http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/01/recovery_reinvestment101.html http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/01/ctc_house_senate.html What kind of education provisions are included in the recovery and reinvestment package? And why is education important to economic stimulus? The Center for American Progress's Raegen Miller answers these questions in the latest installment of CAP's ASK THE EXPERT series.
Daniel Weiss discusses the American Clean Energy and Security Act and President Obama's clean cars program, and how they will affect our economy and our environment.
Angela Kelly explains why the economic crisis makes it more crucial than ever for Congress to move quickly to pass comprehensive immigration reform.
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The Crisis In Myanmar (Burma) - ASK THE EXPERT - Sally Steenland
Why should the United States and international community help the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar? What are our options given the principles of national sovereignty? And does the United States have anything to gain from humanitarian intervention in Myanmar?
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/06/cardenas_video.html Why do politicians need to start paying attention to Latinos? And what are the biggest issues facing Latino voters right now? Vanessa Cardenas of the Center for American Progress answers these questions in the latest installment of CAP's ASK THE EXPERT series.
http://www.americanprogress.org/events/2008/06/progressive.html Security of personal information is also a concern of identification and authentication systems. âNo ID system can be more secure than the breeder documents used to get that ID,â says Bruce Schneier. If a birth certificate is used to obtain an ID card, the ID itself cannot be more reliable than the birth certificate, because that is âthe breeder document.â It was easy for the September 11 terrorists to obtain authentic IDs from the DMV by bribing a DMV clerk. âIf the issuance procedures have flawsâand they all willâthat will hurt security.â
During this historic election year, health care is a focal point of the national debate. Elizabeth Edwards, author and Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, examines the current health care system, offer her suggestions for reform, and discuss the role young people can have in one of America’s top domestic priorities. The discussion was moderated by Ezra Klein, Associate Editor at The American Prospect.
http://www.americanprogress.org/projects/sustainable_security Anyone not immediately caught up in the whirlwind of today's Beltway foreign policy punditry would be driven to hair-tearing at the back-and-forth between defenders of the Bush Administration and the multitude of critics arrayed against it. That's because while President George W. Bush's approach has obviously failed, too many of its critics refuse to focus on why. Their alternatives revolve around competence, with perhaps a bit of multilateral fence-mending thrown in. But they also assume as valid the fundamental tenet guiding the Administration's approach, as defined by George Kennan during the Cold War, that securing the national interest lies in protecting "the continued ability of this country to pursue its internal life without serious interference." While that approach might have been relevant to the era of Cold War containment, it is untenable today. In a globalized world, it is no longer enough to center our foreign policy on a ...
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/security What are the most important national security challenges facing the next president? What should the top national security priority be on January 20, 2009? And what else should the new administration do to address these challenges? Dr Lawrence Korb of the Center for American Progress answers these questions in the latest installment of CAP's ASK THE EXPERT series.
http://www.americanprogress.org/projects/sustainable_security/index.html Merely reacting to global crises is a costly strategy in terms of both human lives and direct financial costs. In order to get out ahead and prepare itself to face the challenges of the 21st century, the United States should: 1. Fully integrate prevention into the national strategies that guide foreign policy formulation and implementation. 2. Build an integrated, interagency mechanism for long-range strategic planning that is tied directly to the allocation of resources. 3. Organize the government to support prevention and ensure coherence across the executive branch. 4. Invest intelligence, diplomatic, and economic resources in the most vulnerable areas and regions. 5. Re-engage with the international community, and improve and then support international treaties and norms. 6. Develop new tools and capabilities for crisis management. 7. Address the resource and staff shortages of civilian agencies, particularly the State ...
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/02/education_scorecard.html What does President Obama's budget say about his education priorities? What types of initiatives should we expect to see in the next year? And how will the budget affect the No Child Left Behind Act? Melissa Lazarín of the Center for American Progress explains what the budget blueprint reveals about what types of initiatives we should expect to see in the next year and how the budget will affect the No Child Left Behind Act.
Sally Steenland discusses what conscience clauses are, why the Obama administration is rescinding Bush's rule, and how to construct effective refusal laws.
Without health reform, businessesâ costs will continue to increase, familiesâ out-of-pocket costs will rise, and American workers will not receive the health care they need to be healthy.
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.
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Center for American Progress - America at its Best, That's Progressive.
http://www.americanprogress.org/ The Center for American Progress is a think tank dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through ideas and action. We combine bold policy ideas with a modern communications platform to help shape the national debate, expose the hollowness of conservative governing philosophy, and challenge the media to cover the issues that truly matter. Our work builds upon progressive ideals put forth by such leaders as Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, JFK, and Martin Luther King. We draw from the great social movements of the 20th century—from labor rights and worker safety, to civil rights and women's suffrage. We translate those values into new ideas and action firmly rooted in the economic and political realities of the 21st century. Founded in 2003, CAP is headed by John D. Podesta, former chief of staff to President Bill Clinton CAP is designed to provide long-term leadership and support to the progressive movement. Our ability to develop thoughtful policy proposals and ...
The 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports clearly indicate the need for urgent action to reduce the dangerous build-up of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere. With the international community moving forward on the next climate change agreement and states and cities in the United States taking steps to reduce global warming pollution, national action is overdue. Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee discussed his views on federal climate policy and announced new legislation called iCAP. Markey has spent over 30 years in the House of Representatives developing progressive energy and environmental policies, including the increase in fuel economy standards that became law in December as part of the Energy Independence and Security Act
How does the media portray economic issues? Why does biased media coverage matter? And what would fair and balanced coverage of the economy look like? David Madland of the Center for American Progress offers some answers in the latest installment of CAP's ASK THE EXPERT series.
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A Green Recovery: Tom Friedman, Carol Browner & Gov Ed Rendell
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/09/pdf/green_recovery.pdf Introduction by: Joseph Romm, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress Featured Speakers: Governor Ed Rendell (D - PA) Thomas Friedman, columnist, New York Times; author, Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution -- and How It Can Renew America Carol Browner, Principal, The Albright Group LLC Moderated by: Bracken Hendricks, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress At a time of fiscal belt tightening, when some would put environmental priorities on the back burner, there are many who believe that investing in a green economy now is the best way to achieve both short and long term economic solutions. A recent paper by the Center for American Progress and the University of Massachusetts Political Economy Research Institute, "Green Recovery: A Program to Create Good Jobs and Start Building a Low Carbon Economy," finds that to promote economic mobility, growth, job creation, and regain technological leadership in the ...
Recent survey research confirms that majorities of voters agree with policies historically labeled as progressive or liberal: increasing the minimum wage; providing high-quality, affordable health insurance for every American; making it easier for workers to join unions; transforming our energy production and consumption patterns; and using diplomacy and a mix of American powers to combat terrorism. But as a conservative presidential administration exits, how can progressives step into the breach? In Search of Progressive America presents ten essays by journalists, academics, and government insiders that address the current state of promise and debate within the Left in U.S. politics. The political atmosphere that confronts progressives still poses challenges, and the authors propose thoughtful ways to create a new political order by building an inclusive, durable coalition. The Center for American Progress hosted a lively discussion around the topics in this book with editor Michael Kazin and ...
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