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21 August 2011
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Sounds of silence greet new report showing jump in child poverty

The annual Kids Count report just released by the Annie E Casey Foundation shows that the child poverty rate i...

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09 August 2011
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Washington is not just out of money, it is out of big and bold ideas

The stock market continues to plummet. Unemployment is stubbornly stuck above 9 per cent. A record 45 million Americans are...

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08 August 2011
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In Reducing the Federal Budget we have Reduced the National Imagination

There is a shockingly large inverse correlation between the number of pundits and politicians now saying that Obama should focus...

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05 August 2011
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Falling stocks and the need to create community wealth

When the stock market drops by more than 500 points as it did yesterday, it is not only bad for...

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04 August 2011
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forgetting the unforgettable

Yesterday a wise friend and accomplished leader in the New York business community wrote the following in response to my...

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02 August 2011
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Why the Debt Ceiling Deal Makes Our No Kid Hungry Strategy More Important

I have received several inquiries as to how the debt ceiling deal and proposed federal budget cuts will affect our...

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01 August 2011
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Avoiding the Truth: The Hypocrisy of Debt Ceiling Deals and Bad Marriages

The debt ceiling deal has exposed our political system to be a lot like a bad marriage that perpetuates itself...

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26 July 2011
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Remembering my turn at in that classic role: summer intern

I’m looking forward to lunch later this week with Share Our Strength’s amazing interns. I came to Washington more tha...

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19 July 2011
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A harsh critique of leaders who won’t use their post powerful tool: rhetorical suasion

In this week’s New Yorker, staff writer George Packer, who is increasingly becoming that rare journalistic voice for the voiceless...