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11.2.07: THIS WEEK FROM THE CENTER

Law of the Sea Don't Sink American Interests
Why We Need the Law of the Sea
We’ve been complying with the treaty without getting any of the benefits.
Mukasey Not the Right Choice
Mukasey's Answers Raise Concerns

Mark Agrast on why Mukasey is not the right choice for attorney general.
GDP We’re Not Out of the Woods Yet
Weller on New GDP Numbers

New numbers provide good news, but structural weaknesses persist.
Aollo's Fire Apollo's Fire
Igniting America's Energy Econony

New book from Rep. Jay Inslee and CAP Senior Fellow Bracken Hendricks.

THE WEEK AHEAD

AFGHANISTAN: Caroline Wadhams and Lawrence J. Korb release a new report that outlines five key challenges that we face in Afghanistan and lays out a comprehensive plan for refocusing U.S. efforts on the central front in the war on terror—Afghanistan.

EDUCATION: Release of two new reports on teacher compensation: "The Future of Teacher Compensation: Déjà Vu or Something New?" by Joan Baratz-Snowden and "Current State Policies that Reform Teacher Pay: An Examination of Pay-for-Performance Programs in Eight States" by Robin Chait.

ECONOMY: Christian E. Weller's new economic snapshot for November.

ENERGY SECURITY: John D. Podesta and Peter Ogden contribute a chapter to the new book on foreign policy and national security implications of global climate change, The Age of Consequences.

CAMPUS PROGRESS: Public transit 101, how not to sell your soul after college, and loads more Islamofacism fun.

AND MUCH MORE...

POLICY CORNER

Fueling a New Farm Economy

Energizing Rural America

Getting the Facts Straight on Children's Health Insurance

UPCOMING EVENTS

Reforming Teacher Compensation
November 5

The Forgotten Front: A New Strategy for Afghanistan
November 6

War/Dance
November 8

CAP IN THE NEWS

Sperling on Bush's SCHIP Veto
Bloomberg

Korb on Wasteful Pentagon Spending
Asheville Citizen-Times

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