Overview
- Project 2029 publicly released outlines of four initial proposals on May 28, 2026 that call for electricity-market reform, expanded childcare supports, federal protections for children from social media and AI, and rules to curb the so-called "annoyance economy."
- The initiative is led by Chad Maisel and intends to publish dozens of additional domestic and foreign policy proposals over the next year and then compile them into a book for use by Democratic presidential contenders.
- Project 2029 describes its energy plan as breaking the "century-old monopoly model" of utilities to spur competition and cut bills, and it frames childcare and child-protection proposals as concrete executive and legislative options for a future Democratic administration.
- The group estimates the annoyance economy costs households more than $100 billion a year and proposes actions to reduce spam calls, useless chatbots, surprise fees and paperwork that it says are built into corporate business models.
- Supporters point to Project 2025 as a model because its 2023 blueprint helped shape many early actions in President Donald Trump’s second term, and critics say Project 2029’s first proposals are cautious and leave out big-ticket items such as wide universal programs for housing or health care.