In Latest Washington Post Column, The Nation Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel Calls on Progressives to Take Fight to States, Highlights SiX’s Work

In her latest column for the Washington Post, Katrina vanden Heuvel – editor and publisher of The Nation – called on progressives to take their fight to the states, with a Trump presidency looming.

“A state-based strategy also represents the best and perhaps only opportunity to advance progressive policy goals in the near term,” vanden Heuvel wrote. “Over the past eight years, conservative lawmakers in Wisconsin, North Carolina, Kansas and elsewhere have demonstrated that state policies can have an outsized impact – for better or worse – regardless of what the federal government does. At the same time, despite gridlock in Congress, states with Democratic legislative majorities have made significant strides on progressive issues including the minimum wage, equal pay and paid sick leave.”

The column also highlighted SiX’s work in the states and included a brief comment from our Executive Director, Nick Rathod, who said: “If you get out of D.C. and actually listen to people, establish policies that respond to local needs, and build narratives around what that means and why it matters, people will understand that government can actually be a force for good, and that progressive policies are more aligned with the needs of working and middle-class families of all races, religions, and cultures.”

Click here to read the full column.

Welcome to SiX’s New Website!

 

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As the State Innovation Exchange’s executive director, I want to be the first to welcome you to SiX’s brand-new website!

Our hope for the redesign of this site is to make it even more useful to the people we work with – the state legislators and staff, policy analysts and advocates, and activists and community members who are working to drive a progressive agenda forward in the states. Whether visitors to our site are looking for the state of play on a particular issue, the status of a specific piece of legislation, or more information about SiX and how they can get involved, we wanted those answers to be easy to find.

We also wanted to create a hub of sorts to browse and learn about what we do, why and how we do it, and the many individuals who make it possible.

With those goals in mind, this site includes many new features and enhancements:

We’re excited to be sharing this new resource with all of you. As always, let us know if you have any questions – and enjoy!

Nick Rathod is the founder and Executive Director of the State Innovation Exchange (SiX).