9.7.07: THIS WEEK FROM THE CENTER "Next Few Months" Are Now Iraq Timeline: Beyond September War supporters are now calling for a next "next few months." Map: Global Terrorism The Rise in Global Terrorism The war in Iraq has diverted resources away from the fight against terrorism. The Future of Coal Testimony from Robert Sussman How to implement an effective carbon cap and trade system. Recession May Not Be Too Far A Look at Employment Numbers Christian E. Weller on new labor statistics and the unstable economy.

THE WEEK AHEAD

TERRORISM: Caroline Wadhams and Leah Greenberg on how the terrorist landscape has changed since 9/11 and the resurgence of terrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

EDUCATION: Testimony from John D. Podesta before the House Committee on Education and Labor on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

ECONOMY: Gene Sperling in Democracy: A Jounal of Ideas on "Rising Tide Economics" and Christian E. Weller looks at the state of the economy in his monthly economic snapshot.

ENOUGH: Report from the ENOUGH project on how to avert another catastrophe in Eastern Congo.

CAMPUS PROGRESS: A look at how the Minnesota bridge collapse is affecting Minneapolis and public policy, a piece on why progressives shouldn't leave East Asian languages to future business executives, and a profile of a libertarian economist whose ideas have pull with the establishment.

AND MUCH MORE...

POLICY CORNER

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

How to Redeploy: Implementing a Responsible Drawdown on U.S. Forces from Iraq

UPCOMING EVENTS

Special Screening: Valley of Elah
September 8

Forum on the New Obey Autobiography and the Evolution of the American Congress
September 10

CAP IN THE NEWS

Sperling: New Evidence on Old Idea that Works for the Poor
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