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Save to My Portfolio The Power of Open Government: A Discussion with OIRA Administrator Cass Sunstein

Wednesday, March 10, 2010
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Washington, DC

President Obama pledged to make government more transparent and accountable. On Wednesday, Ted Gayer moderated an event with Cass Sunstein, administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, who discussed fundamental questions facing modern government, including increasing participation and transparency in rulemaking and how to democratize data. Read More

Governance, The Presidency, Bureaucracy

SPOTLIGHT: Jobs and the Economy


REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton - People in line to enter the UJA-Federation of New York's Connect to Care job fair

Save to My Portfolio Note on the February 2010 Employment Situation

Gary Burtless, March 05, 2010

Even though the recovery of the job market remains painfully slow, the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics employment report showed the labor market continued to score gains in February. Gary Burtless says that although job prospects of the long-term unemployed remain grim, the last two months’ BLS reports suggest there may be faint light at the end of the tunnel. Read More

Jobs and the Economy, U.S. Economy, Unemployment

SPOTLIGHT: Banking


REUTERS/Jim Young - Chairman of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board Paul Volcker

Save to My Portfolio The Volcker Rule: Still Problematic

Douglas J. Elliott, March 04, 2010

The Obama administration has sent legislative language to Congress for its proposal to limit the size and scope of banks, otherwise known as the Volcker Rule. But Doug Elliott says the specifics do not eliminate the inherent problems: its limitations on size is bound to be ineffective and therefore fairly harmless, but the proprietary trading rule could do significant damage by unreasonably constraining legitimate bank investment decisions, thereby reducing profits and potentially increasing risk. Read More

Banking, U.S. Congress, U.S. Economy, Financial Institutions

SPOTLIGHT: Health Care


REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - Reid addresses Senate health care legislation in a news conference at the US Capitol

Save to My Portfolio Health Reform Essentials

Henry J. Aaron, February 25, 2010

Making sense of the health summit and its aftermath means appreciating three key points, according to Henry Aaron. The first is that Republicans have shown no real interest in compromise. Second, the major coverage provisions of the House and Senate bills are inseparable. Third, Aaron says, Republican intransigence and the Democrats’ inability to cut off a Republican filibuster, the only way forward is for House Democrats to pass the Senate bill. Read More

Health Care, U.S. Economy, U.S. Politics

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