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Job Training: Often Misunderstood But Too Important to Dismiss

Brandon Roberts | Posted 08.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Political News, Politics, Poverty, Unemployment, Economics, Working Poor Families Project, Employment, Economic Crisis, Jobs, Workforce, Job Training, Business, Policy, Economy, No Worker Left Behind, Business News
Brandon Roberts

States' retraining efforts should use a sector-based focus with the goal of transitioning displaced workers into positions that the stimulus will support, in infrastructure and emerging fields.

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On the Climate Bill Fence: What Sen. Alexander Is Thinking

Bill Chameides | Posted 08.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Politics, Cap and Trade, Climate Change, U.S. Congress, Lamar Alexander, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, Policy, Legislation, Global Warming, Green News
Bill Chameides

Despite Alexander's conservative credentials, the environmental community has long hoped he could be counted on in a legislative vote to sap greenhouse gas emissions.

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False Confessions: What Would It Take to Make You Confess?

John Terzano | Posted 08.14.2009 | Home

Read More: False Confessions, Criminal Justice System, The Justice Project, New York Times, Reform, Texas, Policy, Chicago Tribune, Electronic-Recording, Home News
John Terzano

Most people find it hard to understand how anyone could ever confess to a crime they did not commit. But it happens over and over again. False confessions are a well-documented reality.

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Climate Legislation: Countdown to the House Showdown

Bill Chameides | Posted 07.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Politics, Cap and Trade, Economics, Climate Change, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, Policy, Legislation, Global Warming, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Green News
Bill Chameides

wo recent polls show that a large majority of Americans want the United States to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Today the U.S. House of Representatives just might deliver.

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Cap and Trade Part 5: What's With the Add-Ons?

Bill Chameides | Posted 07.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Cap and Trade, Economics, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Washington Post, Policy, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, Legislation, Green News
Bill Chameides

The Waxman-Markey climate bill is attracting a lot of criticism aimed at the non-cap-and-trade add-ons, which begs the question: are they really necessary?

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Cap and Trade Part 2: Walking the International Tightrope

Bill Chameides | Posted 07.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Thomas Friedman, Cap and Trade, Global Economy, Economics, Economy, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, United States, Policy, China, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, Legislation, Politics, U.S. Congress, Climate Change, Paul Krugman, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Global Warming, Green News
Bill Chameides

Any international climate treaty that omits an eventual cap on China's emissions will be a treaty that fails to prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference on the climate.

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Cap and Trade Part 1: It's About the Cap, Stupid

Bill Chameides | Posted 07.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Politics, Cap and Trade, Global Economy, Climate, Climate Change, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Policy, Business, Legislation, Global Warming, Green News
Bill Chameides

Where the climate is concerned, don't be fooled: it's ultimately about the "cap" not the "and trade" part.

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What, Exactly, Was Pelosi Supposed to Do?

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Harman, Jingoism, Abuse, Central Intelligence Agency, Cia, Leon Panetta, Truth Commission, Jane Harman, Cheney, Democratic, Majority, Media, Policy, Bush Policy, Cindy Sheehan, Republican, Bush, Pelosi, National Security, Nancy Pelosi, Waterboard, Speaker, Briefed, House, Panetta, Interrogation, Amnesty, Democrat, Treason, Speaker of the House, Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, Congress, Press, Democrats, Detainee, Briefing, Classified, Prisoner, Secret, Chris Weigant, Traitor, Leak, Waterboarding, Minority, Senate, Classified Information, Torture, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Pelosi can be defended for being in an impossible situation at the time. Even if she disagreed with the policy, there simply wasn't much for her to do about it.

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Academics and Policy

Joseph Nye | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Academics, Think Tanks, Obama, Policy, Appointments, Obama Administration Academics, Academy, Barack Obama, Obama Administration, Politics News
Joseph Nye

Aside from economists and scientists, very few academics have been appointed to policy positions in the Obama administration. Does the fault for this gap lie with the academy or the administration?

