Archive - People's Policy Project

Abundance Has a Theory of Power

I don't know why this is being so obfuscated.

Jun 9

May 2025

Is There Really an Epidemic of Workless Medicaid Recipients?

A deep dive into the Survey of Income and Program Participation.

May 16

April 2025

Success Sequence Followers Do Not Follow the Success Sequence

More on this fake thing.

Apr 29

The Employment of Young Men

The flimsiest of possible excuses for cutting Medicaid.

Apr 11

Federal Workers Are Spread Out Across the Country

Contrary to popular belief, they don't all work in DC.

Apr 2

March 2025

What Happens to People Who Have Three Months of Emergency Savings?

Following them for a year reveals lots of economic insecurity.

Mar 25

The Abundance Agenda

Mar 24

How Many People Live Paycheck to Paycheck?

A thrillingly ambiguous debate.

Mar 19

February 2025

NEW PAPER: Creating an Alaska-Style Permanent Fund in Washington State

Alaska shows that states can tackle wealth inequality if they really want to.

Feb 28

NEW PAPER: Providing Family Benefits in Washington State

How states can create a system of social democratic family benefits.

Feb 27

Trump’s Freeze on Clean Energy Funding Harms States and Nonprofits Most

Trump can stop Direct Pay grants but not tax credits.

Feb 25

December 2024

Health Care Administration Wastes Half a Trillion Dollars Every Year

Health insurers are actually very bad.

Dec 10, 2024

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