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7.20.07: THIS WEEK FROM THE CENTER

SCHIP maps A Look at SCHIP
Expanding Health Coverage for Kids

Interactive maps show state-by-state SCHIP expansion and shortfalls.
Opinion Snapshot Public Supports Coverage
Opinion Snapshot by Ruy Teixeira
Americans find health insurance for kids pretty hard to object to.
Farm Bill A Farm Bill for All
Jake Caldwell Lays Out Our Choices

A blueprint for promoting energy, development, and better markets.
Africa Energy Africa's Energy Crisis Worsens
Alternatives for Rising Oil Prices

Rebecca Schultz outlines a much-needed clean energy plan for Africa.

THE WEEK AHEAD

CHEMICAL SECURITY: Senior Fellow P.J. Crowley testifies to House Homeland Security subcommittees on the emerging direction of chemical security regulation and its effect on the public and private sectors.

CAP-AND-TRADE: New report analyzes the weaknesses of Sen. Jeff Bingaman's (D-NM) Low Carbon Economy Act and proposes an alternative solution for deploying carbon capture and sequestration systems.

NORTH KOREA: Column from Joseph Cirincione analyzing recent developments in North Korea's nuclear program.

BIG OIL: Oil company profits are released next week, and CAP provides a side-by-side comparison of how much companies are making, how much they're investing into renewable fuels, and how much they're investing back into their own stock.

MINIMUM WAGE: The minimum wage increase takes effect next week, and CAP shows how the wage hike makes it easier for families to make ends meet.

FARM BILL: A side-by-side comparison of the efficiency and effects of various biofuels and an explanation of why CAP supports investing in cellulosic ethanol.

CAMPUS PROGRESS: A Know Your Rightwing Speaker bio of Rupert Murdoch and an interview with feminist icon Martha Burke.

AND MUCH MORE...

POLICY CORNER

Strategic Reset: Reclaiming Control of U.S. Security in the Middle East

Children's Health Care Benefits

Fueling a New Farm Economy

TALKING POINTS
From the Action Fund

Opponents of Progress
July 17

Clean My Ride
July 19

An SCHIP On His Shoulder
July 20

UPCOMING EVENTS

The Push for Quality Pre-School Education
An Action Fund Event
July 25

CAP IN THE NEWS

Korb and Odom: Stop Training Local Forces in Iraq
The Financial Times

Cirincione: Arms Control's New Movement
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Berger: A Challenge to Progressives on Choice
The Nation

   
 

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