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Take Note: News Corp Quietly Owns NYC Neighborhood Newspapers

BlackAndBrownNews | Posted 04.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Politics, Digital Media, Newspapers, Civic Participation, New Corp, Community Organizing, Democracy, Media, Policy, Rupert Murdoch Wall Street Journal, Wall Street Journal, New York City, Journalism, Mexico, Media News
BlackAndBrownNews

With News Corp's purchase of neighborhood publications like the Brooklyn Paper, all that annoying journalism that challenges pesky things like protecting citizens from eminent domain is all but lost.

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Promoting Marriage-Promotion with Dubious Scientific Claims: USA Today's Feature Story

Bella DePaulo | Posted 03.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Law, Singled Out, Longevity, Children, George W. Bush, Matrimania, Media, Policy, Myths, Barack Obama, Happiness, Marriage, USA Today, Emerging Adulthood, Singlism, Marriage Promotion, Wealth, Advertising, Single Parents, Health, Discrimination, AtMP, Finances, Media News
Bella DePaulo

USA Today is very excited about marriage. Splashed across the front page of the Health and Behavior section, set off by a colorful illustration, was t...

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Obama Signals Shift in Governing Philosophy

Max Stier | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hilary Clinton, u.s. Economy Problems, Nancy Killefer, Congress, Federal Workers, Steven Chu, Federal Government, President Obama, President Obama Administration, Operations, Peter Orszag, Obama, Policy, Department of State, Federal Employees, Economic Crisis, Obama Administration, Secretary of State, Obama's Cabinet, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama Administration, Politics News
Max Stier

He is not just saying we need to improve government operations. He's saying we need to put this issue front and center and then he is taking real action.

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Obama's Nuclear Downpour

Ashley Rindsberg | Posted 01.11.2009 | World

Read More: India, Nuke, Bomb, Egypt, Umbrella, War, Middle East, Iran, Obama, Nuclear, Security, Israel, Deterrence, Policy, Iraq, World News
Ashley Rindsberg

President-elect Obama offering Israel the nuclear umbrella to implies that the Obama administration is on some level resigned to the possibility of a nuclear Iran.

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Bipartisanship Gone Wrong: A Cautionary Tale for the Next Administration

Elizabeth Rigby | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Meet the Press, Congress, Bipartisanship, State Children's Health Insurance Program, President Obama, Politics, Obama Transition, Nbc, Bill Clinton, Policy, Health Care, Gridlock, Valerie Jarrett, Schip, State Children's Health, Politics News
Elizabeth Rigby

My hope that the Obama administration eschews the typical form of crafted bipartisanship characterized by short-term compromises that gloss over ideological differences.

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A Liberal Bias

David Horton | Posted 12.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Liberal, Obama, Policy, Politics News
David Horton

If an Obama presidency is going to mean anything it should mean a return to reality based decision making, not some kind of spurious process by which ideological decisions are made in the face of evidence.

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Presidential Candidates on Early Education

Cornelia Grumman | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Early Education, Education, Barack Obama, Education Policy, Head Start, Presidential Debates, Policy, John McCain, Politics News
Cornelia Grumman

The tidal wave of post-debate fact-checking ignored a subtle misunderstanding near the end of Wednesday's presidential debate. But no wonder, the issue was early education -- a forgotten stepchild of this presidential campaign.

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Fourteen Changes Barack Obama Could Make in His First 30 Days

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Law Enforcement, Governance, Green Jobs, Financial Aid, Democracy, Policy, Barack Obama, Carbon Neutral, Stephen C. Rose, Businesses, White House, Federal Government, Presidential Records, Tax Filing, Huffington Post, No-Bid Contracts, Health Reform, Flexible Work Schedules, Politics News
Stephen C. Rose

If he can infuse the huge federal engine with bite-sized, doable tasks that all link together somehow, he will be a mystery reformer -- a relatively low-key, undramatic force that renews and redirects an ineffective establishment.

