What we’re reading
CRI takes inspiration from the incredible work that’s coming to the surface across our network every day. This page shares writing and projects that have particularly caught our attention. Have something for us to consider posting? Reach out!
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01.21.26
Lessons from YIMBYism: Taking "Abundance" Back to Its Fundamentals
Lessons from YIMBYism examines how supply-side reforms, public investment, and state capacity can make progressive social policy work as intended.
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11.24.25
What are planning hearings actually for?
Public hearings on new development don’t accomplish what most people assume they do, and they end up distorting local land-use decisions in ways that hurt housing supply.
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11.10.25
From Green Jobs to Bidenomics: The Arc of Green Industrial Policy
Energy transition is as important as ever—despite the current administration’s disruptive approach to U.S. energy production.
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10.28.25
Building a More Effective, Responsive Government: Lessons Learned from the Biden-Harris Administration
The Biden-Harris team’s hard-won lessons on making government actually deliver: which management moves, hiring authorities, and cross-agency habits made the biggest difference.
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10.14.25
Let's Talk About High Speed Rail
It’s not a train to nowhere; it’s an economic backbone for the Central Valley. And it needs to get done.
