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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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September 21, 2012
Education
Policy Initiative Spotlight: Michigan’s Leg Up for Long-term Unemployed
One of the more serious and lasting consequences of the Great Recession and its aftermath has been the sharp rise in the number of long-term unemployed. Nearly 45 percent of the unemployed –or more…
November 22, 2016
Cybersecurity
Thinking About Long-Term Cybersecurity: A Conversation With Steven Weber and Betsy Cooper
I had a fascinating conversation with Professor Steven Weber and Dr. Betsy Cooper of the UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC). We discussed several scenarios that CLTC developed that…
November 16, 2012
Labor and Employment
Policy Initiative Spotlight: Trying to Depolarize Congress
Congressional polarization has steadily increased over the last twenty-five years, according to research by political scientists Howard Rosenthal and Keith Poole. Their analysis indicates that the U…
June 2, 2015
Infrastructure
U.S. Aviation Infrastructure
The United States has the most heavily-trafficked aviation system in the world, but its airports and airlines lag other developed countries in performance. While the United States is a leader in airc…
August 6, 2014
Labor and Employment
Policy Initiative Spotlight: How Canada Lets Local Governments Pick Immigrants
Comprehensive U.S. immigration reform is dead. More than a year after the U.S. Senate passed its reform bill, the House has not voted on comprehensive reform. The upcoming mid-term elections will l…
