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Mann: Blame for Gri...
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Thomas Mann: Most pundits lay equal shares of blame on the two parties, but our book puts the culpability for gridlock squarely on the Republicans. The situation h...

Mann: Blame for Gridlock Is Squarely on Republican Party

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Mann: Blame for Gridlock Is Squarely on Republican Party

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Thomas Mann: Most pundits lay equal shares of blame on the two parties, but our book puts the culpability for gridlock squarely on the Republicans. The situation has rendered the U.S. Senate the most dysfunctional legislative body in the democratized world, with no relief in sight. Featured Thomas E. Mann

Challenges for Wome...
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20:32:00 05/11/12

Anne Kamau: In a land rich with economic potential, women in Africa face significant discrimination in the workplace, plus increased risk of domestic violence and ...

Challenges for Women in the African Economy

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Challenges for Women in the African Economy

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Anne Kamau: In a land rich with economic potential, women in Africa face significant discrimination in the workplace, plus increased risk of domestic violence and abuse when they do start a business or earn a good wage. Featured Anne W. Kamau

Baltimore as a Case...
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22:14:00 05/04/12

Jennifer Vey: Metro areas need to attract new businesses and invest in human capital. Educational policies that can provide build a work force to support the clean...

Baltimore as a Case Study in Metro Economic Recovery

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Baltimore as a Case Study in Metro Economic Recovery

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Jennifer Vey: Metro areas need to attract new businesses and invest in human capital. Educational policies that can provide build a work force to support the cleaner, greener industries of the future are a key component. Featured Jennifer S. Vey

Fracking and Prospe...
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20:23:00 04/27/12

Charles Ebinger: The “fracking” process gives producers from Canada to Mexico the ability to crack rocks and extract both oil and natural gas. Production here coul...

Fracking and Prospects for Energy Security in North America

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Fracking and Prospects for Energy Security in North America

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Charles Ebinger: The “fracking” process gives producers from Canada to Mexico the ability to crack rocks and extract both oil and natural gas. Production here could rise from the current nine million barrels a day to twelve million within a decade. Featured Charles K. Ebinger

Eye-Tracking Techno...
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20:39:00 04/20/12

John Villasenor: Eye-tracking has great benefits for the disabled, allowing them to use computers more effectively. However, the privacy concerns are significant, ...

Eye-Tracking Technology and Digital Privacy

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Eye-Tracking Technology and Digital Privacy

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John Villasenor: Eye-tracking has great benefits for the disabled, allowing them to use computers more effectively. However, the privacy concerns are significant, as a whole new industry based on gathering consumer information from the Internet takes shape. Featured John Villasenor

Safety and Security...
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13:25:00 04/13/12

Elizabeth Ferris: We’ve gotten better at providing IDPs with food and water, but it’s still difficult to provide them with safety and security, and too many face p...

Safety and Security Still a Challenge for IDPs

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Safety and Security Still a Challenge for IDPs

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Elizabeth Ferris: We’ve gotten better at providing IDPs with food and water, but it’s still difficult to provide them with safety and security, and too many face political and gender-based violence. Featured Elizabeth Ferris

Economic Reform in ...
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19:25:00 04/06/12

Ted Piccone: Cuba is making strides on economic reform and a different Cuba is emerging in the global economy. Featured Ted Piccone Shadi Hamid

Economic Reform in Cuba

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Economic Reform in Cuba

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Ted Piccone: Cuba is making strides on economic reform and a different Cuba is emerging in the global economy. Featured Ted Piccone Shadi Hamid

The Arab Spring and...
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18:54:00 03/30/12

Shadi Hamid: The Obama administration has not taken full advantage of the opportunities the Arab Spring provides for U.S. policy to encourage and support emerging ...

The Arab Spring and U.S. Policy in the Middle East

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The Arab Spring and U.S. Policy in the Middle East

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Shadi Hamid: The Obama administration has not taken full advantage of the opportunities the Arab Spring provides for U.S. policy to encourage and support emerging democracies in the region, and should recalibrate its efforts to realize that economic and military policies are inextricably linked. Featured Shadi Hamid

The Monthly Jobs Re...
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19:10:00 03/23/12

Gary Burtless: The jobless numbers give us a timely and accurate picture of the overall health of the economy, and provide the financial markets, businesses and jo...

