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7.11.08: THIS WEEK FROM THE CENTER

The Best Retirement Plan Ever The Best Retirement Plan Ever
Christian Weller testifies to the Joint Economic Committee on the benefits of public sector pension plans.
Racial Profiling and Privacy
Report examines how we define parameters for excellent police work and the rights of citizens in criminal cases.
Ask the Expert: Media Bias Ask the Expert: Media Bias
David Madland on why the media's biased coverage of economic issues matters.
Nuclear Energy Ten Reasons Not to Go Nuclear
Subsidizing nuclear power is expensive and shortsighted. The money would be better spent elsewhere.

THE WEEK AHEAD

SUSTAINABLE SECURITY: New report in the series from Andrew Sweet and Natalie Ondiak details the costs of reaction.

ECONOMY: "Robbing Tomorrow to Pay for Today," report from Christian Weller on economically squeezed families borrowing from 401(k)s. Also, an economic snapshot for July 2008.

THE HILL: Center for American Progress Action Fund experts testify to Congress. Christian Weller testifies to the Senate Aging Committee on 401(k) plans. Jeanne Lambrew testifies to the House Budget Committee on increasing health care value, and Joe Romm testifies to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on nuclear power plants.

SCIENCE PROGRESS: Tenielle Brown on candidates and medical records, and Chris Mooney on the global warming documentary "Sizzle."

AND MUCH MORE...

POLICY CORNER

In Search of Sustainable Security
Security

A Critical Look at Malpractice Reform
Health Care

Ensuring Equal Opportunity in Public Education
Education

Ten Reasons Not to Lift the Offshore Drilling Moratorium
Energy

UPCOMING EVENTS

Arts Inc.
July 15

Humanity as a Weapon on War
July 18

CAP IN THE NEWS

Podesta: Doing Our Part to Feed the World
The Boston Globe

Wadhams and Cookman: Alarm Bells in Afghanistan
The Huffington Post

Sperling: Stagflation, Not Strong Growth, Justifies Pause
Bloomberg

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