June
June 30, 2008
Idea of the Day: Transfer Detainees to NATO-Controlled Detention Program
Some detainees will remain at Guantánamo who are not candidates for trial, but who were captured during military operations in Afghanistan and may represent a threat to coalition forces still fighting in that country if they are released.
June 27, 2008
Idea of the Day: Create a Resettlement Program for Guantánamo Detainees
The new administration should establish a resettlement program specifically tasked with the mission of identifying countries willing to provide asylum to Guantánamo detainees that are determined to be of no continuing threat, but for whatever reason cannot be sent back to their home countries.
June 26, 2008
Idea of the Day: Transfer a Small Number of Guantánamo Detainees
The next administration should bring a small number of Guantánamo detainees into the United States to stand trial in regular federal or military courts.
June 25, 2008
Idea of the Day: Change the Dynamic at Guantánamo
The next president must take immediate steps to change the dynamic at Guantánamo or risk consigning the United States as a whole to a similar standing as the Bush administration.
June 24, 2008
Idea of the Day: Prioritize, Integrate, and Coordinate Development
It will take presidential leadership to elevate development, a strong hand to integrate the concept of human security across the range of our foreign policy agencies, and high-level action to coordinate the myriad foreign aid agencies, instruments, and initiatives now spread across the executive branch.
June 23, 2008
Idea of the Day: Re-enter the International Arena
The next president has the opportunity to re-engage the international community and reposition America to lead. But this will take clear signals from the White House that the new administration is ready and willing to engage.
June 20, 2008
Idea of the Day: Modernize Our Foreign Aid System
There is an urgent need to reform the structure, operations, and staffing of our foreign aid system, and an equally important need to coordinate a sweeping reform process with the Congress.
June 19, 2008
Idea of the Day: Use Inducement Prizes to Stimulate Innovation
Inducement prizes are an old but currently underutilized tool for stimulating technological innovation.
June 18, 2008
Idea of the Day: Increase National Investment in Infrastructure
The tragic collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis last year is a dramatic illustration of the need to increase our national investment in infrastructure.
June 17, 2008
Idea of the Day: Create Intermediary Mentorship Programs to Foster New Entrepreneurs
Often, entrepreneurship can be fostered by creating an atmosphere in which existing innovators are encouraged to invest their time and expertise mentoring new entrepreneurs in their region.
June 16, 2008
Idea of the Day: Sell Oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Selling a relatively modest amount of crude oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve and promoting oil efficiency could pop the speculative oil price bubble and lower prices.
June 13, 2008
Statement: Our Sympathies to the Family of Tim Russert
Statement: Our sympathies to the family of Tim Russert
June 12, 2008
Idea of the Day: Create a Health IT "Information Commons"
An “information commons” would permit researchers to access data from Medicare, state Medicaid programs, and large health care insurers to draw on a vast trove of payment data and clinical information.
June 11, 2008
Idea of the Day: Unemployment Insurance Equity for Low-Wage Workers
Ensure equity in the Unemployment Insurance system for the high numbers of low-wage workers who are excluded.
June 10, 2008
Idea of the Day: Help Inmates Reintegrate into Their Communities
We urge all states to develop comprehensive reentry services aimed at reintegrating former prisoners into their communities with full-time, consistent employment.
June 9, 2008
Idea of the Day: Connect Disadvantaged Youth with School and Work
We recommend that the federal government restore Youth Opportunity Grants to help the most disadvantaged communities and expand funding for effective and promising youth programs.
June 6, 2008
Idea of the Day: Raise and Index the Minimum Wage to Half the Hourly Wage
Congress should restore the minimum wage to 50 percent of the average wage, about $8.40 an hour in 2006. Doing so would help nearly 5 million poor workers and nearly 10 million other low-income workers.
June 5, 2008
Idea of the Day: Guarantee Child-Care Assistance and Promote Early Education
We propose that the federal and state governments guarantee child care help to families with incomes below about $40,000 a year, with expanded tax help to higher-earning families.
June 4, 2008
Idea of the Day: Expand the Earned Income Tax Credit
As an earnings supplement for low-income working families, the EITC raises incomes and helps families build assets.
June 3, 2008
Idea of the Day: Due Diligence for Authentication Systems
The need for a “due diligence” process when considering and implementing identification systems is key to coping with the ID Divide.
June 2, 2008