Equity & Justice
The Public Leadership Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan policy and leadership center organized to explore and raise public awareness about key public policy issues of equity and justice and to develop public leaders who will improve the economic and social conditions of all Americans.
IdeaLog
Truth-telling the Confederacy
Posted on August 16, 2017
As white supremacists and neo-Nazis crawl out of the woodwork and try to infest our communities with hate, it is important to contest their revisionist history. You know that Trumpism is based on white...
Read MoreHow to strengthen the “Better Deal” message
Posted on August 1, 2017
Last week, the Senate and House Minority Leaders published op-eds in the New York Times and the Washington Post announcing their new messaging under the banner of “A Better Deal: Better Jobs, Better Wages,...
Read MoreHow to handle another ten tough questions
Posted on July 20, 2017
This is from our newly-published 3rd Edition of Voicing Our Values, which you can read here. The following questions are phrased from a relatively hostile point of view. Whether the questioner is actually hostile or...
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Truth-telling the Confederacy, Paid Sick Days, Sound Tax Policy and More
Posted on August 16, 2017
White Supremacists Are Terrorists Resolution: The Illinois Senate adopted a resolution that condemns violence and intimidation by white supremacist organizations and calls on law enforcement agencies to protect Americans from such groups in the...
Read MoreToo Young to Test, Better Deal Messaging, Brand-New Books and More
Posted on August 2, 2017
Too Young to Test Act: There is far too much reliance on standardized testing in public schools, hurting schoolchildren, teachers and administrators. Federal law requires testing in grades 3-8 and once in high school,...
Read MoreData Privacy Protection, Paid Sick Days, Carbon Farming and More
Posted on July 20, 2017
Data Privacy Protection Act: The private records of millions of people have been compromised by individuals and corporations that have failed to protect electronic records in a manner consistent with industry standards. The Data...
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PLI’s work featured in Glamour Magazine
Posted on July 27, 2017
Abortion Rights Are Under Attack, but Some States Are Fighting Back By Lily Herman It’s no secret that President Donald Trump, his administration, and Republican lawmakers are trying to dismantle women’s reproductive rights in 2017....
Read MorePLI work praised on the Katie Speak Show
Posted on July 24, 2017
Fighting Back At The Texas Legislature: A Conversation With Katie Klabusich by Kit O’Connell [This is a description of part of the show. The entire podcast version is here.] Then, the show’s host, Katie Klabusich, and...
Read MoreStory in Popsugar
Posted on June 27, 2017
1 Year After Supreme Court Win For Abortion Rights, What Has Changed? by Lucy Westcott On the morning of June 27, 2016, Aimee Arrambide sat at her computer, constantly refreshing law website SCOTUSBlog and...
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