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Winners and Losers – March 19
Tim Anaya, Senior Director of Communications and PRI’s Sacramento Office Winner: Mank – Director David Fincher, actor Gary Oldman, and the team behind the Netflix movie Mank (which I have seen and highly recommend) were the big winners this week when the 2021 Academy Award nominations were announced, snagging 10 ...
Business & Economics
Wayne Winegarden in the Wall-Street Journal, “Tidal Wave of ESG Funds Brings Profit to Wall Street”
Tidal Wave of ESG Funds Brings Profit to Wall Street By By Michael Wursthorn March 16, 2021 Sustainability has been good for Wall Street’s bottom line. Exchange-traded funds that explicitly focus on socially responsible investments have 43% higher fees than widely popular standard ETFs. The environmental, social, and governance funds’ ...
California
Homelessness in California – PRI Sacramento Policy Conference
In this podcast, Kerry Jackson and Wayne Winegarden preview their new book No Way Home: The Crisis of Homelessness and How to Fix it with Intelligence and Humanity. The panel discussion was recorded from PRI’s annual Sacramento Policy Conference in February. Also, Rowena Itchon and Tim Anaya, former gubernatorial speechwriters, ...
Blog
Winners and Losers – March 12
Tim Anaya, Senior Director of Communications and PRI’s Sacramento Office Winner: Gov. Gavin Newsom – With Washington sending $42 billion in state aid to California in the $1.9 trillion stimulus package signed by President Biden on Thursday, Gov. Newsom will get to channel his inner Oprah in the upcoming state ...
Podcast
Free Speech, Social Media, Fake News, Dangerous Speech, and Democracy: What Should Be Done?
This podcast features a virtual debate on free speech and the role of social media platforms in moderating online content. PRI brings together an unmatched team of experts including former Congressman Chris Cox, one of the original authors of Section 230; the Honorable Dan Oliver, one of the country’s leading ...
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Winners and Losers – March 5
Tim Anaya, Senior Director of Communications and PRI’s Sacramento Office Winner: Amazon – As if the online retail giant hasn’t had enough good fortune with the massive increase in online buying during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon Prime is on the verge of landing an ...
Agriculture
Suppressing Progress
By Henry Miller, M.S., M.D. and John Cohrssen Over the weekend, the FDA issued an emergency-use authorization for Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, clearing the path to market for the third coronavirus vaccine. The FDA had previously approved the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Covid vaccines in record time—mere weeks after their ...
Business & Economics
Wayne Winegarden Gig Economy Study Featured in NorCal Record
Study finds gig economy grows amid COVID pandemic; ‘Benefits people as consumers of goods and services and the income-earning opportunities created’ By Sarah Downey As gig economy restrictions have been reintroduced at the federal level, a new analysis has found such platforms crucial to helping businesses and workers recover from the COVID-19 ...
Business & Economics
Watch: Free Speech, Social Media, Fake News, Dangerous Speech, and Democracy: What Should Be Done?
Pacific Research Institute is proud to present a virtual debate on free speech and the role of social media in moderating online content. PRI brings together an unmatched team of experts including former Congressman Chris Cox, one of the original authors of Section 230; the Honorable Dan Oliver, one of ...
Business & Economics
Wayne Winegarden – The Gig Economy
In this podcast, PRI Senior Fellow Wayne Winegarden discusses his new study “The Small Business Gig.” The gig economy is one of the fastest growth sectors in the U.S. But entrenched union power has been leading the charge for more and more restrictions in California and the U.S. Winegarden discusses ...
Winners and Losers – March 19
Tim Anaya, Senior Director of Communications and PRI’s Sacramento Office Winner: Mank – Director David Fincher, actor Gary Oldman, and the team behind the Netflix movie Mank (which I have seen and highly recommend) were the big winners this week when the 2021 Academy Award nominations were announced, snagging 10 ...
Wayne Winegarden in the Wall-Street Journal, “Tidal Wave of ESG Funds Brings Profit to Wall Street”
Tidal Wave of ESG Funds Brings Profit to Wall Street By By Michael Wursthorn March 16, 2021 Sustainability has been good for Wall Street’s bottom line. Exchange-traded funds that explicitly focus on socially responsible investments have 43% higher fees than widely popular standard ETFs. The environmental, social, and governance funds’ ...
Homelessness in California – PRI Sacramento Policy Conference
In this podcast, Kerry Jackson and Wayne Winegarden preview their new book No Way Home: The Crisis of Homelessness and How to Fix it with Intelligence and Humanity. The panel discussion was recorded from PRI’s annual Sacramento Policy Conference in February. Also, Rowena Itchon and Tim Anaya, former gubernatorial speechwriters, ...
Winners and Losers – March 12
Tim Anaya, Senior Director of Communications and PRI’s Sacramento Office Winner: Gov. Gavin Newsom – With Washington sending $42 billion in state aid to California in the $1.9 trillion stimulus package signed by President Biden on Thursday, Gov. Newsom will get to channel his inner Oprah in the upcoming state ...
Free Speech, Social Media, Fake News, Dangerous Speech, and Democracy: What Should Be Done?
This podcast features a virtual debate on free speech and the role of social media platforms in moderating online content. PRI brings together an unmatched team of experts including former Congressman Chris Cox, one of the original authors of Section 230; the Honorable Dan Oliver, one of the country’s leading ...
Winners and Losers – March 5
Tim Anaya, Senior Director of Communications and PRI’s Sacramento Office Winner: Amazon – As if the online retail giant hasn’t had enough good fortune with the massive increase in online buying during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon Prime is on the verge of landing an ...
Suppressing Progress
By Henry Miller, M.S., M.D. and John Cohrssen Over the weekend, the FDA issued an emergency-use authorization for Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, clearing the path to market for the third coronavirus vaccine. The FDA had previously approved the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Covid vaccines in record time—mere weeks after their ...
Wayne Winegarden Gig Economy Study Featured in NorCal Record
Study finds gig economy grows amid COVID pandemic; ‘Benefits people as consumers of goods and services and the income-earning opportunities created’ By Sarah Downey As gig economy restrictions have been reintroduced at the federal level, a new analysis has found such platforms crucial to helping businesses and workers recover from the COVID-19 ...
Watch: Free Speech, Social Media, Fake News, Dangerous Speech, and Democracy: What Should Be Done?
Pacific Research Institute is proud to present a virtual debate on free speech and the role of social media in moderating online content. PRI brings together an unmatched team of experts including former Congressman Chris Cox, one of the original authors of Section 230; the Honorable Dan Oliver, one of ...
Wayne Winegarden – The Gig Economy
In this podcast, PRI Senior Fellow Wayne Winegarden discusses his new study “The Small Business Gig.” The gig economy is one of the fastest growth sectors in the U.S. But entrenched union power has been leading the charge for more and more restrictions in California and the U.S. Winegarden discusses ...
