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Getting Higher on the Page

Mike Lux | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Public Policy, Speaker Pelosi, Art of the Possible, Meta, Politics News
Mike Lux

The cool thing about elections is that you can pick a side, and then you have one goal that is simple and clear-cut. Legislative fights, especially on the complicated, messy issues like health care, are not like that at all.

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Professor David Colander Tells Congress Econ Models are Flawed

Damien Hoffman | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Policy, Economic Modeling, Economic Policy, Trader, Investor, David Colander, Wall Street, Economic Models, Politics News
Damien Hoffman

In addition to exposing a few absurd underlying economic presuppositions, Colander is helping shift incentives for professional economists toward engaging in more useful studies.

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Networking Governments

Gary Hart | Posted 10.22.2009 | World

Read More: Government, Public Policy, Epidemic, International Relations, World War II, Cold War, Swine Flue, Harry Truman, World News
Gary Hart

More can be done in linking national research laboratories, networking financial regulatory regimes, linking universities, networking environmental protection efforts, and the list goes on.

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Serve The Community With Create The Good

Tom Nelson | Posted 10.20.2009 | Impact

Read More: Public Policy, Entertainment Industry Foundation, Volunteering, Civic Engagement, Service, Serving, Aarp, Create the Good, Volunteerism, Eif, Impact News
Tom Nelson

Americans are ready to serve. Research conducted last year for AARP found that four in 10 people ages 44 to 79 expected to volunteer more in the next five years.

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Does the United States Require a Strategy?

Gary Hart | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Strategy, National Security, Public Policy, Gary Hart, Foreign Policy, Politics News
Gary Hart

We are miserable at anticipation and preparation. The latter requires centralized authority, something Americans instinctively resist.

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"...And to the Republic for Which it Stands..."

Gary Hart | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Government, Public Policy, Town Halls, Town Hall Debate, Pledge of Allegiance, Town Hall Meetings, Politics News
Gary Hart

Shouting at town hall meetings may vent anger, but it is not sufficient to eliminate corruption in American government. Exercising popular sovereignty through constructive civic duty, though, would be a start.

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A Faith Declaration for Health Care Reform

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Bill, Dialogue, Public Policy, Social Justice, Debate, Religious Beliefs, Misinformation, Dignity, Abolition, Religious, Biblical, Community, Health-Care Debate, Healing, Biblical Principles, Legislation, America, Civil Rights, Ten Commandments, Moral Values, Insurance Company, Abortion, Profits, Common Good, Principle, Civil Rights Movement, Faith Community, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Gospel, Health Care, Politics News
Jim Wallis

There is no one "right" religious position on how health care should look; but I believe there are some fundamental moral and even biblical principles on which to evaluate any final legislative agreement.

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Health Care, Immigrants, and the Character of Our Country

Jim Wallis | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, Law, Allison Johnson, Debate, Undocumented Immigrants, President Obama, Scripture, Media, Health Care Plan, Immigration, Immigrants, Christians for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Legislation, Immigration Status, Faith Groups, Fact Checkers, Moral Obligation, Public Policies, Immigrant, Immigrant Children, Christian Scriptures, Members of Congress, Values, Pregnant Women, Policy Debate, Health Care Coverage, Moral Priorities, Teaching, Stranger, Safety Net, Health Care, Christians, Public Policy, Fear, Lying, Subsidies, Politics, Community, Basic Human Needs, Medicaid, Congress, Faith Communities, Migrants, Moral Issue, Reform Legislation, Moral Consideration, Compassion, Jewish, Moral Values, Moral Issues, Moral Mandate, Inclusion, Faith Community, Political Feasibility, Health Care Reform, Hospitals, Undocumented Immigrant, Legal Immigrants, Christian, Health Care System, Politics News
Jim Wallis

With an issue like health, the faith community has a unique and important role to play -- to define and raise the moral issues beneath the policy debate.

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Internet Filtering Software Makers Held to Higher Standard on Sharing User Data

Suren Ramasubbu | Posted 09.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Public Policy, Internet Filtering, Parental Control, Internet Safety, Media News
Suren Ramasubbu

As a society, we are more sensitive to anyone collecting anonymous information about our children, especially if it is used for marketing purposes, than we are to collecting anonymous information about ourselves.

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Why We Need a Council of Psychological Advisors

Barry Schwartz | Posted 04.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Policy, Education, Health Care, Economy, Stress, Psychiatry, George Soros, Barack Obama, Psychology, Presidetn Obama, Reflexivity, Politics News
Barry Schwartz

The U.S. needs a Council of Psychological Advisors that parallels the Council of Economic Advisors. There are many current problems that such a council could help solve.

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10 Big Goals for Obama's First 1460 Days, as Proposed by Progressive Policy Leaders

Mark Green | Posted 02.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Policy Ideas, Public Policy, Mark Green, Economic Stimulus Package, Progressive Agenda, Obama First 100 Days, President Obama Administration, Iraq, Barack Obama, Politics News
Mark Green

President Obama's mandate includes two huge and imminent priorities -- an unprecedented "stimulus" to revive the economy and a plan that gets us out of Iraq. And then?

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Forging an Equity Agenda Aimed at Inclusion Across America

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Social Equity, Public Policy, White House Office on Urban Policy, Urban Policy, Design for Disease, H.O.M.E., Civic Engagement, Equity Agenda, Youth Build, Infrastructure Equity, Center for American Progress, Urban Sprawl, Angela Glover Blackwell, Social Empowerment, Policy Link, White House Office on Civic Engagement, Fresh Food Financing Initiative, Smart Growth, Digital Divide, Urban Strategies Council, Public Advocates, Urban Agenda, Economic Equity, Politics News
Arlene M. Roberts

There is no better time for implementing an equity agenda than now. 37 million people live in poverty and many more are one paycheck away. All it takes is one health crisis or a downsizing at the office.

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The Path Ahead

Jared Bernstein | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Public Policy, MPG Standards, President 2008, Economic Policy, The Economy, Immigration, Energy Policy, Health Care, Immigration Policy, Politics News
Jared Bernstein

Here is a list of problems we face as a nation, and solutions, guided by one insider's view of what we've learned over these last two terms which have been dominated by conservative ideology.

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What Would Buddha Do?

Jared Bernstein | Posted 06.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Public Policy, Buddha, Bush Administration, Market Forces, Absolutism, Appeasement, John McCain, Politics News
Jared Bernstein

In Buddhism, the notion of balance is central. Over the Bush years, there has been a damaging drift toward absolutism. You're with us or against us, diplomacy is appeasement, tax cuts forever, the axis of evil, and markets always work best (and government, worst).

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