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THIS WEEK FROM CAP

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Debt Deal Choices

Donna Cooper and Seth Hanlon detail what millionaires will gain and what many other Americans will lose if the recent debt deal is concluded without addressing revenues.

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The American Dream Takes a Tough Hit

The debt limit deal will make it harder for low-income families and communities of color to prosper, write Melissa Boteach and Desmond Brown.

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Renting Our Way Past the Home Foreclosure Crisis

Renting out government-owned foreclosed properties will create jobs, generate revenue, and expand affordable housing, argue David Min, Jordan Eizenga, and John Griffith.

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Defense Cuts After the Debt Deal

A look at plans from several organizations across the political spectrum about how to make cuts to the defense budget.

THE WEEK AHEAD

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT: Dan Weiss and Valeri Vasquez on utility mercury emissions, and an analysis of the ozone standard by Dan Weiss and Arpita Bhattacharyya.

NATIONAL SECURITY: A column on the U.S. role in the Israel-Palestine conflict and a brief from Brian Katulis and Caroline Wadhams on takeaways from a recent trip to Afghanistan.

EDUCATION: A look at a new initiative to close the school to prison pipeline and a video on the Title I comparability loophole.

AND MUCH MORE...

 

August 12, 2011

POLICY CORNER

'Fracking' Responsibly
energy and environment

Holtz-Eakin Joins the Recovery Act Champions
economic outlook

The Quintessential (Muslim) American Story
race and ethnicity

Think Again: NPR: Still Bending Over Backward
media

The Catch 22 of Racial Disparities
race and ethnicity

What Changes in Mexico Mean for U.S. Immigration Policy
immigration

Cuts to Community Health Centers Harm Communities of Color
health care

The Folly of S&P
economy

Debt Deal Leaves Americans Living in Rural Poverty Behind
poverty and mobility