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12.5.08: THIS WEEK FROM THE CENTER

Stimulus A $350 Billion Stimulus Plan
A program for spending $350 billion on stimulus and recovery to boost the economy within a year.
Workers Investing for Growth
Links between investment, income, productivity, and economic growth, and worrying trends in all four.
Glacier Achieving Energy Security
A five-step framework for achieving energy security and arresting global warming.
Teacher Teacher Turnover and Quality
Report explores ways to give low-income students more access to effective teachers.

THE WEEK AHEAD

LABOR MARKET: CAPAF's American Worker Project releases two new reports on enforcing change at the Department of Labor and reforming federal contracting and procurement, plus analysis from CAP on workers versus managers at the Union of Auto Workers, and Christian E. Weller and Amanda Logan weigh in on labor market contraction.

MILITARY: Lawrence J. Korb releases a line-by-line analysis of the military budget and how the Defense Department can save money and rebuild the military.

HEALTH CARE: James Kvaal on why health care reform is an economic imperative.

HUMAN RIGHTS: William Schulz weighs in on the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and Cory Davia offers commentary on religion and torture.

WOMEN'S RIGHTS: New CAPAF report on equal pay from Jessica Arons.

TURKEY: Report from Spencer Boyer and Brian Katulis on how the United States can rebuild its relationship with Turkey.

ENERGY: A 101 on green jobs, plus a Global Climate Network report released at the Poznan climate talks.

SCIENCE PROGRESS: Chris Mooney on CNN's decision to cut its entire science reporting staff.

AND MUCH MORE...

POLICY CORNER

The Bush Economy Continues Tanking
Economy

The Economic Imperative for Clean Energy
Energy

The Case for Keeping Gates
National Security

UPCOMING EVENTS

Putting Workers First
December 8

In Search of Progressive America
December 8

Change in Turbulent Times
December 9

CAP IN THE NEWS

Balto: Reject the Pennsylvania Health Insurance Merger
The Philadelphia Inquirer

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