Progressive Policy Institute

INTRODUCTION The aftermath of the acute phase of the pandemic has brought two important disability-related trends to the workplace. First, cognitive difficulties, debilitating fatigue, and other challenging conditions have become increasingly prevalent as long-term consequences of infection with COVID-19. Partly as a result, the number of adults reporting disabilities has surged in recent years.

PPI’s Trade Fact of the Week: ‘American’ foods are the base of som tam, goulash, vindaloo, Swiss chocolate, and French fries By: / 11.21.2023 FACT: ‘American’ foods are the base of som tam, goulash, vindaloo, Swiss chocolate, and French fries.

Today, Dr. Diana Moss, Vice President and Director of Competition Policy at the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI), provided new analysis on the proposed merger of JetBlue and ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) Spirit. The merger raises novel issues for airline competition in the United States and is the first time the U.S. Department of Justice has sought to block an airline merger because it will substantially reduce competition under Section 7 of the Clayton Act.

The merger of JetBlue and Spirit has surfaced novel issues for airline competition in U.S. passenger markets, where concentration is often high and smaller carriers face a high hurdle in getting a foothold. As with previous airline mergers, the prospect of reduced competition following a JetBlue-Spirit merger raises concerns about higher fares and lower quality. But it is also an important case of first impression.

By Neel Brown There is wisdom in the words of legendary boxer Mike Tyson, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” The ultra-green activists have been punched in the mouth, so to speak. Their plan to keep all fossil fuels in the ground has been bested by a tough opponent: reality. As a result, their efforts to limit U.S. liquified natural gas (LNG) production and exports in the name of abolishing all fossil fuel use are bringing us closer to a climate disaster.

Marshall for The Hill: Partisan foreign policy extremists are draining respect for US leadership 11.17.2023 By Will Marshall Storm clouds are gathering around the world. In Europe, Asia and the Middle East, tyrants and terrorists are on the march, while the country most able to stand up to them — the United States — is rancorously disunited. Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre of  was a harrowing display of barbarism cracking through civilization’s fragile veneer.

Today marks the end of National Apprenticeship Week (NAW). Acknowledged nationally, NAW is a time when apprenticeship partners and providers showcase the success and value of these programs. And it’s no wonder we celebrate these opportunities, apprenticeships are instrumental in building pipelines to good jobs for individuals while also ensuring employers have the talent, they need to remain competitive. While NAW started nine years ago, apprenticeship has been around for much, much longer.

Washington, D.C. — Working Americans believe the last 40 years have not been kind to them. When surveyed in a new poll, a majority of working-class voters believe they are worse off. When asked which President from the past 30 years has done the most for average working families, voters choose Donald Trump by a wide margin (44% to Biden’s 12%). While the result is mainly driven by partisan divides, 51% of independents chose Trump.

PPI’s Ben Ritz joins C-SPAN’s Washington Journal to discuss the upcoming government funding deadline, the Speaker’s proposed solution, and the need for a fiscal commission to address the nation’s ballooning debt while taking questions from callers on their fiscal policy concerns.

FACT: U.S. Internet policy is suddenly uncertain. THE NUMBERS: U.S. export growth, 2012-2022*- Energy 176% Information & “potentially digitally-enabled” services: 59% All goods and services: 34% Agriculture 34% Manufactured goods: 19% Other (non-digitally deliverable) services -10% *Sources: WTO for all goods and apparel; UN Food and Agricultural Organization for fish; Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) for arms sales.