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.
5/13/2026
In 2025, the U.S. murder rate was the lowest in recorded history (nationwide records begin in 1960). It has nothing to do with Trump, with policing or sentencing. In fact, we really have no...
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4/29/2026
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...
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4/15/2026
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,...
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4/2/2026
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...
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3/18/2026
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...
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3/5/2026
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...
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5/13/2026
Crime Rate Study Commission Act: Largely because of media coverage, residents have a distorted view of crime rates in your state/city/county. The Crime Rate Study Commission Act creates a commission that will seek to...
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4/29/2026
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...
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4/15/2026
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...
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4/2/2026
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...
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3/19/2026
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...
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3/5/2026
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...
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