September 30, 2010
Idea of the Day: Ensure Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act
Passage of the Older Americans Act could help address the emotional, physical, and financial hardships of our seniors.

September 29, 2010
Idea of the Day: Don't Take Funds From One Child Nutrition Program to Pay for Another
We will not succeed at ending child hunger and obesity by taking money from one nutrition program to pay for another.

September 28, 2010
Eliminate Food Deserts
Eliminating food deserts is one way to address growing childhood obesity, especially in low-income communities affected by malnutrition.

September 27, 2010
Idea of the Day: Reduce the Number of Military Personnel Stationed in Europe and Asia
Reducing the number of military personnel stationed in Europe and Asia is one defense cut that can help reduce our federal budget deficit.

September 24, 2010
Idea of the Day: Rural Schools Should Recruit More Rural Teachers
To fight teacher shortages in rural communities states and rural districts should develop a rural teacher recruitment strategy that emphasizes the benefits of teaching in a community school.

September 23, 2010
Idea of the Day: Faith Groups Help in Fight Against Poverty
America’s faith communities are giving a great deal of help to the large number of people living in poverty.

September 22, 2010
Idea of the Day: Three Lessons from Last Week's D.C. Mayoral Race
As national attention turns to the midterm congressional contests, the progressive politicians that are victorious should study the D.C. mayor’s race and embrace its lessons.

September 21, 2010
Idea of the Day: Senate Should Move Forward with the DREAM Act
The DREAM Act, which would let young people brought into the United States through no choice of their own embark on a strict path toward citizenship, would benefit these young people enormously, as well as the country.

September 20, 2010
Idea of the Day: Senate Should Pass Legislation Requiring Federal Agencies to Set Goals and Achieve Results
Senate members should take up a bill that could transform the way government works by requiring agencies to set priority goals and achieve real-world results.

September 17, 2010
Idea of the Day: Stretch the Poverty Safety Net
With more Americans from many different walks of life falling into poverty, we need to make sure that our safety net is flexible enough to meet today’s challenges but not stretched too thin.

September 16, 2010
Idea of the Day: Don't Misinterpret the Economic Experience of 1990s Canada
Although Canada saw great economic improvement in the 1990s, spending cuts were not the prime mover of the nation's success.

September 15, 2010
Idea of the Day: Don't Delay New START Ratification
Some Republican senators have sought to stall the treaty or tied its ratification to issues with no direct relevance. This is incredibly dangerous, however, as the speedy ratification of the New START treaty is an urgent national security priority.

September 14, 2010
Idea of the Day: Pair Antipoverty Strategies with Schools
Communities across the country are finding that pairing antipoverty strategies with schools result in positive student outcomes as well as improve the delivery of public benefits.

September 13, 2010
Idea of the Day: Federal Support for Community Schools
What’s needed to make community school antipoverty programs more widely available is consistent federal funding.

September 10, 2010
Idea of the Day: Congress Should Hurry to Pass Clean Energy Legislation
Congressional delay in passing climate and energy legislation hurts businesses by allowing global warming to go unheeded.

September 9, 2010
Idea of the Day: Keeping to the July 2011 Timeline in Afghanistan
The Obama administration should stick to its timeline and begin drawing down some U.S. troops and transitioning areas to Afghan control in July 2011.

September 8, 2010
Idea of the Day: Lessons from Canada's Mortgage Market
Canada appears to have avoided the fate of its neighbor to the south for two reasons.

September 7, 2010
Idea of the Day: Policymakers Should Take Action to Boost Consumption and Bring Unemployment Down
New steps are needed to bolster stronger economic growth and boost employment opportunities.

September 3, 2010
Idea of the Day: U.S. Policy Needs to Bolster U.S. Exports
Private-sector momentum in the United States is fundamentally sound due in large part to the continued growth in U.S. exports.

September 2, 2010
Idea of the Day: Push Back Against Arizona Copycat Laws
States and legislators can push back against Arizona copycat laws.

September 1, 2010
Idea of the Day: Stopping Deaths at the Border
Mexican and Central and South American immigrants now have virtually no legal way to enter the country, and choosing the wrong path in the desert regularly leads to death from heat exposure.