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February 5, 2010
This week @Brookings, Education expert Russ Whitehurst says many welcome the boost in President Obama’s proposed budget for education spending, but notes that the plan has some critics.
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January 29, 2010
In this week’s @Brookings podcast, expert Thomas Mann says President Obama’s first State of the Union speech had a clear message for members of his own party on Capitol Hill, while Martin Indyk notes that Obama’s heavy emphasis on domestic issues sent a strong signal to governments around the globe that the President’s priorities are currently focused at home, not abroad.
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January 22, 2010
All eyes are on Yemen as the next site of the nation’s expanding counterterrorism efforts, but Riedel says we should proceed with caution: he explains why @Brookings.
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January 15, 2010
Politics as usual no more! There’s a compelling need to move campaign fundraising in another direction, according to a new report on campaign finance, @ Brookings.
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January 8, 2010
Diplomat Richard C. Holbrooke tells a Brookings audience that the fight against terrorism must be focused on Afghanistan and Pakistan, this week @ Brookings.
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December 30, 2009
While the passage of a health care reform bill in the Senate gives the legislation a shot at ultimate success, serious obstacles remain for the coming year when the House and Senate will attempt to reconcile two different versions. Expert Henry Aaron reviews the issue @ Brookings.
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December 18, 2009
A new report on Afghanistan’s displaced population states that more must be done to help internally displaced people resettle in new areas of the country and rebuild their lives.
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December 11, 2009
This week @Brookings, President Barack Obama presented his plan for creating jobs and spurring economic growth. The president outlined a package that includes tax incentives for small businesses, more spending on infrastructure projects and additional assistance for the unemployed.
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December 4, 2009
President Obama’s plan for a troop surge and timeline for withdrawal from Afghanistan has drawn criticism from the left and the right—expert Bruce Riedel says it’s a necessary but risky move. Also, as Congress grilled Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke as he heads for a second term, Sarah Binder explains congressional concerns over the massive federal bailout to big banks and financial firms when the economic crisis hit.
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November 20, 2009
Mayors, including Philadelphia’s Michael Nutter, discuss how the worldwide financial crisis is hitting major metropolitan areas, and propose policies that can help at a Brookings event with expert Bruce Katz. Brookings economist Robert Litan says once the effects of the federal stimulus tapers off, the nation could see a second economic dive and a W-shaped recession, all in this week’s @Brookings podcast.
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November 13, 2009
The global challenges facing President Obama and President Hu Jintao in China; and an assessment of the banking reform legislation in the Senate, all @Brookings.
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November 6, 2009
As President Obama departs for his first trip to China, our relationship with the rising world power evolves; and the steps Congress should take to advance global climate change legislation, all @Brookings.
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October 30, 2009
As we mark the 80th anniversary of the first great stock market crash, the nation is not headed for another Great Depression; and despite our economic woes, families can still achieve the American dream, all @Brookings.
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October 23, 2009
An assessment of government intervention in the auto industry; public outrage over Wall Street bonuses; and the options for moving forward in Afghanistan, all @Brookings.
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October 16, 2009
Congresswoman Jane Harman tells a Brookings audience that corruption is at the heart of the problem in establishing a stable regime in Afghanistan; experts Isabel Sawhill and Ron Haskins discuss how to create more opportunity in America.
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October 9, 2009
A new Brookings analysis says some airline routes are getting crowded, and delays are getting worse; the public thinks about the H1N1 flu; and Brookings experts says we must fix our broken immigration system, all @Brookings.
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October 2, 2009
Joshua Epstein says closing schools to keep kids safe from the flu may come with a big price tag for the economy; scholars and a member of Congress debate the efficacy of home visitation for children at risk of abuse and neglect; and the man on the street discusses nuclear saber-rattling in Iran.
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September 25, 2009
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced long-awaited policies on access to the Internet, or “net neutrality,” in remarks at Brookings; Warwick McKibbin, an expert on global climate change, looks at the challenges facing the G-20 officials meeting in Pittsburgh. And the man on the street discusses proposals for sending more troops to Afghanistan, all in our podcast, @Brookings.
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September 18, 2009
The recession may finally be at an end, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a Brookings audience, but the recovery may be slow – especially for Americans who have lost their jobs in the current downturn. And Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the Obama Administration’s change in missile defense policy in Europe is a better match for the threat posed by Iran than the Bush Administration policy, and strengthens our NATO ties. All this week in our podcast, @Brookings.
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September 11, 2009
Brookings expert Henry Aaron says President Obama did a “sterling job” on his health care speech, making bipartisan proposals, but the reaction is mixed from the man on the street. And, economic recovery is slowly taking shape in urban areas around the country, with some cities outpacing others, according to Alan Berube in the newest “Metro Monitor.” All in this week’s podcast, @Brookings.
