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Clean energy skeptics have seized on the failure of Solyndra to argue that scaling up renewable sources is a pipe dream. They should visit Germany.
Blog
J. Mijin Cha
NEW YORK— The national public policy center Demos welcomes the expanded availability of language assistance for limited-English-proficient voters in future elections, as announced yesterday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The increase was occasioned by the Census Bureau’s recalculation of Latino, Asian
Press release/statement
A review of early Occupy Wall Street organizer David Graeber’s latest book, Debt: The First 5,000 Years .
In the media
Anthony Kammer
A few decades ago, it also would have been difficult to imagine how such a Kol Nidre service could have come together. Like Occupy Wall Street and its growing number of spin-offs, these events happen because of the extensive use of social media by savvy organizers who don’t need or seek the
In the media
Jane Eisner
#OWS arrives at Washington Sq. Park on Saturday, October 8th. Credit: nyclovesnyc.blogspot.com
Blog
Rakim Brooks
Corporations are pushing hard to bring back billions in cash now stashed overseas at very low tax rates. They argue that, in effect, they should be able to avoid paying normal taxes on huge overseas profits because all sorts of great things will happen once this money comes home. The last time that
Blog
David Callahan
So it turns out that I'm not the only one tired of comparisons between the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street.
Blog
David Callahan
In case you haven't noticed, leading conservatives -- including Sarah Palin -- have been talking a lot lately about "crony capitalism." This phrase started turning up well before the hyped up Solyndra scandal and is now heard even more often. A debate over the cozy ties between government and
Blog
David Callahan

Strategies For Turning Bad Jobs Into Quality Employment

Policy Briefs
Ben Peck
Amy Traub
Washington, DC—Just as the Senate is set to start a debate on the American Jobs Act, the issue of “job quality” is coming to the fore at a national conference entitled “Good Jobs for a Stronger Economy” on Wednesday, October 12.
Press release/statement