The Monthly Jobs Report

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The Monthly Jobs Report

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Gary Burtless: The jobless numbers give us a timely and accurate picture of the overall health of the economy, and provide the financial markets, businesses and jobseekers good data about how and when decisions about hiring are made. Featured Gary Burtless Matthew M. Chingos

Increasing Classroo...
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20:45:00 03/16/12

Matthew Chingos: Many school districts consider increasing class size in order to save money. Some critics say the savings from larger classrooms carries a cost in...

Increasing Classroom Size

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Increasing Classroom Size

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Matthew Chingos: Many school districts consider increasing class size in order to save money. Some critics say the savings from larger classrooms carries a cost in student achievement, but that’s not always the case. Featured Matthew M. Chingos

The Influence of Su...
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21:20:00 03/09/12

Anthony Corrado: Super PACs favoring President Obama will raise enough to level the playing field in the presidential race, but their influence in congressional ra...

The Influence of Super PACs on the 2012 Elections

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The Influence of Super PACs on the 2012 Elections

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Anthony Corrado: Super PACs favoring President Obama will raise enough to level the playing field in the presidential race, but their influence in congressional races and the battle over control of Congress will be even greater, since races for the House and Senate deal with smaller campaign budgets. Featured Anthony Corrado

The Myth of America...
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20:18:00 03/02/12

Robert Kagan: America is not always been beloved, but it remains the dominant power on the world stage. When domestic confidence is low, it’s wise for political le...

The Myth of American Decline

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The Myth of American Decline

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Robert Kagan: America is not always been beloved, but it remains the dominant power on the world stage. When domestic confidence is low, it’s wise for political leaders to reinforce that message with the public, as President Obama did in his State of the Union speech Featured Robert Kagan

Military Drones and...
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21:52:00 02/24/12

Peter Singer: The use of drones has set an enormous precedent with very little public debate, blurring the civilian and military roles in war and circumventing the...

Military Drones and Democracy

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Military Drones and Democracy

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Peter Singer: The use of drones has set an enormous precedent with very little public debate, blurring the civilian and military roles in war and circumventing the Constitution’s mandate for congressional authorization. Featured Peter W. Singer

The Mortgage Settle...
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14:51:00 02/17/12

Ted Gayer: The mortgage settlement helps the banks by limiting some litigation risks, but exposes bank investors to the potential for additional losses. It’s the r...

The Mortgage Settlement and the Continuing Housing Crisis

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The Mortgage Settlement and the Continuing Housing Crisis

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Ted Gayer: The mortgage settlement helps the banks by limiting some litigation risks, but exposes bank investors to the potential for additional losses. It’s the result of years of substandard underwriting practices. Featured Ted Gayer

U.S.-Egypt Alliance...
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22:31:00 02/10/12

Shibley Telhami: Egypt’s military was on the right side of history during the Arab Spring, supporting the revolutionary drive to democracy. However, as new politic...

U.S.-Egypt Alliance Strained

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U.S.-Egypt Alliance Strained

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Shibley Telhami: Egypt’s military was on the right side of history during the Arab Spring, supporting the revolutionary drive to democracy. However, as new political leaders emerge, tensions are growing, and the alliance is strained. Featured Shibley Telhami

Why German Labor Po...
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18:39:00 02/03/12

Elisabeth Jacobs: German policies have given companies greater incentives to hire skilled workers and keep them, using innovative policies that give both workers a...

Why German Labor Policies are Better than America's

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Why German Labor Policies are Better than America's

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Elisabeth Jacobs: German policies have given companies greater incentives to hire skilled workers and keep them, using innovative policies that give both workers and companies more flexibility with hours and pay. By contrast, U.S. companies tend to shed workers in lean times, and are slow to re-hire, resulting in greater long-term job losses. Featured Elisabeth Jacobs

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@Brookings Podcast: Broadband Policies; G-20 and Climate Change; Afghanistan
09/25/09

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced long-awaited policies on access to the Internet, or “net neutrality,” in remarks at Brookings ; Warwick McKibbin , an expert on global climate change, looks at the challenges facing the G-20 officials meeting in Pittsburgh. And the man on the street discusses proposals for sending more troops to Afghanistan, all in our podcast, @Brookings.