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September 4, 2009
Amid conflicting economic messages, Vice President Joe Biden offers a working perspective on the implementation of the stimulus package; Alice Rivlin forecasts that Congress will return to an agenda packed with health care, and the man on the street talks about the military campaign in Afghanistan.
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August 28, 2009
Brookings experts Bruce Reidel and Michael O’Hanlon voice concern over the still-not-decided Afghanistan elections; and longtime budget watcher Alice Rivlin warns of the economic disruption that climbing domestic debt and deficit may cause.
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August 21, 2009
In this week’s @ Brookings, Afghanistan expert Vanda Felbab-Brown addresses the integrity of the elections in Afghanistan, while scholar Joshua Epstein discusses projections for return of the H1N1 “swine” flu virus in the fall and how computer models help slow the spread of the disease. And, the man on the street is cautiously optimistic that the economy may be recovering, albeit slowly.
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August 14, 2009
In this week’s @Brookings podcast, a Brookings panel weighs in on whether the stimulus plan, now six months old, has been a boon for the economy or not; Bruce Riedel explains what the presidential election in Afghanistan means for the United States and international community; and the man on the street opines on those town hall meetings on health care reform.
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August 7, 2009
This week @ Brookings focuses on health care and healthy political ties. Members of Congress are back in their districts this month to speak with constituents about health care reform. Sarah Binder says when legislators return to D.C. in a few weeks, the pressure to settle the issue will be a priority for congressional leadership and poses risks for incumbents. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled to Africa — Ernest Aryeetey said her trip sent a powerful message to governments and people across the continent.
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July 31, 2009
Brookings experts release a composite index of national and global trends for the first six months of President Obama’s term, lining them up against the same point in the five prior presidencies; Michael O’Hanlon discusses the significance to the American people of the Kurdish vote in Iraq; and the man on the street gives Obama pretty good grades after his first half-year in the Oval Office.
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July 24, 2009
While economic recovery efforts appear to be working, Douglas Elliott says we should be cautiously optimistic about the economy—at least for the near term; Audrey Singer says the new geography of immigration means that many more states and municipalities have a stake in the passage of federal immigration reform; and the man on the street weighs in on health care reform—how to do it and when.
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July 17, 2009
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is likely to be confirmed, but may have set a troubling precedent for future Obama nominees, says Brookings expert Russell Wheeler; and Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan joins former secretary Henry Cisneros and Brookings expert Bruce Katz on housing strategies for blighted metro areas, on this week’s @ Brookings podcast.
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July 10, 2009
Brookings economists warn that growing deficits will sink economic recovery; a discussion of the “public option” in health care; and the public assesses Obama’s trip to Russia, @Brookings.
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July 2, 2009
Iraqis celebrate as U.S. Forces withdraw from their cities and expert Ken Pollack discusses the prospects for peace and self-governance in Iraq; the man on the street reacts to the troop withdrawal. Also, scholar Gary Burtless discusses prospects for economic recovery as the recession continues. All in this week’s podcast, @ Brookings.
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June 26, 2009
Brookings scholars ponder the developments in Iran as the government cracks down on protests over the presidential election; the public weighs in on the “cash for clunkers” legislation; and Bill Gale advises controlling the federal deficit sooner rather than later, all @ Brookings.
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June 19, 2009
Brookings scholar Alan Berube discusses the “MetroMonitor,” which examines the economic health of the nation’s largest metro areas; Darrell West discusses how technological innovation can make government more responsive to citizens; and the man on the street ponders unrest in Iran. All on our podcast, @ Brookings.
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June 12, 2009
Sen. Max Baucus discusses health care reform with at an event sponsored by the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform and the Hamilton Project, Brookings experts discuss the grave and worsening scenarios in Afghanistan and Pakistan, with terrorism and insurgencies on the rise; and the man on the street wonders whether the U.S. government ought to be in the auto business, all in the @ Brookings podcast.
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June 5, 2009
Shibley Telhami looks at President Obama’s outreach to the Muslim world in his Cairo speech; the man on the street wonders whether the image of the United States in the Arab world can be turned around; and, Mark McClellan hosts the head of the Council of Economic Advisers to talk about controlling health care costs. All in this week's @Brookings.
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May 29, 2009
In this week’s @ Brookings podcast, North Korea’s nuclear test and missile launch prompt harsh reaction from global leaders as Brookings foreign policy experts examine the issue; Russell Wheeler takes a look at President Obama’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor; and the man on the street assesses the effectiveness of the stimulus package.
