Vi2.0

Results For: seeprogress (more)

• Dixie Chicks - Shut Up and Sing Discussion Part 1 of 5After a REEL PROGRESS screening of the film Shut Up and Sing, the Center for American Progress hosts a panel discussion with Director Barbara Koppel exploring the various themes presented in the film. For more information please visit:http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2006/10/shutup_andsing.htmlWhat if we could have unity without uniformity?Contribute to the collective geniuswww.americanprogress.org
• SEEPROGRESS Exclusive: Hillary Clinton Interview @ CAPSen Hillary Rodham Clinton sat down for an exclusive interview with the editors of the thinkprogress.org blog after her speech at the Center for American Progress - watch her extended comments here.www.AMERICANPROGRESS.org
• SEEPROGRESS Exclusive: Sen. Clinton on Walter Reed ScandalSen. Hillary Rodham Clinton gave an exclusive interview on the problems at Walter Reed Medical Center at the Center for American Progress following her remarks at CAP on military readiness Thursday March 8, 2007.What if our most powerful weapons were ideas?www.AMERICANPROGRESS.org
• 9/11, Homeland Security and the New CongressCenter for American Progress Senior Fellow PJ Crowley applauds the new Congress for looking to enact all of the 9/11 Commission recommendations but warns simply passing bills won't change the problems made plain during Katrina at the Department of Homeland Security and raises some new issues.For more on Homeland Security & The Congress please see:http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/01/safety.htmlwww.AMERICANPROGRESS.org
• Richard Clarke: Next Steps in The War on Terror Part 1United States military involvement in Iraq is increasing, but it is not mitigating the threat of global terrorist networks. Richard Clarke, former head of counterterrorism at the National Security Council, delivered this message in a speech this week at the Center for American Progress.For more on the Clarke speech please see:www.americanprogress.orgWHAT IF OUR MOST POWERFUL WEAPONS WERE IDEAS?
• Mind Wars: Neuroscience and the Next Generation of WarDrugs to make terrorists talk? Brain research to build a better soldier? Future robot armies? Sounds sci-fi, but according to Dr Jonathan Moreno, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, many of these technologies are here and more are on the way. Neuroscience research is growing at an exponential rate, a fact Moreno explores in his new book, "Mind Wars".For more on "Mind Wars" please see:http://www.amazon.com/Mind-Wars-Research-National-Defense/dp/1932594167WWW.AMERICANPROGRESS.ORG
• Iraq Resolution Falls Short - PJ Crowley on Fox NewsCenter for American Progress Senior Fellow PJ Crowley joined Fox News to debate Congressman Steve King of Iowa on the situation in Iraq and the Iraq resolutions circulating through the halls of Congress. 2/18/07For more on the state of US national security, please see THE TERRORISM INDEX, a bipartisan survey of foreign policy experts conducted by the Center for American Progress and Foreign Policy magazine:http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/02/terrorism_index.htmlWhat if our most powerful weapons were ideas?www.AMERICANPROGRESS.org
• Bush Retreats from Baker Hamilton -Afghanistan Back to ChaosCenter for American Progress Senior Fellow Lawrence Korb says that while the President is trying to disarm the grim findings of the Baker Hamilton Iraq Study Group, the situation in Afghanistan is getting much, much worse.For more on the situation in Afghanistan please see: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2006/11/afghanistan.htmlWWW.AMERICANPROGRESS.ORG
• In Search of Progressive AmericaRecent survey research confirms that majorities of voters agree with policies historically labeled as progressive or liberal: increasing the minimum wage; providing high-quality, affordable health insurance for every American; making it easier for workers to join unions; transforming our energy production and consumption patterns; and using diplomacy and a mix of American powers to combat terrorism. But as a conservative presidential administration exits, how can progressives step into the breach?In Search of Progressive America presents ten essays by journalists, academics, and government insiders that address the current state of promise and debate within the Left in U.S. politics. The political atmosphere that confronts progressives still poses challenges, and the authors propose thoughtful ways to create a new political order by building an inclusive, durable coalition.The Center for American Progress hosted a lively discussion around the topics in this book with editor Michael Kazin and contributors Ezra Klein and Karen Kornbluh.
• Global Warming: Getting To Carbon NeutralCenter for American Progress Senior Fellow Dr Joseph Romm, author of the new book on global warming, HELL OR HIGH WATER, joined Fox News's Shepard Smith to discuss carbon trading and global warming.Read Joe's blog here:www.climateprogress.orgLook for HELL & HIGH WATER at your local or online bookseller.What if we grew our own fuel?www.AMERICANPROGRESS.org
• Al Queda in Africa - US Hits Somalia AgainKen Gude of the Center for American Progress tells CNN Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr that Somalia has become a failed state and a new harbor for terrorists in her piece for American Morning. 1/25/07For more information on Somalia please see Gayle Smith's exclusive SEEPROGRESS video on YouTube-Somalia: The Next New Haven for Terrorists?For more of the Center's work on Somalia and the threat of radical terror groups please see:http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/securityWhat if our most powerful weapons were ideas?www.AMERICANPROGRESS.org