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Keeping the Internet Free For a New Generation of Speakers

Leslie Harris | Posted 11.09.2008 | Media

Read More: Pornography, Internet, Policy Making, Empowerment, Child Protection, Laws, Microsoft, Free Speech, Congress, Technology, Policy, Child Safety, President, Legislation, Cdt, Media News
Leslie Harris

The next president should set out to make the Internet's very own Bill of Rights and promote strategies that empower Internet users to make their own choices for their families about content controls.

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It's Time For Palin To Explain It All

Susan Kelley-Stamerra | Posted 11.02.2008 | Home

Read More: Couric, Women, Vice President, Roe v Wade, Alaska, Debate, Obama Sex Education, Joe Biden Vice President, Joe Biden, Policy, Privacy, Gibson, Sarah Palin, Special Needs, Sex Education, Palin Policy, Child Care, Voters, Palin, Health Care, Family, Home News
Susan Kelley-Stamerra

Palin respects the family - if it's her family. If it is your family, no such protection is necessary. You will be urged to find home-based child care rather than using the care facility at your workplace, near your school, or with early childhood development professionals.

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Pro-Immigrant Media Campaigns

Naazish YarKhan | Posted 10.31.2008 | Media

Read More: Polictics, The Truth About Immigrants, Hate Crime, Mexico, Hate Speech, Immigrants, Policy, Pro-Immigrant Media Campaigns, Immigration Debate, Foreign Policy, Media News
Naazish YarKhan

Courtesy DuPage Immigrant Solidarity The majority of Americans do not hold extreme anti-immigrant views, but it is difficult for those of us who don'...

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Technology: Obama Wants A CTO; McCain, Risk Capital

Jon Raymond | Posted 10.30.2008 | Home

Read More: Presidential Election 2008, Wall Street, Mccain, Economy, Cto, Obama, Technology, Policy, Privacy, Home News
Jon Raymond

McCain's discussions of technology have mostly to do with floating capital to private companies. That's an economics discussion, not a technological one.

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On Education Policy, Obama and McCain Clash Over Vouchers, Teaching 'Merits' and Funding

Susan Kelley-Stamerra | Posted 10.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Democrat, Debate, Argue, Money, Education, Afterschool, Funding, Mccain, Obama, Policy, School, Vp, Values, College, Faith-Based Initiatives, Palin, Barack Obama, School Vouchers, Election 2008, Home News
Susan Kelley-Stamerra

With Friday's first presidential debate just around the corner, it's time to examine some real policy differences before we get snookered by all the f...

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Wal-Mart and Cintas Campaign Against Pro-worker Legislation

Elana Levin | Posted 08.09.2008 | Business

Read More: Labor, Populism, Employee Free Choice Act, Income Inequality, Corporate America, Corporations, Chamber of Commerce, Organized Labor, Policy, Unions, Labor Unions, Wall Street Journal, Wal-Mart, Business News
Elana Levin

Wal-Mart and Cintas are fighting to stop legislation which would help protect workers who want to unionize.

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Mixing Water Into The Energy Debate

Rob Runyan | Posted 08.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Energy, John McCain, Committee on Science and Technology, Corn Prices, Bart Gordon, Watergy, Corn, Renewable Energy, Energy Security, Texas, Mccain, Congress, Election 2008, The National Water Research and Development Initiative, Policy, Barack Obama, Renewable Fuel Standard, Water, Barack, Energy Independence, Rick Perry, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Ethanol, Rfs, Home News
Rob Runyan

Dealing with one sector without thinking about the other is one-hand clapping. That's why we have popular alternative fuels like ethanol that don't factor in the drain on water resources.

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The Coming Together Of McCain And Obama On Iraq

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Doublethink, John McCain, Petraeus, Timetable, Iraq, 2008 Elections, Media, Campaign, 08, Policy, 2008 Election, Withdrawal, Election, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, 08 Election, Iraq War, Middle, Elections, Troop Withdrawal, 08 Campaign, Surge, Troop, 2008, 2008 Presidential Race, Victory, 2008 Campaign, Politics News
Chris Weigant

McCain knows that the electorate wants America out of Iraq, even faster than Obama has proposed. He also knows that his ties to Bush's foreign policy are an albatross around his neck.

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