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.
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Vaccine mandates represent winning politics
Posted on September 22, 2021
More than 73 percent of adults, including 86 percent of Democrats and 60 percent of Republicans, have taken at least one shot of the COVID vaccine. Only about 40 percent of children over 11...
Read MoreHow to talk about abortion rights
Posted on September 8, 2021
According to the latest polling (Sept. 4-7 by YouGov – see page 101), by a margin of 50 to 28 percent, Americans want the Supreme Court to uphold Roe v. Wade. Gallup, which asks...
Read MoreHow to talk to vaccine skeptics
Posted on August 25, 2021
Lies and deliberate misinformation about COVID vaccines have killed thousands of Americans. Those of us who are vaccinated understandably feel like yelling at the unvaccinated to wise up. But, of course, that won’t persuade...
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Vaccine Mandates, Homeless Crisis, Aging Population and More
Posted on September 23, 2021
Prepare for an Aging Population Act: In most jurisdictions, the percent of elderly residents is growing fast. The Prepare for an Aging Population Act would establish a task force to study the state’s or...
Read MoreAbortion, COVID-19, School Lunch Eligibility and More
Posted on September 8, 2021
Temporary Workers Bill of Rights Act: In the “gig economy,” there are a lot of jobs that are essentially “temporary.” The Temporary Workers Bill of Rights Act establishes minimum standards and enforcement mechanisms for...
Read MoreVaccine Skeptics, Census Data, Bold New Laws and More
Posted on August 25, 2021
Divestment from Fossil Fuels Act: It seems like every day we see new evidence of climate change, from wildfires in California to floods in Tennessee. With the Divestment from Fossil Fuels Act, every jurisdiction...
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Network Director Dave Woodward featured in Politico
Posted on June 21, 2021
“The Man Who Remade Oakland” (Part II) In 1998, when Dave Woodward was elected to the state House at age 22, one of the things that immediately separated him from other young win-it-now political...
Read MoreGloria Totten on The Great Battlefield podcast
Posted on March 16, 2020
Developing Progressive Leaders with Gloria Totten of Public Leadership Institute The Great Battlefield podcast interviews Gloria to talk about her career in politics from Political Director at NARAL to founding Public Leadership Institute where...
Read MorePLI in new book, “All Politics Is Local”
Posted on November 20, 2019
A new book, All Politics Is Local: Why Progressives Must Fight for the States, discusses the challenges and opportunities for progressives in state legislatures across the nation. It’s a great book and the Public Leadership...
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