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Wages fell among every entry-level group of workers regardless of education from 2000 to 2011 according to data from the upcoming edition of The State of Working America .
Economic Policy Institute
This sustainable foods conference will feature discussions on what people need to know to transform food systems, and how these subjects can best be learned.
Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy | Institute for Food and Development Policy
Foreign Policy In Focus | International Affairs, Peace, Justice, and Environment
When I was a child, Costa Rica endured a war of its own, though it did not receive any attention in the pages housed in this building. When the war ended in 1948, Costa Rica made a voluntary decision that no other country had ever undertaken: to abolish its army and declare peace to the world. By doing this, my country promised me, and all its children, that we would never see tanks or troops in our streets.
Ideas into Action for Peace, Justice, and the Environment - Institute for Policy Studies
Nurses have been on the front lines of the crisis, seeing firsthand the health impacts of skyrocketing poverty and record high rates of uninsured Americans. The father of Bank of America wouldn't recognize it today. The "built-to-last" institution he founded has turned into a "built-to-loot" operation obsessed with short-term gains. Amadeo P.
We at the Oakland Institute have read with interest the communiqué from the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to our research and resulting reports exposing the abuses that people in the Lower Omo Valley, Gambella, and elsewhere in Ethiopia face as a result of large-scale land investments that the Ethiopian government is promoting. At the same time, we praise the recent move by the Ministry of Agriculture to suspend land allocations for investment purposes to take time for assessment .
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Center for Media and Democracy | Publishers of PR Watch
A stampede seems to be on the way as more and more groups break ties and dump ALEC. Intuit, Inc. (maker of Quicken and QuickBooks accounting software) told the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD)...Worldwatch Institute
Providing an integrated picture of the global renewable energy and energy efficiency situations, including reports for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), and REN 21.
The Breakthrough Institute: Home
In their Breakthrough Journal essay, " Conservation in the Anthropocene ," Peter Kareiva, Michelle Marvier, and Robert Lalasz showed that conservation is losing the war to protect nature despite winning the battle to create parks and game preserves. While the number of protected areas has risen, species in wild places have fallen. Conservationists must shed their 19th Century vision of pristine nature, the authors wrote, and seek a new vision, one of "a planet in which nature exists amidst a wide variety of modern, human landscapes." In a new Breakthrough debate, a host of passionate 21st Century conservationists, including Kieran Suckling , Paul Robbins , Ray Hilborn , Lisa Hayward, and Barbara Martinez , face off with the authors over the resilience of nature, corporate partners, and the state of conservation today. More...
Brookings - Quality. Independence. Impact.
Reuters/Andrew Winning - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks as Britain's Prime Minister Cameron, Russia's Prime Minister Medvedev and Germany's Chancellor Merkel listen at the start of the first working session of the G8 Summit at Camp David The next president—whatever his party—will confront the nation’s domestic and international challenges in the context of two complex realities: America’s reliance on the global economy and global reliance on America’s military power.
CEPR
A new CEPR paper takes a detailed look at the fiscal, monetary, and other economic and social policies implemented in Ecuador during the last five years, as well as the role of the external sector in the economy. It also examines economic and social outcomes including levels of poverty, inequality and unemployment as well as education and health outcomes for children. (Photo: Taty2007)
News & Analysis | Progressive States Network
Sometimes states operate against stereotype, and this legislative session is no exception. In contrast to a forward-thinking bill put forward in West Virginia earlier this year, which would have explicitly granted authority over high speed broadband Internet services, it seems the typically consumer-friendly and technologically savvy California legislature is considering moving in the opposite direction, taking up a policy that was endorsed by the ultra-right wing American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) when it was under consideration in New York State.Building on the achievements of progressive pioneers such as Teddy Roosevelt and Martin Luther King, our work addresses 21st-century challenges such as energy, national security, economic growth and opportunity, immigration, education, and health care. We develop new policy ideas, critique the policy that stems from conservative values, challenge the media to cover the issues that truly matter, and shape the national debate. Founded in 2003 by John Podesta to provide long-term leadership and support to the progressive movement, CAP is headed by Neera Tanden and based in Washington, D.C.
Center for American Progress
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Washington, DC -- Join thousands of progressives, five months before the critical 2012 elections, to energize the movement and "Take Back the American Dream." Robert Borosage, co-director of the Campaign for America’s Future said, “We'll plan strategic campaigns on such themes as `Jobs, Not Cuts,’ `Challenging Citizens United,’ and `Taking on the Big Banks.’” more »Center for American Progress
The Center for American Progress compiled its own bracket for March Madness on the worst conservative legislation in the last year. Help us a pick a winner.OIRA Meetings / Reg Policy The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs is politicizing the regulatory process, defeating transparency, and thwarting vigorous protections, says a CPR report. Obama's Ozone Retreat / Clean Air President Obama's decision to kill new EPA ozone standards will cost lives.