Personal Stories

The Stories team identifies and interviews Americans nationwide whose stories demonstrate the value of progressive policies. The team works with storytellers to elevate their experiences through press interviews, op-eds, videos, and graphics, as well as events and monthly story collections. This page showcases some of that work. For more information about the Stories program, please contact Sage Warner at swarner@americanprogress.org.


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Economic Justice

OP-ED: House GOP’s plans to gut green energy tax credits impact businesses like mine

OP-ED: House GOP’s plans to gut green energy tax credits impact businesses like mine

Solar energy business owner Robert Blake writes about how solar investments from the Inflation Reduction Act will help grow his business in St. Paul, Minnesota. But Blake worries that threats from some congressional Republicans to repeal the clean energy provisions threaten the future of his business.

The Heartland Signal

Robert Blake

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Health Care Costs

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Environmental and Climate Justice

Local Opinion: Solar power tax credits help bring equity to greener technology

Local Opinion: Solar power tax credits help bring equity to greener technology

Alisha Vasquez describes how economic barriers make it harder for lower-to-middle-income Americans to take advantage of solar tax credits. But since the Inflation Reduction Act increased solar installation tax credits and created programs to increase equity in clean energy, families such as Vasquez’s were able to install solar.

Arizona Daily Star

Alisha Vasquez

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The Biden administration’s funds to remove lead infrastructure will go a long way toward making us feel safe in our home again.

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Older Michigander Saves $400 on Health Care Costs Personal Story
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Older Michigander Saves $400 on Health Care Costs

An older American on Medicare explains how the Inflation Reduction Act helped her access no-cost vaccines.

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