• What is the "Common Good"?Center for American Progress Senior Fellow John Halpin explains the concept behind the "Common Good" movement.For more on the Center's work on the Common Good please visit:http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2006/10/common_good.htmlTo watch President Clinton's remarks at CAP's Common Good conference please see the SEEPROGRESS channel on YouTube. For a transcript please see:http://www.americanprogress.org/events/special_events/commongood_wjc.htmlWhat if we could have unity without uniformity?Contribute to the collective geniuswww.americanprogress.org
• Melody Barnes - CSPAN Q&Ahttp://www.americanprogress.org/Center for American Progress Executive Vice President for Policy Melody Barnes interviewed by CSPAN's Brian Lamb for Q&A CSPAN's program profiling influential figures in Washington.www.AMERICANPROGRESS.org
• A New Economic Engine: Energy in the 21st Centuryhttp://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/11/progressive_growth.htmlThe American Dream has been a story of progressive policy establishing conditions in which individuals have been able to seize opportunities and make a better life for themselves, their children, their families, and their communities. It can be so again. The United States faces unprecedented challenges. Yet at the Center for American Progress, we are optimistic about America's economic future. We are confident that the ladder of economic mobility can be rebuilt with the right leadership and progressive policy.
• China Sparks New Arms Race? Chinese Missile Kills SatelliteCenter for American Progress Senior Vice President for National Security Joseph Cirincione joined Bill Hemmer of Fox News to discuss the fallout from Chinese missile tests that successfully destroyed an orbiting satellite and the implications that it could spark a new arms race in space.Pick up a copy of Joe's new book BOMB SCARE. It's the definitive history of nuclear weapons and the threats they pose today from rogue nations and terror groups.What if our most powerful weapons were ideas?www.AMERICANPROGRESS.org
• Building a Sustainable Security Strategyhttp://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/06/sustainable_security.htmlHow can we combat terrorism, fight poverty, and promote democracy in the developing world? How is this different from the Bush administration's plans, and why will it work? And where is this approach most needed? Reuben Brigety of the Center for American Progress answers these questions in the latest installment of CAP's ASK THE EXPERT series.
• Obama's National Security Challenges - ASK THE EXPERThttp://www.americanprogress.org/issues/securityWhat are the most important national security challenges facing the next president? What should the top national security priority be on January 20, 2009? And what else should the new administration do to address these challenges? Dr Lawrence Korb of the Center for American Progress answers these questions in the latest installment of CAP's ASK THE EXPERT series.
• CNN's Michael Ware on the US Exit from Iraq - ThinkProgressMatthew Duss of ThinkProgress & The Wonk Room, (blogs from the Center for American Progress Action Fund) interviews CNN Baghdad correspondent Michael Ware on the status of US troops in Iraq, Iraqi refugees, the exit strategy, the role of Iran in the region and reaction to the US elections abroad.
• Rebuilding the Economy with Green Collar Jobshttp://www.americanprogress.org/issues/energyWhat are green collar jobs? What effect will green collar jobs have on the economy? And how can we promote green collar jobs? Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Bracken Hendricks answers these questions in the lastest installment of CAP's ASK THE EXPERT series.
• China Sparks Arms Race in Space? Countdown w Keith OlbermannCenter for American Progress Senior Vice President for National Security & International Affairs Joe Cirincione sat down with MSNBC's Keith Olbermann to try to make sense of the recent Chinese missile test which destroyed a satellite and the implications of the test looking forward. 1/19/07Pre-order your copy of Joe's new book: BOMB SCARE. The definitive work on the nuclear arms race and the dangers we face today. http://www.amazon.com/Bomb-Scare-History-Nuclear-Weapons/dp/0231135106/sr=8-4/qid=1169564630/ref=sr_1_4/002-3009301-1752040?ie=UTF8&s=booksWhat if our most powerful weapons were ideas?www.AMERICANPROGRESS.org
• 47 Million Uninsured in US: President's New Health Care Plan47 million Americans currently have no health insurance.Center for American Progress Health Policy Director Karen Davenport appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box to discuss the President's new health plan. 1/23/07For moreof the Center's recent work on Health Care please see:http://www.americanprogress.org/projects/healthprogress/www.AMERICANPROGRESS.org
