hostile courts and congressional dysfunction—including by combating regulatory capture, risk aversion, and bureaucratic inertia.

Our CEO @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social opened by reminding us this isn’t an academic exercise—the report has 161 actionable recommendations for immediately making government more modern, nimble, and democratic.

Everyone in the room shared her commitment—and determination—to make that vision real.

Todd’s latest brief breaks down the legal options before the justices—and why this case matters for building a progressive trade policy that serves the public good, not unchecked executive power. rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...