Recent Blog Posts

Innovation in the i3 Competition
Clare McCann
July 27, 2011
Why Does Treasury Want Me to Buy a Onesie?
David Rothstein
July 27, 2011
In Search of Schools Using the CLASS Tool in K-3 Grades
Lisa Guernsey
July 27, 2011
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Latest Policy Papers

ASSET BUILDING: Taking Asset Building and Earnings Incentives to Scale in HUD-Assisted Rental Housing
July 21 : In the United States, housing assistance is not an entitlement. Despite annual federal expenditures in excess of $30...
ECONOMIC GROWTH: The Jobs Question
July 19 : This is by far the most jobless of recent recoveries. Allen Sinai, a man known for describing numbers carefully,...
AMERICAN STRATEGY: U.S.-Russian Relations and the Rise of China
July 11 : Since the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union, U.S. policies towards Russia have been...
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#140rev Discussion

Bloggers and activists recently convened at New America to discuss the potential of social media in aiding — or hindering — dissidents under repressive regimes. A video retrospective of the event is posted above and the conversation continues on the page detailing the event.

An American Jobs Agenda

Before a Next Social Contract event last week, Mike Lind sat down with Leo Hindery, Jr., chair of the Task Force on Job Creation, to discuss the task force's recommendations to put America back on a path to full employment and economic recovery. A copy of the task force's report is available here and video of the entire event can be viewed here.

Debt Ceiling

crfb_logo.jpgAs debt limit talks hit a stalemate, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget is keeping a close eye on the negotiations and offering news and analysis coming out of Washington on their blog "The Bottom Line."

A recent post looks at a new approach to a balanced budget amendment that attempts to address many of the criticisms aimed at such amendments in the past.

Drone Strikes Database

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In the face of increased opposition from Pakistan, Peter Bergen writes in this month's Foreign Affairs magazine that the U.S. needs to be more transparent about drone strikes if there's any chance for Washington to win the larger war.

The National Security Studies Program has been tracking deaths from drone strikes in Pakistan. Their data and analysis on the strikes from 2004 to 2011 is available here.