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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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November 13, 2017
Women and Economic Growth
A Conversation with Valerie Jarrett
I recently hosted a CFR roundtable meeting with Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to the Obama Foundation, a board member of Lyft and Ariel Financial, and a senior advisor to the media company Attn. As…
December 11, 2015
Trade
The New Education Bill May Not Improve Student Outcomes
Congress is on a roll. First a budget deal, then a multi-year highway bill, and now a K-12 education bill, whose most previous authorization had dated from 2002—the infamous No Child Left Behind Act …
December 3, 2015
Infrastructure
Finally a Highway Bill, But Big Financing Problems Remain
For the first time in a decade, Congress has cobbled together a highway bill that guarantees transportation infrastructure funding for several years. House and Senate negotiators announced a deal thi…
October 16, 2014
Infrastructure
Obama’s Disappointing Legacy on Transportation Policy
We’ve seen it all before. Today Vice President Biden gave a speech calling for more infrastructure investment, but without offering a way to pay for it. We heard the same from President Obama this pa…
September 16, 2014
Corporate Governance
Corporate Inversions: Small Fish in A Big Pond of Corporate Tax Problems
Washington policymakers can be forgiven for focusing on the low-hanging fruit when it comes to corporate tax reform. When Congress hasn’t managed any kind of major reform since 1986, we should probab…
