In the early 19th century, when the country was transitioning from an agrarian to an industrial economy, we subsidised transportation and created… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
As new technologies upend the economics of climate change, the politics surrounding the environment are changing, too. — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
Strategic public investment to shelter and grow champion industries is a reality of the 21st century economy. We cannot ignore or wish… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
Middle-class economics is the simple idea that the economy performs best when the benefits of economic growth are broadly shared, not isolated… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
The data show it's possible to grow the economy without growing pollution. — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
We believe that the infrastructure of our care economy is something to take very seriously. — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
Early in the Obama administration, our economic team faced intense pressure to go down the road of coercive capitalism. — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
From drought-parched Brazil to the increasingly ice-free Arctic Ocean, from the rising seas along the Florida coast to the punishing heat waves hitting South… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
When President Obama first came into office in 2009, I spent a fair amount of time in Michigan. — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
The fact is, we can take on climate change, grow the economy, and create more jobs and opportunity for the American people at the… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
Our research indicates that, for example, the physical risks of climate change - both the direct risks to facilities, but also the indirect risks… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
For anybody out there... who are parents who are taking care of an elderly parent or an adult child with disabilities, they know that… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
Trump seems to be implementing a form of coercive capitalism - in which the president publicly picks winners and losers and uses the power… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
China has gotten high-speed rail right, where the United States has not. — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
Most challenges arise suddenly, with little warning. Climate change is different. For decades, we've known why global average temperatures are rising, why greenhouse gas… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
When it can be done safely and appropriately, U.S.-produced oil and natural gas is important, and domestic production has energy security benefits over importing… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
If you under-invest in these areas of crisis, it becomes a persistent drag on growth. — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
The care work force, the people who care for the elderly and disabled in the country and the people who principally provide child care… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
Across a wide body of academic and empirical evidence, there is no evidence of a significant impact of capital gains rates on the level… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
