Hamilton Project

Economc Turmoil Could Spell Trouble for Innovation

Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Michael Greenstone, Education, Unemployment, Tyler Cowen, Obama Debt Limit, Wall Street Crash, Debt Debate, Debt Limit, Jobs, Hamilton Project, Innovation Economy, Brookings Institution, Joel-Packer, Total Factor Productivity, Business News

While the stock market has plummeted on concerns about the near-term strength of the American economy, the larger issue could be that the long-term pr...

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Amanda M. Fairbanks

Struggling Grads: Don't Fret, College Ultimately Worth The Cost

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda M. Fairbanks | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Michael Greenstone, Cost, Expense, Degree, Georgetown, Is College Worth It, Anthony Carnevale, College, Higher Education, Hamilton Project, Stephen Rose, Brookings, College News

NEW YORK -- Creighton Olsen routinely questions the wisdom of his college investment. Specifically, whether his struggle to secure a decent-paying ...

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In Money-Changers We Trust

Robert Scheer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Morgan Stanley, Timothy Geithner, Goldman Sachs, New York Fed, Bill Clinton, Hamilton Project, Aig, Peter Orszag, Citigroup, Politics News
Robert Scheer

In a parallel universe lives Peter Orszag, Obama's former budget director and key adviser, who has passed through that revolving platinum door linking the White House with Wall Street.

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Riding the Rails, Looking for Work

Michael Winship | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rick Scott, Unemployment, Campaign Spending, John Kasich, High Speed Rail, Jobs, Robert Rubin. Chris Christie, Hamilton Project, SCott Walker Ray LaHood, Business, Unemployment Rate, Barack Obama, Transportation, Politics News
Michael Winship

Now that an entire week or so has passed, it becomes clear that this election was all about jobs and the triumph of shortsighted thinking over facing up to the long-range problems that threaten our future.

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Dan Froomkin

Stop Robert Rubin Before He Kills Again

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Larry Summers, Deficit Commission, Robert Rubin, Hamilton Project, Fiscal Summit, Bob Rubin, Financial Crisis, Politics News

Robert Rubin is poisoning Washington again. The former Treasury Secretary who presided over the nearly-fatal deregulation of the financial industry ...

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Dan Froomkin

Biden To Wall-Street-Friendly Democrats: The Middle Class Comes First

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Vice President Biden today challenged a gathering of Wall-Street-friendly Democrats to join President Obama in making sure that this economic recovery...

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Middle-Skill Jobs Are Disapearing, A New Study Finds

Huffington Post | Nathaniel Cahners Hindman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Job Skills, Outsourcing, Unemployment, College Education, Employment, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Hamilton Project, Center for American Progress, Video, Business News

The American labor market is becoming increasingly polarized between skilled, well-paid workers and low-skilled, low-wage workers, according to a new ...

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Dan Froomkin

Vice President Biden Lends His Prestige To Robert Rubin's Relaunch

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Rubin, the ultimate symbol of the Democratic Party's coziness with Wall Street fat cats, has kept a relatively low profile in Washington ever s...

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After the Hamilton Project

Simon Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jason Furman, Robert Rubin, Peter Orszag, Hamilton Project, Simon Johnson, Brookings Institution, Financial Reform, Business News
Simon Johnson

In 2006 Robert Rubin and his allies created the Hamilton Project to formulate a Democratic agenda. It was a brilliant tactical move, but unfortunately, financial reform was not on this agenda.

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Cap-and-Trade Versus the Alternatives for U.S. Climate Policy

Robert Stavins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Stavins

One of the key merits of the cap-and-trade approach is that the program can provide cost-effectiveness, while achieving meaningful reductions in greenhouse gas emissions levels.

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Alexander Hamilton's Scorn: Reflecting on AIG, Goldman, Hank Paulson and Bob Rubin

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alexander Hamilton, Bank of New York, Department of the Treasury, Hamilton Project, Executive Bonuses, Barack Obama, Lawrence Summers, Robert Rubin, Goldman Sachs, Aig, Citibank, Tom Daschle, Henry Paulson, Timothy Geithner, American Financial Crisis, Nancy Killifer, Ron Chernow, Politics News
Steve Clemons

While many are criticizing the gross AIG taxpayer-funded bonuses of senior executives, the truth is that this kind of corruption is relatively small time -- even at $165 million -- and was predictable.

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