Globalization Initiative
Narrative NDN's Globalization Initiative was established to promote economic growth and restore broad-based prosperity in our globalized economy. Chaired by Dr. Robert Shapiro, Under Secretary of...
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Keep People in Their Homes
Globalization Initiative Publish Date: 9/23/08Robert J. ShapiroThis narrative setting essay argues that leaders must do more to staunch the foreclosure crisis, which was at the heart of the financial...
View ArticleDavid Brooks on the Conservative Economic Legacy
David Brooks has a very good column in the NYTimes today about how we got to where we are today, and the daunting economic challenges ahead. His sober analysis of our economic situation is part of a...
View ArticleHousing Market and Producer Prices Show Still Vulnerable Economy
Some not so great economic news on producer prices and housing, courtesy of today's New York Times:New figures showing a decline in wholesale prices and a drop in new-home construction highlighted how...
View ArticleStill Must do More to Keep People in Their Homes
From the Financial Times, the slumping economy is causing more trouble for the housing market:More than one in every eight homeowners with a mortgage was behind on home loan payments or in some stage...
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The Key to the Fall Debate: Staying Focused on the Economy
The last few months have not been particularly good ones for Democrats. That's the bad news. The good news is there a clear roadmap for how they can use the coming months to get back on track, and it...
View ArticleEveryday Americans Now Earning Less Than a Decade Ago
NDN has long pointed out that median household income dropped by roughly a thousand dollars during the Bush era, creating a middle class that was weakened even prior to the great recession. Now, Census...
View ArticleImmigration News Round Up
A lot of immigration news this week, enjoy:Washington Post - Headless bodies and other immigration tall tales in Arizona - Dana MilbankThe Arizona governor, seemingly determined to repel every last...
View ArticleA Bump for the Housing Market
The Wall Street Journal today reports possible signs of the beginnings of a return for the housing market:Cash Buyers Lift HousingBargain Hunting Boosts Prices in Depressed Cities; Broader Asset...
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