Tenants Right to Organize Act: For residential tenants, collective action is often the most effective, or only, way to solve legitimate grievances against the landlord. The Tenants Right to Organize Act, based on a District of Columbia statute, protects the right of tenants to form and operate an organization to advocate on their own behalf.
Stop the generational horoscopes: Blaming the boomers, or the millennials, or any other age group is no more truthful than a horoscope. Focusing on generations creates false conflicts that divert us from the real ones – the rich against the rest of us, the racists against advocates for equal opportunity, the authoritarians against democracy itself. For more, see the latest IdeaLog, our blog intended to raise eyebrows and engage minds.
Tenant’s Rights in a Landlord’s World: Every year, millions of tenants have to defend themselves in court eviction proceedings without a lawyer. Tenants need representation and tenant organizations can help, explains a podcast from Duke University’s School of Public Policy.
Falling behind because the party refuses to change: We are fighting current political battles by following an obsolete textbook. Veteran political consultant Will Robinson explains why the usual campaign tactics don’t work anymore and how we’ve got to change.
Millionaire taxes gain steam as states face budget crunches: Maine and Washington, following New Jersey and Massachusetts, have enacted taxes on the wealthy. Many other states are considering the same, according to Stateline.
2026 Progressive Agenda for States & Localities: PLI has published the latest edition of our Progressive Agenda, which highlights 50 model bills and hyperlinks to more than 250 models. Different proposals fit blue, purple and red states.
Blaming the boomers, or the millennials, or any other age group is no more truthful than a horoscope. Focusing on generations creates false conflicts that divert us from the real ones – the rich...
Fair Competition in Residential Rent Act: Rental rates are going up in part because of anti-competitive practices by landlords who use algorithmic rent-setting software. The Fair Competition in Residential Rent Act prohibits rental property owners from...
Despite Iran, ICE, Epstein, and rampant corruption, the issue that Americans really care about this year is their own cost of living. While progressives love to answer public concerns with promises of specific legislation,...
Price Gouging Prohibition Act: While Americans are focused on affordability, gasoline and diesel prices are going through the roof. What can legislators do? The Price Gouging Prohibition Act impowers the state to prevent grossly...
Current prices for gasoline, diesel fuel and other petrochemical products are not based on the market. They are a failure of the market system and it’s time for progressives to talk about it. As...
Resolution Against Deceptive Practices in Reproductive Health: Unregulated Pregnancy Clinics (UPCs) are intended to deceive. They look like legitimate medical providers in order to deliver anti-abortion disinformation in the guise of medicine. The Resolution...
We are engaged in a struggle to preserve democracy, the rule of law, and a nation that at least attempts to pursue justice. Someday we’re all going to wonder if we did enough. These...
Qualified Oversight in Reproductive Care Act: If an unregulated pregnancy clinic (UPC) is offering medical services, then it needs to be held to the standards of a legitimate health care provider. The Qualified Oversight...
Eighty percent of unregulated pregnancy clinics (UPCs) offer obstetric ultrasound examinations. That procedure requires supervision by a doctor. But in many or most cases, supervision isn’t happening. An obstetric ultrasound examination requires an order...