• Lawrence Summers on Economic Crisis & Conservative Ideologyhttp://www.americanprogress.org/issues/domestic/economyLehman Brothers = bankrupt. Merrill Lynch = sold. Fannie Mac & Freddie Mac = in crisis. Bear Stearns = failed. Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers appeared at the Center for American Progress to discuss the current economic crisis facing middle class America and the trickle down economic theory espoused by conservatives. Do tax cuts spur economic growth and pay for themselves with higher revenues on additional economic activity stimulated? This debate will be revived in the coming year as the incoming President and Congress will soon decide whether to renew of a variety of tax cuts adopted starting in 2001 and set to expire in 2010. Economists now have years of experience with this tax policy. What does the evidence show us? What has been the public debate about tax policy and supply-side and has it shifted in light of growing inequality and limited sharing of the benefits of economic growth?
• Iraq Surge Continues with No End in SightThe Center for American Progress sets the facts straight on President Bush's speech to the nation September 13, 2007 on the troop surge policy in Iraq. The surge will end in 2008, not because it has been effective, but because the Army lacks sufficient troops and faces a military readiness crisis.FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT:http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/09/bush_prebuttal.htmlandhttp://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/09/costs_chart.htmlwww.AMERICANPROGRESS.org
• Center for American Progress - A Progressive Think Tankhttp://www.americanprogress.org/The Center for American Progress is a progressive think tank working on issues across the policy spectrum. From climate change to Constitutional questions, from stem cells to schools, from technology to transportation, from non-proliferation to politics, from medicare to the mideast, from national security to social security, from Darfur to development, from taxes to terrorism, from race to religion, from bioethics to the budget.Ideas fuel progress.Who is thinking about the lives of everyday Americans?WE ARE.www.AMERICANPROGRESS.org
• Energy CRISIS -Robert Redford on Larry King LiveRobert Redford on the energy crisis on Larry King Live. Then watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAP1tDqnb3MGo to www.KICKTHEOILHABIT.org and take action.President Bush declared that "America is addicted to oil" - just a few months later, gasoline prices are at an all time high.Oil companies and their executives are raking in record breaking profits. Our dependence on oil puts our national security at risk, hurts us economically, and endangers our environment.Go to www.KICKTHEOILHABIT.org to see what you can do!
• Bomb Scare: The History & Future of Nuclear Weapons PART 1Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Joseph Cirinicione, author of the new book, BOMB SCARE, describes the threat of nuclear weapons proliferation at the Center for American Progress. 3/9/07What if our most powerful weapons were ideas?www.AMERICANPROGRESS.org
• Josh Ritter plays A Girl in the War at CAP eventJosh Ritter sings "A Girl in the War" at the Center for American Progress annual dinner in Washington DC.
• Somalia: The Next New Haven for Terrorists?Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Gayle Smith discusses recent events in Somalia (including Ethiopian troops crossing the border and Monday's attack by US forces on Al Queda operatives) and the threats and challenges that Somalia presents if it continues as a weak and failing state.For more of the Center's work on National Security issues please see:http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/securityWhat if our most powerful weapons were ideas?www.AMERICANPROGRESS.org
• US Energy InsecurityCenter for American Progress Senior Fellow Joe Romm, author of the new book on global warming, "Hell & High Water" joined CNBC to discuss the President's new proposals to deal with US energy needs and the threat of climate change. 1/24/07For more, please see Joe's new blog on climate change and energy issues:www.CLIMATEPROGRESS.orgFor more on the Center's energy policy please see:http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/01/epa_climate.htmlandhttp://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/01/farm_economy.htmlwww.AMERICANPROGRESS.org
• Olbermann: Iraq Surge To End Out of NecessityCenter for American Progress Senior Fellow Dr Lawrence Korb joined MSNBC's Keith Olbermann to assess the spin on President Bush's announcement of a drawdown of US troops in Iraq to pre-surge levels sometime in 2008. For more CAP research on Iraq -- please see www.AMERICANPROGRESS.orgWhat if our most powerful weapons were ideas?THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESSwww.AMERICANPROGRESS.org

Real Estate Woes: The End of the Great American Housing Boom

The unprecedented run-up in housing prices is all but over according to Dr Christian Weller, Senior Economist at the Center for American Progress. Housing has been the biggest driver of the US economy over the last several years. Without the wealth effect from real estate gains, Weller suggests Americans will find it harder to buy that new car, pay for college or go crazy at the mall,and what's more, many people may be in dangerous loans. That spells bad news for the economy writ large...Read Christian's report, "The End of the Great American Housing Boom" here: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2006/12/end_of_the_boom.htmlWWW.AMERICANPROGRESS.ORG

Tags

house real estate economy bubble seeprogress mortgage loan bank money finance market politics

More Videos From seeprogress

Bookmark

Add to del.icio.us

Digg this

Post to Furl

Add to reddit

Add to myYahoo!

Misc. Info

Avg. User Rating: 4.38
Number Of Ratings: 32

Number Of Views: 23634