Alan barber
policy director
issue areas
Economy
Social insurance
Labor/ Worker Power
Inequality
Trade
Taxes
biography
Alan leads the policy team and the CPC Center's Policy and Research Council, a coalition of think tanks, advocates, and experts dedicated to strengthening the progressive movement. Prior to joining the CPC Center, he supported communications and policy efforts at the Center for Economic and Policy Research on a wide range of economic issues. He was a proud member and former president of IFPTE Local 70, the “Nonprofit Professional Employees Union” and is the board president of the NELP Action Fund. He earned degrees in Government and Psychology from Georgetown University and lives in Washington, DC with his wife and daughters.
publications
Bidenomics: Building a Better Economy and Challenges That Remain, December 2023
The Power of the Pen: Using Executive Actions to Secure Policy Wins, March 2023
The Bloated Pentagon Budget and the Militarization of Law Enforcement, January 2023
Six Ways the Federal Government Can Lower Costs and Fight Inflation, May 2022
Understanding and Addressing Long-COVID, November 2022
Global Vaccine Equity, March 2022
Comparison of the CARES Act, Senate Republican bill, and House Democratic bill, April 2020
A Comparison of the Paycheck Protections Program and the Paycheck Guarantee Act, April 2020
An Evaluation of Retirement Savings Vehicles: Which Policies Do the Most Good for the Most Americans, July 2019
The Moment for Labor Law Reform, May 2019