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Caroline Wadhams discusses President Obama's Afghanistan policy and what the administration would need to do for their mission to be successful.
A video featuring Senior Policy Analyst Caroline Wadhams examines why many Afghans are turning to the Taliban as an alternative to a corrupt government.
Tysv CEO Lois Quam talks about why we need a public option and how insurance companies could have approached the health care debate in a more constructive way.
David Sullivan talks about how conflict minerals are funding war in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and how Congress and the administration can help stop it.
Angela Kelley discusses Secretary Janet Napolitano's speech on immigration reform, plus why legalization is critical to effective enforcement, and the key components of reform.
¿Recientemente la Secretaria Napolitano dió un discurso sobre la reforma migratoria, cuáles son los puntos más importantes de su discurso? ¿Por qué la legalización es una parte clave del cumplimiento de la ley? ¿Cuales son las partes claves de una reforma?
Mary Ann Mason talks about her new report on providing family leave policies to help keep women researchers in scientific fields.
Saba Bireda explains what community schools are, how they improve student achievement, and how we can implement them.
Reel Progress interviews Alex Gibney and Maggie Mahar about their new film, "Money-Driven Medicine."
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John Prendergast offers an expert and activist view on the Obama administration new Sudan policy and talks about priorities int he coming months.
David Madland and Christine L. Owens discuss how reforming the federal contracting process to ensure better paying jobs and benefits can ease the burden on taxpayers.
Michael Rugnetta talks about what personalized medicine is, how it works, and how it can help make people healthier.
Ellen-Marie Whelan explains what it means to "bend the cost curve" on health care and how we can achieve it through health reform.
Sam Fulwood visits goes to Greensboro, North Carolina to take a look at how communities of faith are mobilizing around immigration.
Andrew Light discusses how the United States can use the G-20 meeting in Pittsgurgh to position itself as a climate leader before the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen.
Senator Tom Daschle discusses how health care reform will help women and families, and why incremental reform won't work.
Natalie Ondiak discusses how and why the United States should take advantage of the "dual window" of opportunity in Haiti.
Karen Davenport provides analysis of President Obama's health care speech and insight into what we can expect in the weeks to come.
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