Democratic Party Policies
Article
Level-up Economics: Democrats’ Policy Debates Can Realign American Politics
The Hill
Analysis of a promising emerging pattern in the economic policy positions of Democratic presidential candidates during the 2020 primary season.
Article
Waking Up: America’s Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity for Structural Economic Reform and Political Renewal
Huffington Post
Long form article published during the 2016 US presidential race warning about the complacency of the Clinton campaign and proposing a much stronger and more coherent economic policy program. Based on the contents of a memo sent earlier to the campaign.
Paper
Transitioning to a New U.S. International Economic Policy: Toward a ‘Global Deal’ to Revive and Broaden the Benefits of Growth
Center for American Progress (CAP), IDS
Instead of expending scarce political capital on economically marginal free trade agreements, the new administration should focus on retooling and realigning the full spectrum of international aid, trade, and monetary policies so that they collectively serve to strengthen aggregate demand worldwide by building a larger, more prosperous global and US middle class.
Video
After the Meltdown: Advancing Living Standards Around the Globe in the Wake of the Financial Crisis
Center for American Progress (CAP), C-SPAN
Panel discussion with Former Turkish Finance Minister Kemal Dervis and ILO Director-General Juan Somavia on the financial crisis and corresponding need for President-elect Obama to develop a new and broader approach to US international economic policy. Based on a related policy brief published while affiliated with the Center for American Progress.