Fiscal Cliff

House Republicans Still Haven’t Learned Lessons from Their 1995 Government Shutdown Article

A sign hangs in the window of an information booth Saturday, Decemeber 16, 1995 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. announcing the temporary closure of the memorial due to the government shutdown. (AP/ Mark Wilson)

House Republicans Still Haven’t Learned Lessons from Their 1995 Government Shutdown

Facing three potential fiscal crises in the next 10 weeks, House Republicans and the president would do well to look back at the 1995 government shutdown for compromise ideas and lessons learned.

Jan 17, 2013

Scott Lilly

Congress Should Close the Carried Interest Loophole Article

Although House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), right, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) oppose raising it, the carried interest loophole is just one of many ways the U.S. tax code offers preferential treatment to some of the wealthiest Americans. (AP/ Harry Hamburg)

Congress Should Close the Carried Interest Loophole

Closing the carried interest loophole should be a part of any significant deficit-reduction or tax-reform effort.

Dec 18, 2012

Seth Hanlon, Gadi Dechter

Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice

Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice

We pursue climate action that meets the crisis’s urgency, creates good-quality jobs, benefits disadvantaged communities, and restores U.S. credibility on the global stage.

Restoring Social Trust in Democracy