Brookings Institution
Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is a liberal-leaning, non-profit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C. One of Washington's oldest think tanks, Brookings conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and global economy and development. Their stated mission is to "provide innovative and practical recommendations that advance three broad goals: strengthen American democracy; foster the economic and social welfare, security and opportunity of all Americans; and secure a more open, safe, prosperous and cooperative... read more
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The Renminbi’s Role in the Global Monetary System
From Brookings Institution Dated 7 February 2012 Event Information Tuesday, February 07, 2012 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM Falk Auditorium The Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC ***This event has reached capacity and registration is now closed. Media may contact Mao-Lin Shen,...
Unemployed College Graduates As Vulnerable As High School Dropouts To Long-Term Unemployment: Report
From The Huffington Post Dated 2 February 2012 College graduates and advanced degree holders, once they are unemployed, are as vulnerable as high school dropouts to long-term joblessness, a new study has found.Thirty five percent of unemployed college graduates and those with advanced degrees have been without a...
Arab League's Credibility Tested By Violence
From National Public Radio Dated 2 February 2012 The ongoing violence in Syria is testing the power — and credibility — of the Arab League. Host Audie Cornish speaks with Shibley Telhami, a professor at the University of Maryland and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, for some...
Understanding the U.S. Pivot to Asia
From Brookings Institution Dated 31 January 2012 Event Information Tuesday, January 31, 2012 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM Falk Auditorium The Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC The Obama administration has adopted a policy of rebalancing toward Asia and in recent months has...
Power behind China's march of capitalism revealed by groundbreaking report
From The Daily Mail Dated 29 January 2012 The 'red dragons' behind the communist state's alarming rise to global power have been revealed for the first time after a specialist report from the Brookings Institution, in Washington, DC.
Week In Politics: State Of The Union; Republican Debates
From National Public Radio Dated 27 January 2012 Robert Siegel speaks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and Brookings Institution, and David Brooks of the New York Times .
Columbus ranked 140th out of 200 in economic growth
From Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area Dated 26 January 2012 Columbus finds itself closer to the bottom than it probably would like in a new ranking of recent income and employment growth in the world’s biggest cities. While the city is more prosperous than others in Ohio according to one metric,...
Come Again? MSNBC's Wagner Claims Reagan 'Would Be A Democrat' Today
From NewsBusters.org Dated 26 January 2012 Alex Wagner made an eye-popping remark on her MSNBC program on Wednesday, as she hinted that she agreed with former Obama spokesman Bill Burton's assertion that Ronald Reagan would feel out of place in today's GOP. When Burton claimed that...
Remembering Jan. 25: How Will Mubarak-Era Tension Shape Egypt's Future?
From Online NewsHour Dated 25 January 2012 Listen to the Audio One year after the start of their revolution, hundreds of thousands of Egyptians took to Tahrir Square again on Wednesday. Margaret Warner and guests discuss how remnants from Hosni Mubarak's rule could translate into continuing...
Nigerian Authorities Underestimating Unrest?
From National Public Radio Dated 24 January 2012 Bombings killed more than 150 people in the city of Kano last week, and mass protests recently erupted countrywide after the government scrapped a fuel subsidy. Host Michel Martin speaks with Reuters' chief correspondent in Nigeria, and the...
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