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Talking It Up
Alon Cohen on how all three branches of the federal government can support automatic foreclosure mediation across the country.
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A Responsible Market for Housing Finance
CAP's Mortgage Finance Working Group offers a comprehensive approach to creating a stable and equitable American housing finance system.
The Right Priorities
The president’s State of the Union speech aimed to spark our nation’s famed competitiveness in areas most ripe for sustained jobs growth. The blueprint must be equally compelling.
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Profiting from Health Care
Julie Margetta Morgan and Ellen-Marie Whelan investigate for-profit colleges' claims of contributing to our health care workforce.
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On the Street, Without a Safety Net
A look at homelessness among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth.
Energy & Environment | January 31, 2011
Big Oil’s Lust for Tax Loopholes
With rising oil prices, Big Oil is awash in profits, but they are still mobilizing against President Obama’s proposal to close unneeded tax loopholes, writes Daniel J. Weiss.Economic Outlook | January 31, 2011
Economic Snapshot for January 2011
Good jobs that pay solid wages should remain a top priority for policymakers as our labor market continues to lumber, writes Christian E. Weller.Gay & Transgender Issues | January 31, 2011
Helping All of Our Homeless
Jeff Krehely and Jerome Hunt on how the federal government can more explicitly tackle gay and transgender homelessness.Public Opinion | January 31, 2011
The State of the Union and America’s Priorities
A State of the Union experiment by Democracy Corps shows that the public’s priorities are in line with the president’s even among nonpartisan voters, writes Ruy Teixeira.Economic Outlook | January 28, 2011
The Missing Ingredient in Our Recovery
Accelerated economic growth at the end of last year is a good sign, but we need stronger investment to sustain that growth into the long term, writes Adam Hersh.ALSO FROM THE CENTER
- Time to Rethink U.S.-Egyptian Relations: Widespread Protests in Egypt and Elsewhere Require Coherent Regional Strategy
- Communities of Color Hardest Hit, Slowest to Recover from Recession: Targeted Jobs Policies Are Needed to Close Economic Gaps
- Getting Online Privacy Policy Right: Commerce Department Considers New Private Policy Office
- Clearing the Way for a Native Opportunity in America’s “Sputnik Moment” : Lifting Barriers to Clean Energy and Economic Opportunity on Tribal Lands
- Working for Equality in the Great Lakes State: Collaborations Between LGBT and Faith Groups in Michigan
AT A GLANCE
The big five oil companies—BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, and Shell—made a total profit of nearly $1 trillion over the past decade. Read more here »
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Concentrating on U.S. Competitiveness
Jitinder Kohli discusses how to enhance U.S. competitiveness.
PUBLICATIONS
Return on Educational Investment
Report from Ulrich Boser presents findings from a yearlong study of the efficiency of the nation’s public education system.
- CLEAN Contracts: Making Clean Local Energy Accessible Now: Richard Caperton, Bracken Hendricks, John Lauer, and Courtney Hight explain the benefits of CLEAN contracts.
- The 'Dual Eligible' Opportunity: Karen Davenport, Renée Markus Hodin, and Judy Feder discuss how to improve care and reduce costs for individuals eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.