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May 22, 2009
With newspapers going under and declaring bankruptcy, Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) debates the future of the industry with Darrell West, vice president and director of the Governance Studies program at Brookings; Brookings expert Shibley Telhami releases results from the latest poll of Arab public opinion; and the man on the street opines on President Obama’s new CAFE fuel economy standards. All on our podcast, @ Brookings.
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May 15, 2009
This week on @ Brookings, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan shares the administration’s plans for improving the nation’s schools; former President Bill Clinton speaks about the need for corporations to partner with the government and community groups in order to combat social issues; and the man on the street talks health care reform.
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May 8, 2009
In this edition of the @Brookings podcast: Afghan President Hamid Karzai talks on the role his country plays vis-à-vis the U.S. and Iran; Brookings scholars discuss renewed nuclear arms control talks with Russia under the Obama administration; and what the man on the street looks for in the next Supreme Court nominee.
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May 1, 2009
Brookings experts look back on the first 100 days of the Obama presidency, assessing his foreign and domestic policy moves; the International Monetary Fund needs a change in leadership to meet the new demands of the financial crisis, and the man on the street assesses Obama. In our podcast, @ Brookings.
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April 24, 2009
In this week’s episode of @Brookings, Brookings experts Doug Elliott and Robert Litan, with Silver Lake CEO Glenn Hutchins, examine the best way forward for economic recovery; Fellow Adele Morris takes on global warming and climate change; and the man on the street sounds off on being green.
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William G. Gale, Mauricio Cárdenas, Vanda Felbab-Brown and Ted Piccone, April 17, 2009
This week in the @ Brookings podcast: experts discuss what’s at stake for President Barack Obama at the Summit of the Americas; William Gale, vice president & director of Economic Studies at Brookings, talks about the prospects for tax reform; and the man on the street views the success – or failure – of the economic stimulus efforts to date.
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Mauricio Cárdenas, César Gaviria, Kevin Casas-Zamora and Darrell M. West, April 10, 2009
In this week’s @ Brookings podcast, Latin America Initiative Director Mauricio Cárdenas and a panel of experts discuss a new report on the illegal drug trade and organized crime in Latin America; Governance Studies Vice President and Director Darrell West takes at look at President Obama’s meeting with leaders from Turkey, the G-20 and NATO; and a man on the street interview yields opinions on U.S.-Cuba relations.
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Alan Greenspan and Michael Froman, April 3, 2009
In this week’s @ Brookings podcast, former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan weighs in on the “too big to fail” concept; Michael Froman, deputy national security adviser for international economic affairs, talks about the London G-20 summit. And, the man-on-the-street assesses President Obama’s ultimatum to the auto industry.
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Janet Napolitano and James Steinberg, March 27, 2009
In this week’s @ Brookings podcast: U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano talks homeland security issues along our northern border; Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg addresses the foreign policy challenges facing the fledgling Obama administration; and the man of the street sounds off on credit card gouging.
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Lawrence H. Summers and Michael E. O'Hanlon, March 20, 2009
In this week's @ Brookings podcast, White House National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers explains the administration’s plan for restoring fiscal solvency while Senior Fellow Michael O’Hanlon asses the situation in Iraq as the nation marks six years of conflict there. Also, reaction to corporate bailouts from the man on the street.
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Christina Romer and Henry J. Aaron, March 13, 2009
White House economic advisor Christina Romer compares today’s economic crisis to the Great Depression of the 1930s; Brookings’s Henry Aaron urges a step-by-step approach to health care reform; and the man on the street talks education in this week’s @ Brookings.
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The Honorable John Kerry (D-Mass.), Connie Hedegaard, David B. Sandalow, Yvo de Boer, Carlos Pascual, Janusz Reiter and Strobe Talbott, March 6, 2009
Senator John Kerry, new chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, lays out his vision for peace in Middle East; the world prepares for the next big climate conference in Copenhagen; and the man on the street worries about bank safety – all in this week's @ Brookings podcast.
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Thomas E. Mann, Darrell M. West, Rebecca M. Blank, Tamara Cofman Wittes and Alice M. Rivlin, February 27, 2009
President Obama delivered a sweeping, ambitious first speech to Congress, and sent his first budget to Capitol Hill with a bold new proposal for health care. Brookings experts analyze these salvos from the new White House, and the man on the street talks Afghanistan in this week’s @ Brookings.
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Isabel V. Sawhill, Douglas J. Elliott and Benjamin Wittes, February 6, 2009
The first installment of the weekly @ Brookings video podcast reviews this week’s commentary, news and events. First, Brookings experts Isabel Sawhill and Douglas Elliott take on the stimulus package and the economy. A new feature, White House Watch, asks Benjamin Wittes to examine the move to close Guantánamo Bay. And we hear what the man on the street thinks about the controversial detention center.