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Gregg Easterbrook, June 16, 2008, NPR's Talk of the Nation
Americans are bombarded by negative images of life nationally and around the world. But are things really as bad as they seem? Gregg Easterbrook argues that, "even if a recession has begun, occasional cycles of slow or no growth are the price we pay for the much longer cycles of boom" — and that we really are better off than what we're being told to believe. Read More
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Gregg Easterbrook, June 13, 2008, The Wall Street Journal
Most Americans perceive the nation in a pessimistic state. With the economy in turmoil, gas prices rising dramatically, and the housing market down, Americans are negatively viewing the current state of the nation. However, Gregg Easterbrook argues that we should feel good about our standing and that America is in a better state than before. Read More
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Jennifer Bradley, June 2008, The Brookings Institution
To unleash greater local and national prosperity, U.S. metropolitan leaders need to be better equipped to deal with today’s increasingly dynamic economic, social and environmental realities. This summary outlines a new federal-state-metro partnership that provides metropolitan actors the support, capacity, tools and discretion they need to resolve key challenges; grow in more productive, inclusive, and sustainable ways; and, ultimately, to maximize America’s overall prosperity. Read More
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Mark Muro, Bruce Katz, Sarah Rahman and David Warren, June 12, 2008, The Brookings Institution
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Alice M. Rivlin, January 16, 2008, D.C. City Council Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs
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Gregg Easterbrook and Elizabeth Warren, January 11, 2008, American Public Media, Marketplace
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Andrew F. Haughwout, Summer 2000, The Brookings Institution
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Wellington E. Webb, September 28, 1998, 1998 James W. Rouse Forum on the American City