Today's Ideas & Actions
The Institute for America’s Future is a center of nonpartisan research and education devoted to shaping a compelling progressive agenda and message. We strive to open up the space for new thinking and bold reforms on such kitchen-table concerns as the availability of good jobs, affordable health care, accessible higher education, retirement security, improved public infrastructure, living wages, healthy workplaces, safe food, fair trade and clean energy.
We equip Americans with the tools and information needed to drive issues into the national debate, challenge failed conservative policies and build support for the progressive vision of a government that is on the side of working people.
We’re spearheading the development of a compelling progressive economic agenda and message. We convene progressive leaders to encourage the adoption of a common economic agenda and message so that our collective voices echo powerfully.
Finally, we are an incubator of national campaigns in which progressives join together to form policies that advance economic prosperity and opportunity for lower- and middle-income Americans.
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR WORK
Stop Shackling Students With Debt
TAKE ACTION Today, the average student graduates from college with a diploma and an anchor — $25,000 of debt. In July, if Congress doesn't act, student loan rates will double. But right now Senate conservatives are blocking a bill that would prevent that from happening. Click here to tell your senators: Act now to keep student loan rates from doubling!
Then let's push for a bold agenda for making college affordable. Read our commentary »
Investigate Wall Street Criminals
We're keeping the heat on the Obama administration so that the Wall Street bankers whose violations of the law caused millions to either lose their homes or end up with underwater mortgages are brought to justice.
Follow our posts on the Wall Street investigations »
We fought to get Edward DeMarco removed from his role as overseer of the major mortgage financiers.
Find out why »
"Koch
Brothers Exposed" details
the damage that billionaires Charles and David Koch are doing to individuals, communities
and to our entire democracy. We co-sponsored a special screening of
the film April 2 in Washington. Now you can get your own copy of the film and organize a screening in your area.
» Get your copy or find screenings in your area
» Learn more about the Koch Brothers on OurFuture.org
Robert Borosage: "Personally, I salute President Obama for speaking out for equality. This was an act of courage, no matter what the calculations." Read more »
Terrance Heath and other progressive writers weigh in.
See their posts »
May 15: Stand Against Austerity
Conservative one-percenter Peter G. Peterson on May 15 ihosted a "fiscal summit" to discuss the future of such programs as Social Security and Medicare. The public wasn't invited, but we showed up with Sen. Bernie Sanders anyway to say no to growth-killing austerity and yes to jobs and rebuilding the middle class.
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Roger Hickey: "Peterson and his friends are really gathered here to try to lay the basis for a post-election “grand bargain” that would slash public spending for the middle class and the poor ... They are right that we refuse..." Read Hickey's "Protest The Fiscal Summit" speech and more »
