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Searchlight Institute

@SearchlightInst

Home of the next realignment. We think big, embrace heterodoxy, and chart the future of public policy and action.

Washington, DC

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Joined March 2025

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May 15
THE CASE FOR FREE PRIMARY CARE David Bowen helped write the Affordable Care Act. Now he's a senior fellow at Searchlight, focused on the future of American health care. That future: Free primary care for all — no copays, deductibles, or paying out of your pocket. A new public
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MAKE 'EM PAY. Make the data center companies and hyperscalers pay — funding massive upgrades to the electricity system we all use. Make 'em pay so that working families don't.
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An idea: Use the data center buildout to fund a generational investment in America's aging grid. Make these companies pay more — so that working families don't. We call it the American Grid Infrastructure Fund.
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The current approach to net-zero isn't working. Too many of these commitments struggle to find scientific ground. They result in reverse engineered short-term solutions that rarely survive shifts in politics. "The questions is: What can you measure and change?"
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America's data center buildout offers an opportunity we haven't seen in decades. Make these companies fund massive upgrades to our aging grid. Secure American energy. Fix the grid. And enforce the rules so that no family EVER has to pay more for their own electricity.
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Jane Flegal
@JaneAFlegal
Jun 9
Hell yes
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@SearchlightInst
Jun 9
It's been decades since America's electricity grid was last upgraded. Fixing the grid is the first step to lowering electricity costs, accelerating clean energy, and building a better future. It's time we leveraged this moment to make bold choices and solve big problems.
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Jun 9
It's been decades since America's electricity grid was last upgraded. Fixing the grid is the first step to lowering electricity costs, accelerating clean energy, and building a better future. It's time we leveraged this moment to make bold choices and solve big problems.
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Jun 9
America is in the midst of a perfect storm. The data center buildout is well underway. Costs are up. Leaders must listen to the concerns of working families. Make data centers pay. Fix the grid. Guarantee that families only cover the cost of their own energy use.
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Searchlight Institute
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Jun 9
Don't say climate? Searchlight's @danielledeis and @JaneAFlegal discuss 'climate hushing,' why context matters, and how to build durable political coalitions for clean energy, lower costs, a modern grid, and a strong economy.
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Danielle Deiseroth
@danielledeis
Jun 9
literally my dream come true to sit down and gab with my fav @JaneAFlegal about energy and what the heck we should do about data centers (hint: we should make hyperscalers pay to upgrade the grid):
Searchlight Institute
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Jun 9
DON'T BAN 'EM; MAKE 'EM PAY! @JaneAFlegal served as Senior Director for Industrial Emissions in the Biden White House. At Searchlight, she's spearheading novel policy ideas that can turn America's data center buildout into massive public benefits for working families. There
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@SearchlightInst
Jun 9
DON'T BAN 'EM; MAKE 'EM PAY! @JaneAFlegal served as Senior Director for Industrial Emissions in the Biden White House. At Searchlight, she's spearheading novel policy ideas that can turn America's data center buildout into massive public benefits for working families. There
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Michael Kruse
@michaelkruse
Jun 8
“Obviously, he’s trying to win an election, but he also is trying to make a statement about what this country needs to be,” @treeaston tells @michelleinbklyn. “And you know, I got to be really honest with you: I’m not seeing that from really any other political leader at that
Opinion | Why Everyone Wants Jon Ossoff to Run for President
From nytimes.com
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Jun 8
"Obviously, he’s trying to win an election, but he also is trying to make a statement about what this country needs to be,” said @treeaston, vice president of public affairs at Searchlight, a heterodox Democratic think tank. “And you know, I got to be really honest with you:
Opinion | Why Everyone Wants Jon Ossoff to Run for President
From nytimes.com
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