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NEW @rooseveltinstitute.org: as wildfires & heatwaves rage, we are not powerless. As 19 authors argue in our 157-page "Building Up in 2029" report, we can adapt & expand Biden & Trump experiments to create lasting state capacity to tackle climate change. 🧵🧵 rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...

As @leahstokes.bsky.social @joeldodge07.bsky.social and I told @zcolman.bsky.social of @politico.com this morning, we need to start early with a plan to tackle climate at speed and scale... and with results seen quick enough to build and sustain public support. www.eenews.net/articles/pro...

Our contention is that - in the wake of DOGE and SCOTUS attacks on the administrative state - we can't just hit restart or provide a list of favored policies. Instead, we need to address power and structural barriers to government delivering for all. subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter/2...

In this, we are very much in sync with @jamellebouie.net, who wrote last month on the need for progressives to think in terms of power and constitutional authority. This is true generally, but especially of systemic challenges like climate. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/o...

Let's run through some of the specific essays. 1. I kick things off with an intro and a tour of the pros and cons of the recent US turn towards government-owned equity stakes. There is some promise here for climate, but getting the balance of ownership v. control is tricky.