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Economic Security Project is an ideas advocacy organization that builds economic power for all Americans.
1/ 🚗Come on the Road to Affordability with us!

Over the past few months, we traveled across Illinois to hear how the #affordability crisis is impacting people’s lives — from the fairgrounds of Springfield to a community center in Chicago, to a powerful example of what’s possible in Venice. 🧵
December 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
ESP’s Director of Policy & Research, Becky Chao, joins @liberalcurrents.com to talk about our #Affordability Framework—a tool for understanding why life has become so unaffordable.

🎧 Listen here: youtu.be/Dguyt1nbY5M

📖 Learn more about our Framework: economicsecurityproject.org/resource/aff...
December 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
On affordability, @c-hughes.bsky.social explains why we need an affirmative agenda focused on real solutions to address the challenges families are facing every day.
December 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
ESP co-founder @c-hughes.bsky.social breaks down why Trump Accounts won’t fix widening wealth + income inequality.

Families need equitable, well-designed cash policies paired with real investment in the foundations of a good life—not surface-level fixes.
December 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
On @cnbc.com's Squawk Box, ESP Board Chair and Co-founder @c-hughes.bsky.social describes the industrial policy we need:

“Give an institution a clear mission, and work with Congress to streamline that, rather than just do one deal here or there because your buddy called you up.”
November 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Congressional Republicans’ cuts to ACA subsidies and Medicaid will make healthcare more expensive for 22M Americans. ESP’s @mtkonczal.bsky.social broke down what’s at stake on CSPAN. WATCH 👇
October 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
1/ Most people are not judging the state of the economy by GDP—they’re judging it by the cost of their weekly groceries or rent.

We’re living through an affordability crisis, and today, we’re releasing a framework to help make sense of this reality + chart a different path forward.
October 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM