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ASSET BUILDING: Kindergarten to College (K2C)
September 26 : In the Spring of 2011, the City of San Francisco automatically opened college savings accounts for over 1,000 San...
HEALTHCARE: Patient Decision Aids and Shared Decision Making
September 16 : Every medical treatment comes with the possibility of both benefits and harms. Understanding these tradeoffs is...
ECONOMIC GROWTH: Losing Middle America?
September 15 : Is the American Dream of opportunity and increasing prosperity out of reach for the average American worker? What is...
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Go Big on Deficit Reduction

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The Committee for a Reponsible Federal Budget has gathered over 60 business leaders, experts, and former government officials to push Congress to exceed its mandate to cut deficits "Go Big" on reducing U.S. debt.

CRFB hosted an event with leaders from across the spectrum including Alan Greenspan, Sen. Mark Warner, and Sen. Mike Crapo to discuss the path ahead for the Super Committee and the reasons it should "Go Big."

Palestinians' Statehood Bid

At an event hosted by the Middle East Task Force, Palestinian business and civil society leaders explained the importance of Palestine's bid for U.N. recognition.

Also, Task Force Co-Director Daniel Levy explains why Obama can't lead from behind on Israel policy.

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Next Social Contract

middleclass_homes.jpgAs more and more gloomy economic news piles on, it's becoming clearer and clearer that the middle class in the U.S. is in a major crisis. What happens if the job market polarizes into high-paying and low-paying jobs, widening income inequality?

The Next Social Contract Initiative series, Losing Middle America, examines the polarization of the labor market, growing wage inequality, and the causes of these phenomena in both the United States and other wealthy countries.