Economy
The Veterans’ Jobless Crisis That Isn’t
The national commander of AMVETS was indignant. “The problem of veteran unemployment,” Cleve Geer told NBC News on Friday, “should be seen as a national disgrace.” Just over a week earlier, Paul Rieckhoff, of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, had referred to an “unacceptably high veteran unemployment rate.” And the website of the House Veterans Affairs Committee now talks of “solving the veteran unemployment [...]
Congress Saves Wind Tax Credit
On New Year’s Day, President Obama signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act, averting the fiscal cliff. The bill’s passing was a victory for renewable energy. Specifically, the fiscal cliff compromise extended the wind Production Tax Credit (PTC) through 2013. The PTC, a component of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, encourages the development of the [...]
CNN World: Entrepreneurship key to engaging global youth
Truman Fellow Zeenat Rahman writes for CNN World on the importance of engaging youth by emphasizing economic opportunity. Young people are at the center of global events. This is not a platitude, but a fact, given that half of the world’s population is under the age of 30. We live in an era dubbed the [...]
EurActiv: Obama II and Europe
Truman Fellow Tyson Barkey advocates increased economic integration with Europe in this piece by Daniela Vincenti: After 17-month, $2-billion (€1.5-billion) campaign, Obama clinched a second term, defeating his Republican challenger Mitt Romney. With results in from most states, America’s first black president easily secured the 270 votes in the electoral college needed to win the [...]
Presidential Debates 2012: 5 Reasons Foreign Policy Matters
On Monday, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney squared off on a topic that, according to most polls, just about 4% of the electorate votes on: foreign policy. If you’re wondering why the candidates would spend their final presidential debate — and, probably the last time they’ll share a stage together before the election — [...]
