Recovery & Stimulus Information

Learn more about the stimulus package

Two videos that will help answer your questions about the recovery package.

A Progressive Program for Economic Recovery & Financial Reconstruction

In this atmosphere of hope laced with tremendous uncertainty, a group of progressive economists met on November 21, 2008 at the New School for Social Research in New York for a discussion, sponsored by the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and the New School’s Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), with financial support from the Ford Foundation. The goal of the meeting was to discuss macroeconomic and financial policies for economic revival that can solve the short-term crisis we face and help put the economy on an environmentally sustainable path of widely shared prosperity.

How Infrastructure Investments Support the U.S. Economy

The primary focus of this report is the number of jobs that would be created by improving the country’s infrastructure.

Principles for Economic Recovery & Financial Reconstruction

The goal of the meeting was to develop macroeconomic and financial policies for economic revival that can solve the short term crisis and help put the economy on a sustainable path toward widely shared prosperity. The statement of principles below evolved from that discussion.

Economic Recovery Information

Helpful videos and discussion papers with a progressive point of view about economic recovery and financial reconstruction.

www.recovery.gov

In keeping with President Obama's promise to have a more open and transparant government, you can watch how and where your tax dollars are being spent.

Two Measures That Will Help with Local Relief

We urge immediate passage of the following measures to help lessen the financial burden of our towns and cities.

Facts at at Glance

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act & Massacutsetts. A MassBudget report

Action Alert: Contact your Legislators -- Updated June 14

All PDM members are urged to contact their state legislators. These issues are likely to be decided in the next few weeks. We need our voices to be heard now.

Spend the Stimulus

Spend the Federal Stimulus Funding as it’s Intended and Raise New Tax Revenues to Prevent Severe Cuts to Vital Services!