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THIS WEEK FROM CAP

Mitch McConnell

What Caused This Year's Deficit?

New CBO report shows that this year's deficit is due to tax cuts and events that occurred before President Obama took office, writes Michael Linden.

Low-income household

January 2012 Economic Snapshot

Smart economic policy can continue to strengthen the economic recovery, writes Christian E. Weller.

Vice President Joe Biden speaking

Making College More Affordable

While President Obama's plan to make college more affordable will help many families, more can still be done to ensure every American's educational future, writes Julie Margetta Morgan.

Arctic drilling

Stopping Arctic Ocean Drilling

Kiley Kroh, Michael Conathan, and Emma Huvos outline the shortcomings in the United States' response capabilities to an oil spill in the Arctic.

THE WEEK AHEAD

EDUCATION: Stephen Steigleder, David Wiley, Cable Green, and Louis Soares on open educational resources.

ENERGY: Daniel J. Weiss on EPA cross-state air pollution rules.

HEALTH CARE: Topher Spiro on the individual mandate.

GAY AND TRANSGENDER: Kellan Baker on LGBT health and health IT.

NATIONAL SECURITY: Melanie Hart on China solar trade and the country's leadership, and Nina Hachigian on China's paranoia about President Obama's Asia policy and a progressive China narrative.

AND MUCH MORE...

 

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

POLICY CORNER

Public Opinion Snapshot: The Public Is Ready for Tax Reform
PUBLIC OPINION

Cut and Run
EDUCATION

2011 Was Very Good to ExxonMobil
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

Getting to the Bottom of the Housing Crisis
HOUSING

Think Again: When Books Disappear
MEDIA


UPCOMING EVENTS

Open Source Higher Education
FEBRUARY 7

Open Innovation
FEBRUARY 8

Massachusetts' Health Care Success Story and Why the Affordable Care Act Is Constitutional
FEBRUARY 8

Perceptions of Turkey in the Middle East
FEBRUARY 9


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