DC Think Tanks, Researchers & Professionals
A starter pack for policy think tanks and all the talented people who work for them.
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@andrewrumbach.bsky.social
@wrirosscities.bsky.social
Helping cities make big ideas happen. A program of @worldresources.bsky.social. Producer of http://TheCityFix.org. Home of #PrizeForCities.
@edunk.bsky.social
@jasonlevitis.bsky.social
Health and tax policy and law, private insurance, Marketplaces, 1332 waivers, admin burdens. Led ACA implementation at Treasury. Now Urban Institute, SHVS, and Yale Solomon Center.
@jamesgoodwin.bsky.social
I'm Policy Director at @progressivereform.bsky.social where I specialize in federal regulatory policy. When not analyzing federal regulatory policy, I enjoy silent film, soccer, and running.
@maggiereeves1.bsky.social
K-12 ed lead at Urban Institute. Georgia Policy Labs founding senior director. RPPs, integrated data, veggie grower, and mama, too.
@progressivereform.bsky.social
https://progressivereform.org/ Progressive policy for the public good š Climate Justice š Public Protections š Responsive Government
@nikhitaairi.bsky.social
Tax and budget analysis, data viz, #Rstats at Tax Policy Center, @urbaninstitute.bsky.social. Views my own. https://taxpolicycenter.org/author/nikhita-airi I love cities and graphs
@worldresources.bsky.social
WRI is a global research organization working to improve peopleās lives, protect #nature, and halt #climatechange. šš š Learn more: https://go.wri.org/mmTUco
@cfr.org
š CFR is a resource for foreign policy news and analysis. CFR takes no institutional positions on policy. Follows, reposts, likes ā endorsements. ā”ļø www.cfr.org āļø Subscribe to our newsletters: http://cfr.org/newsletters
@pewresearch.org
Nonpartisan, nonadvocacy data and analysis. Visit us at https://www.pewresearch.org/
@eop.aspeninstitute.org
We advance strategies, policies, and ideas to help low- and moderate-income people thrive in a changing economy. as.pn/eop
@aspenfood.bsky.social
We bring together public health leaders, policymakers, farmers, chefs, food makers, and entrepreneurs to find practical solutions to food system challenges at the Aspen Institute.
@bsp.aspeninstitute.org
Founded in 1998, we work with business executives and scholars to align business decisions and investments with the long-term health of societyāand the planet.
@aspeninstitute.bsky.social
@piie.com
The Peterson Institute for International Economics is a nonpartisan, independent research institution devoted to studying international economic policy. Explore our research: piie.com
@ips-dc.org
The Institute for Policy Studies has been the research arm of movements challenging inequality, corporate power, polluters, and militarism since 1963. www.ips-dc.org
@epi.org
We're a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank using the tools of economics to defend & promote the interests of workers in economic policy discussions. epi.org Podcast: epi.org/podcast/ Newsletter: epi.org/signup/ Federal Policy Watch: epi.org/policywatch
@americanprogress.bsky.social
The Center for American Progress is dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through ideas and action.
@centeronbudget.bsky.social
A nonpartisan research and policy institute that advances federal and state policies to help build a nation where everyone has the resources they need to thrive and share in the nationās prosperity.
@marapellittieri.bsky.social
Editor, garden obsessive, and queer about town. Director of writing at Urban Institute, formerly TalkPoverty and Center for American Progress.
@damircosic.bsky.social
Economist, immigrant, antifascist, antiracist. Trans rights are human rights. At Urban Institute. Views my own.
@sara-mctarnaghan.bsky.social
All things climate change, adaptation, and affordable housing. Social policy researcher and co-lead of the Climate and Communities Program at Urban Institute. šDC with past lives in SF Bay Area, Santiago and Austin.
@tinapstacy.bsky.social
Urban Economist, Housing, Transportation, Guaranteed Income
@clairemkbowen.bsky.social
Data privacy scientist @urbaninstitute, who posts about science, public policy, triathlon training, hiking, snowboarding, knitting, and hanging out with her pets.
@lesleighford.bsky.social
Detroiter. Sociologist. Michigan šš. Will argue about sports.
@yourbuddydan.bsky.social
@suzannemaloney.bsky.social
VP & Director of Foreign Policy, The Brookings Institution
@sjpopkin.bsky.social
Institute Fellow & Co-Director Disability Equity Policy Initiative @UrbanInstitute. Views my own.
@benjfalk.bsky.social
Disability+API+QT equity, foundation relations and DEI @UrbanInstitute. @UrbanInst_Union shill. BFA dramaturgy/directing @TheatreSchool. Views mine. FL+DC+CHI. they/them
@brookings.edu
Independent research and analysis on the most important policy issues in the world. Sign up for the daily Brookings Brief: http://brook.gs/3JuZxRE
@urbaninstitute.bsky.social
The Urban Institute is a research-to-impact institution founded on one simple idea: To improve lives and strengthen communities, we need practices and policies that work.
@mitchellthorson.com
Lead data visualization engineer at the Urban Institute. Otherwise reading books, riding bikes, listening to music, or talking a walk. š» mitchellthorson.com š Brooklyn, NY
@yonahfreemark.com
Transport / Housing / Land Use / Politics / @urbaninstitute.bsky.social / Le progrĆØs ne vaut que sāil est partagĆ© par tous / yonahfreemark.com / thetransportpolitic.com
@andrewrumbach.bsky.social
Urban & regional scientist. Co-lead of the Climate & Communities program @urbaninstitute. Research & policy analysis on disasters, disaster recovery, precarious housing, land use, and adaptation. Sourdough enthusiast. https://andrewrumbach.substack.com