In his State of the Union speech last night, President Obama expressed his vision for American prosperity and security, as well as specific policy ideas for a “year of action.” Below are links to Brookings expert research and commentary on many of the biggest ideas and themes in the speech.
… speed up growth, strengthen the middle class and build new ladders of opportunity into the middle class …
• Social Mobility Memos
• Poverty and Opportunity: Begin with Facts
• Social Mobility Summit: Keynote Remarks by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Paul Ryan
• Inequality in America: Facts, Trends and International Perspectives
… Let’s get immigration reform done this year …
• Want to See Action on Immigration Reform? Look at States and Cities
• What New Immigrants Could Mean for American Wages
• Immigration Facts: Temporary Foreign Workers
… offer every American access to an automatic IRA on the job …
• New Ways to Promote Retirement Saving
• Tax Reform Options: Promoting Retirement Security
• Pursuing Universal Retirement Security Through Automatic IRAs
… it is American diplomacy, backed by pressure, that has halted the progress of Iran’s nuclear program …
• Iran@Saban blog
• Will Obama ‘Double Down’ On Iran – Or Will Nuclear Talks End In A ‘Nightmare’?
• Six Myths About Iran Sanctions
… The best measure of opportunity is access to a good job…
• Cut to Invest: Create a Nationwide Network of Advanced Industries Innovation Hubs
• Close the Deal on Free Trade
• Patent Reform: Five Things Technology Companies Need to Know
• The Importance of Unemployment Insurance for American Families & the Economy: Take 2
• What $7.25 Will Get You in 2014: Reflecting on the Minimum Wage and the State of the Union
• Raising the Minimum Wage: Will it Help?
• Corporate Tax Reform Part I – The Urgent Problem of “Locked Out” Foreign Profits
• Principles for Reforming Workforce Development and Human Capital Policies in the United States
… We also have to prepare tomorrow’s workforce, by guaranteeing every child access to a world-class education …
• Mobility Begins in Early Childhood
• New Approaches to Promoting College Access for More Americans
• Informing Students about Their College Options: A Proposal for Broadening the Expanding College Opportunities Project
• Moving on to the Real Issues in Student Lending
• U.S.-China Collaboration on Early Childhood Development
… because of the extraordinary troops and civilians who risk and lay down their lives to keep us free, the United States is more secure …
• Big Bets & Black Swans: A Presidential Briefing Book
• Obama’s State of the Union Speech and the Seductiveness of Limited Intervention
• Al Qaeda’s Next Comeback Could Be Afghanistan And Pakistan
Commentary
Top Brookings Policy Ideas on 7 Themes in Obama’s #SOTU
January 29, 2014