Alexandra Kelley

The 19th : #The #19th #opens #applications #for #its #third #Frances #Ellen #Watkins #Harper #Fellowship #cohort "The program provides #graduates and #mid-#career #alums of #Historically #Black #Colleges #and #Universities with full-year, salaried fellowships in #reporting, audience engagement, and product and technology."

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NEW PODCAST: Kristen Cambell discusses PACE's new initiative, the Democracy Futures Project, including: • What is the Democracy Futures Project? How did it come to be? • What would you say to those critics who argue that if we don’t address immediate threats, we may not have a democracy in 2050? • For folks who are really energized by this, how can they begin to engage with the project? Listen here: https://lnkd.in/e_h9UyT2

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🇺🇸 Are young people uniquely positioned to engage on the front lines, innovating and pushing for new forms of democracy? Or are they so frustrated with false promises of democracy that they are turning towards authoritarianism? SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University and International Republican Institute explore these questions in this newly released report: https://buff.ly/3XnRNtZ

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Tackling populism, illiberalism, threats to media freedom, and democratic backsliding is the focus of the Ratiu Dialogues on Democracy 2024.

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🦏🗳In our latest blog post, Joe Goldman and Crystal Hayling explore how Democracy Fund and others in the pro-democracy field can plan for a type of chaos factor called “Gray Rhinos” — foreseeable dangers we fail to prepare for, even though they’re charging straight at us. This foresight can help protect our democracy, the integrity of our political systems, and the communities most impacted through election year and beyond. https://lnkd.in/eC-5Ubdp #2024Elections #democracy

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For our democracy to function properly, Americans need to see pragmatic, principled leaders who leverage their positions of power in order to get things done that actually matter. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eH5YFjiQ

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We are excited to share a new report released by our partners, the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University and the International Republican Institute, called: Understanding Youth Perceptions Towards Authoritarianism. This pivotal election year puts young people at the forefront. Are they pushing for new forms of democracy, or turning to authoritarianism out of frustration? The report uses new polling and interviews to explore these trends, revealing nuanced, country-specific insights. As 2024 sees an unprecedented number of elections, our governance systems will be tested. It's crucial to engage and empower young people, understanding their perspectives beyond simply educating them on democracy's importance. #YouthEngagement #Democracy2024 #GlobalGovernance #SNFAgora #IRI Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/eyz2Q7AV 

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Given recent politico-legal events and their potential implications for my line of work, here's my personal take on one possible way forward.

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Yesterday, International Center for Law & Economics and the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation filed an amicus in the 8th Circuit opposing the FCC's new "digital discrimination" rules. "The Order will not only stifle new deployment to unserved areas, but also will delay network upgrades and maintenance out of fear of alleged disparate effects." A summary of our arguments are on Truth on the Market. https://lnkd.in/gu3d3jKC

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Inclusion is at the heart of our work at Upwardly Global, raising up the unique skills, talents, and perspectives of our community — immigrants, refugees, and asylees. While the current rhetoric around asylees in particular undermines their contributions to the U.S., their impact on our communities and economy cannot be understated. In fact, refugees and asylees continue to be a net gain for our economy, contributing an estimated $581 billion in revenue to federal, state, and local governments through taxes. Read our CEO's key insights on the Biden administration's executive order on new actions to secure the southern border:

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The latest edition of the PoliticsPA podcast, “Voices of Reason,” discusses elections, their integrity, and what can be done to fix trust in their conduct and results. Voices of Reason S1E4: How to Fix Trust in Our Elections

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There’s been a lot of talk about the increase in political risk in the United States, but much less about the economic costs of that risk. Fortunately, a new report from Ernie Tedeschi puts some numbers on what political risk is currently and could in the future cost us. Using a composite of different indicators, US political risk hit a low in 2016, but has risen since then (mostly from 2016-2020). The US is often treated as a zero-risk geographic location, but that may increasingly be an outdated view. Ernie Tedeschi finds that the increase in risk is likely not being priced into markets – and there’s about 25-35 basis points of country risk premium that the markets seem to be missing (about half of the UK’s risk premium right after Brexit). If that amount gets priced in gradually, real GDP per household would be about $600 lower in 10 years relative to where it would be otherwise and there would be about 250,000 fewer jobs in the economy. But of course, that assumes political risk in the US economy doesn’t grow further. If it doubles and is gradually priced in, real GDP per household would be about $1,200 lower and employment 500,000 jobs lower in 10 years. On the other hand, if we end up in “sudden and scary” political risk scenarios, real GDP per household could be $23,000 lower and we could lose almost 9 million jobs as of year 10. It should be noted that these scenarios are just that – scenarios. Political risk is hard to predict, and it is hard to predict how markets would react. But that is precisely the point – this is a risk to our economy we should be thinking about. Just to compare to some other countries – even going to a Finland or UK level of country risk would have costs – much less an Italy level.

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It's Forum on the Arms Trade annual conference time the first week of June, so you know what I'm up to... planning and promoting (and you might even see me on the screen). I'm biased, of course, but think we have some really interesting panels set up asking whether restraint on the arms trade is out the door, or if there are actually opportunities for better control given all the attention these days. Sign up and spread the word.

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