Supply‑side progressivism

Updated: 2026.04.01 4H ago 1 sources
A strand of left‑of‑center politics that argues for pro‑growth, supply‑expanding policies—more investment in productivity, diffusion of technology, and removing regulatory 'chosen scarcities'—as the main route to equity rather than heavier regulation, price controls, or protectionism. It reframes progressive goals around abundance and market capacity rather than primarily using state constraints on markets. — If adopted widely, it would shift progressive priorities on trade, industrial policy, taxation, and regulation and reshape coalition politics between labor, technocrats, and anti‑corporate activists.

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Tiptoeing Towards Abundance?
Samuel Gregg 2026.04.01 100% relevant
The article cites Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson's book Abundance and describes an ongoing left civil war over dirigisme versus this supply‑focused alternative, with specific policy flashpoints (price‑gouging bans, billionaires' tax, trade protectionism).
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