Evidence Brief: The World of Public Banks
The world of public banks is experiencing a renaissance. Public banks helped to stabilize economies in the wake of the 2008-09 global financial crisis. Public banks …
Our Research
Climate & Community Institute (CCI) creates research that connects issues that dominate our political economy directly with the climate crisis. We lay the groundwork for ambitious and creative climate goals in the near term, and build the vision for a just, decarbonized future.
Evidence Brief: Public Banks 101
Public banks of one type or another exist practically everywhere on earth. There too is nothing new about public banks. However, since the 2008-09 global financial …
Shared Fates
Every year, more people across the United States experience climate disasters, forcing them to leave their homes, lose their belongings, and be separated from jobs and …
From Margins to Growth
The structure of the railroad industry in the United States constitutes a massive and ongoing missed opportunity. Freight service is in decline, and passenger service lags …
Homes Act: Analysis of Legislative Impact
The Homes Act, federal legislation authored by Senator Tina Smith (MN) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY), would establish a housing development authority to finance, repair, and …
Memo: Key research findings on establishing a national Green Social Housing Development Authority
The only way out of our housing and climate crises is through a massive investment in housing as a public good: developing a national green social …
Seize the Future
The polycrisis is wreaking economic insecurity, mass death and genocide, climate disasters, and other kinds of instability on working people worldwide. Progressives must put forward policies …
Development, Debt, and Disaster Risk in ‘Nature’s Casino’
As climate-related disasters become more frequent and severe, countries in the Global South continue to bear the biggest costs of the crisis. In the most vulnerable …
How Do We Fix Public Insurance Programs?
Hurricane season has begun in the U.S. – and is predicted to be “extraordinary.” Wildfire season has started and thousands of acres have already burned. These …
Who Owns Power in the Energy Transition?
Governments globally have privatized and marketized the electricity sector as part of the larger economic trend toward neoliberalism over the past 50 years. Fully decarbonizing the …
