We are thrilled to see the positive reception and insightful conversations around the release of Derek Thompson and Ezra Klein’s Abundance and Marc Dunkelman’s Why Nothing Works.
Since our last newsletter, Inclusive Abundance has hosted a series of events and published several new products that further define the abundance movement. We’re also expanding the team to deepen our engagement in Washington, D.C.
Here’s the latest on what we are doing, thinking, reading, and hearing:
What We Are Doing
This month, Inclusive Abundance released an abundance landscape that identifies over 100 abundance-oriented organizations from across the ideological spectrum in this field. The landscape spotlights a wide variety of groups from national non-profits to local advocacy organizations.
In addition to the abundance landscape, Inclusive Abundance published a timely primer summarizing the key ideas within the movement and a series of issue explainers distilling specific pieces of the abundance agenda. Topics include government effectiveness, housing, energy, and innovation.
We also hosted a number of events in New York and Washington, D.C. including an energy abundance panel discussion and two receptions before Abundance book talks. Attendees included partner organizations, philanthropists, senior Capitol Hill staffers, reporters, and more.
Co-hosted with the Chamber of Progress and moderated by our Head of Policy Joshua Seawell, the energy abundance panel featured R Street Institute’s Devin Hartman, Bipartisan Policy Center’s Xan Fishman, and former White House director for clean energy innovation and implementation Kristina Costa.
We’re also excited to add new members to the Inclusive Abundance team. Please join me in welcoming J.D. Grom as Senior Advisor and Anna Marcus as Executive Assistant! Read more about our new additions:
J.D. Grom joined Inclusive Abundance as a senior advisor based in Washington, DC, to help launch its DC office and advise on the design of its congressional and stakeholder engagement strategy. He brings 20 years of experience working on abundance-related policy development and implementation. Prior to joining Inclusive Abundance, J.D. served as a senior advisor to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo from 2021 to 2025 and as the Executive Director of the U.S. House of Representatives New Democrat Coalition from 2013 to 2021.
Anna Marcus joined Inclusive Abundance as Executive Assistant. She previously worked at The Bridgespan Group, where she supported senior leadership and helped coordinate initiatives focused on social impact. Prior to her work in operations and administration, Anna was a teacher in New York.
Get to know Anna and J.D. a bit more via their Meet the Team questionnaires.
What We Are Thinking
We’re celebrating Open Philanthropy’s launch of a new Abundance and Growth Fund which will spend at least $120 million over the next three years to accelerate economic growth and boost scientific and technological progress while lowering the cost of living.
We were pleased to see them mention the Abundance conference in their announcement: “We are particularly encouraged by the recent rise of the Abundance movement, marked by a conference in Washington, DC last October, and by [the publication] of the book Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson and the recent book Why Nothing Works by Marc Dunkelman, among others.”
What We Are Reading
- Santi Ruiz’s 50 Thoughts on Doge.
- Jim Pethokoukis on why Republicans should welcome Democrats’ turn to ‘abundance.’
- Brian Deese on Why America Struggles to Build?
- Pew’s research on unnecessary and expensive double-stairway requirements.
- Institute For Progress’s research on Leveraging LIHTC for Housing Abundance.
What We Are Hearing
- Stephanie Ruhle’s interview with Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson to discuss their book, Abundance.
- Tyler Cowen’s interview with Ezra Klein on Abundance.
- Ezra Klein’s conversation with Santi Ruiz on DOGE.
- Matt Yglesias’s interview with Marc Dunkelman to discuss his book, Why Nothing Works.
This newsletter is a product of the Inclusive Abundance Initiative, a 501(c)(3), in partnership with Inclusive Abundance Action, our affiliated 501(c)(4).