Policy Summit 2026 – Closing Plenary: Meeting the Moment When Insecurity is the New Inequality
After a day focused on many of the most timely policy gaps and opportunities we face 90 years after the New Deal, this session explores what kind of society we’re choosing to be, what we owe one another, and how storytelling, moral clarity, and bold imagination can drive structural change. Framing social insurance as essential […]
Policy Summit 2026 – Building Unemployment Protections and Workforce Development for the AI Economy
As AI and automation rapidly transform the U.S. labor market, the need to modernize our social protection systems has become increasingly urgent. This session explores how technological disruption is exposing gaps in our unemployment insurance and workforce development systems. We examine a range of policies, from bold structural innovations like Universal Automatic Accounts, to strengthened […]
Policy Summit 2026 – Paid Leave: Unfinished Business from the New Deal
Social Security and paid leave have long been conceived as largely separate programs. Yet the omission of guaranteed protections in the event of serious but temporary illness or injury is a gap that perpetuates economic insecurity for workers across the country. This panel explores paid leave as a missing piece of Social Security in America […]
Policy Summit 2026 – The Future of Health and Long-Term Care
We’re in a constrained yet catalytic policy moment. As demand for long-term care rises and system gaps deepen, this session explores near-term reforms spanning Medicare and Medicaid as well as bold new ideas like a Medicare home care benefit. A common theme is readiness: having the policy ideas, coalitions, and messaging in place to act […]
Policy Summit 2026 – Opening Plenary: The Future of Benefits in a Time of Change
As we mark 90 years since the New Deal, we’re reminded that bold ideas and collective action can meet the toughest challenges, and that our society is strongest when we refuse to leave anyone behind. This panel discusses the new Benefits Futures Studio, explores the core principles of a people-centered benefits system, connects social insurance […]