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6.1.07: THIS WEEK FROM THE CENTER

Coal Capture and Storage The Future of Coal
Carbon Capture and Storage

New report shows how we can minimize carbon emissions from new coal plants.
U.S.-Colombia Rethinking Colombia Policy
U.S. Can Break Cycles of Violence
New report provides solutions for building our relationship with Colombia.
Feasting Off Taxpayer Feasting Off the Taxpayer
Government Contracting Runs Amok

Scott Lilly on the need for officials who represent taxpayers, not businesses.
Employment Numbers Mixed Bag for New Grads
Weller Discusses New Job Numbers

May continues to show the volatile nature of the current job market.

THE WEEK AHEAD

G8 SUMMIT: CAP's experts will unveil a series of proposals in prelude to the G8 summit in Germany, including: Denis McDonough and Rebecca Schultz on the industrialized world's climate debt to the developing world, Benjamin Goldstein on lessons learned from Europe's cap-and-trade system, Jake Caldwell on the potential of the Doha round, Todd Stern on creating a new E8 for environmental issues, and Peter Ogden on energy security.

ENOUGH: The ENOUGH campaign, a joint project of the Center for American Progress and the International Crisis Group will release a report on the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda.

HEALTH CARE: Release of a new report showing how health care information technology can play a key role in improving processes of care and quality of care.

COLOMBIA: Dan Restrepo discusses recent reports from CAP on U.S.-Colombia policy and President Uribe's recent trip to the Center in light of Uribe's trip back to Washington D.C. on Thursday.

STEM CELLS: How to promote stem cell research in just three steps, even with a presidential veto of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act.

CAMPUS PROGRESS: A review of Al Gore's new book The Assault on Reason, an examination of refugee literature, and a crib sheet on No Child Left Behind.

AND MUCH MORE...

POLICY CORNER

A National Strategy to Cut Poverty in Half

Immigration Reform: A Necessary First Step

Caught Off Guard: National Security & the National Guard

TALKING POINTS
From the Action Fund

Blocking Progress on Climate Change
May 29

Unprepared and at Risk
May 30

A Discriminating Judgment
June 1

UPCOMING EVENTS

Navigating American Health Care
June 6

America in the World
June 12

International Exchanges on Stem Cell Research
June 14

CAP IN THE NEWS

Rudman and Katulis: U.S. Must Lead for Middle East Progress
The Washington Post

Korb: Over Here
The New York Times

Korb and Bergmann: Bush's Draft Dodge
L.A. Times

Korb: Petraeus' Potential Conflict
The Philadelphia Inquirer

   
 

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