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In this video, Center for American Progress Chair John Podesta, who served on the U.N. High-Level Panel, discusses the panel's recommendations to eradicate poverty and transform world economies through sustainable development.
It is critical that all nations strive to meet the goal of eradicating extreme poverty by 2030.
CAP Chair John Podesta held a Twitter town hall to take questions on the High-Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda on April 8, 2013.
John Podesta and Casey Dunning write about the importance of smart social safety nets in growing out of poverty.
CAP Chair John Podesta delivers a speech at the Georgetown University Law Center.
John Podesta, Chair of the Center for American Progress, delivers remarks on the Millenium Development Goals at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington, D.C., Friday, April 5, 2013.
John Podesta writes about how the Millenium Development Goals are working and how we will continue to pursue the achievement of them.
Issue Brief
We must take steps to ensure that the global economy allows the global population to thrive.
The Arctic Ocean is subject to some of the most volatile weather patterns on the planet. Geologists believe it also contains vast undersea oil and gas reserves. Last year, the Arctic’s ice cover shrank to the lowest levels in recorded history and, not coincidentally, Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) received the first permits in decades [...]
As Afghan President Hamid Karzai visits Washington to discuss a bilateral strategic agreement between the United States and Afghanistan, policymakers and the public are debating the pace of troop drawdown and the residual force post-2014, when the security handover to Afghan authorities finishes. Missing from these discussions is a focus on the political and economic [...]
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In order to secure our fiscal future and achieve meaningful deficit reduction over the next 10 years, we need a plan that combines progressive, revenue-enhancing tax reform with pragmatic spending cuts that do not undermine the middle class, the poor, or seniors.
John Podesta and Matt Browne explain the machinations of a beleaguered president trying to avoid impeachment.
John Podesta on the passing of the Cuban human rights activist.
Stephen Hadley and John D. Podesta outline the best steps to take in our exit from Afghanistan.
John Podesta on the passing of CAP Founding Director Marion Sandler.