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7.27.07: THIS WEEK FROM THE CENTER

Congress Showdown on the Budget
Scott Lilly on Appropriations Bills

Congress' additions to Bush's 2008 budget and why they are important.
Biofuels 101 Biofuels 101
The Science Behind the Farm Bill
As the Farm Bill heats up, CAP helps you get your facts right on biofuels.
Big Oil Money Guzzlers
Big Oil Gears Up for Big Profits

A look at claim v. fact on big oil's priorities and investments.
Korb A Broken Army
Korb Testifies to Armed Services

Lawrence J. Korb discusses the toll Iraq is taking on U.S. armed forces.

THE WEEK AHEAD

PRIVACY: Senior Fellow Peter Swire testifies Tuesday before the House Judiciary Subcommittees on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security and Commercial and Administrative Law on “Protecting Consumer Privacy and Combating Identity Theft.”

POVERTY: Mark Greenberg testifies Wednesday to the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support on "Measuring Poverty in America."

NUCLEAR POWER: Joseph Cirincione and Uri Leventer discuss the worrying rise of nuclear power programs in the Middle East.

GLOBAL ECONOMY: Senior Fellow Dan Tarullo testifies Thursday before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance on “Reforming Key International Financial Institutions for the 21st Century.”

ENOUGH: The ENOUGH campaign, a CAP project, will release a report on dealing with the growing humanitarian crisis in Chad.

ECONOMY: Release of "Ignoring Productivity at Our Peril" from Christian E. Weller and Amanda Logan.

LABOR MARKET: Senior Fellow Christian E. Weller analyzes new employment numbers released August 3rd.

CAMPUS PROGRESS: A crib sheet on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and an op-ed on how students can improve on divestment from Sudan.

AND MUCH MORE...

POLICY CORNER

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

The Facts on Children's Health Insurance

Children's Health Care Benefits

TALKING POINTS
From the Action Fund

An Overdue Raise
July 24

UPCOMING EVENTS

Should Congress Override a Veto of the Homeland Security Funding Bill?
July 30

CAP IN THE NEWS

Podesta: Standing with Kosovo Again
The Washington Post

Sperling: How to Get Fewer Scientists
The Washington Post

   
 

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