Tag Archives: American Capitalism

America’s Job Training System: Better than You Think (And Smaller Too)’

Source:The New America Foundation– Vice President Joseph R. Biden (Democrat, Delaware) “In his 2014 State of the Union address, the President charged Vice President Biden to conduct a review of the country’s federal employment and training programs to ensure that … Continue reading

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The Hamilton Project: Melissa Kearney & Lesley Turner- ‘Press Release: Supporting America’s Struggling Lower-Middle-Class Families’

Source:The Hamilton Project– is a Washington think tank. Source:The New Democrat “Washington, DC – On December 4th, The Hamilton Project at Brookings hosted a forum on opportunities to support America’s struggling lower-middle-class. Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin kicked … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Tyler Cowen: ‘Tears in America’s Social Safety Net?’

Source:The Washington Post with a look at the American safety net. “Author and economist Tyler Cowen speaks with host Nia-Malika Henderson about his new book, “Average Is Over,” America’s economy five years after the financial crash, and how the U.S. … Continue reading

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Chris Van Hollen: Video: U.S. Rep. Van Hollen Discusses Democratic Caucus Meeting With President Obama

Van Hollen discusses Democratic Caucus meeting with President Obama – YouTube. President Obama would be smart to bring in some Senate Democrats and Republicans who are knowledgable and interested. And in position of leadership to deal with infrastructure investment and … Continue reading

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VOA News: ‘Rebels With a Cause Slam Corporate Greed’

Source:VOA News– with a look at Rebels With a Cause. Source:The Daily Press “Two new films focus on fringe groups who take social justice into their own hands. With a tongue-in-cheek approach, the films The East and Now You See … Continue reading

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VOA News: ‘Iranian Immigrant’s Success Creates Abundant Opportunities For Many Others’

Source:VOA News reporting on Subway. “America is often called “The Land of Opportunity.” And in 2011 alone, more than a million immigrants became permanent residents on the path to citizenship. Many come to the U.S. to escape hardships where they … Continue reading

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Miles Corak: ‘Income Inequality, Equality of Opportunity & Intergenerational Mobility’

Source:Mile Corak blogger on WordPress. “The summer issue of the Journal of Economic Perspectives will feature a collection of articles on inequality and the top 1%, some of which are now being circulated by the authors. The paper by Tony … Continue reading

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Foreign Affairs: Edward Conrad & Fareed Zakaria: ‘How to Fix America’

Source:Foreign Affairs– with their rebuild American plan. “In “Can America Be Fixed?” (January/February 2013), Fareed Zakaria argues that American democracy has grown increasingly dysfunctional since the 1970s and that “a series of lucky breaks” — namely, the end of inflation, … Continue reading

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The Intelligent Channel: Michael Lind- ‘The Global Roots of The 2008 Crash’

Source:The Intelligent Channel– talking to economist Michael Lind on his version of The Social Contract. “Michael Lind, Policy Director of the New America Foundation’s Economic Growth Program and author of Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States … Continue reading

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The Intelligent Channel: Michael Lind: ‘On The Need For Economic Reform – in The Social Contract’

Source:The Intelligent Channel– talking to economist Michael Lind on his version of The Social Contract. “Michael Lind, Policy Director of the New America Foundation’s Economic Growth Program and author of Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States … Continue reading

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