Smart Globalization Initiative: Press

G-20 Preview | Connecticut Public Radio

Erin Drankoski — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:39:00 -0400

State Predicts Bright Future for Jobs in Solar Energy | Boston Globe

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:06:00 -0400

Samuel Sherraden, a policy analyst at the nonpartisan New America Foundation in Washington, DC, said the industry is too new to benefit from job creation ... and more »

Budget Deficit and Economic Growth | WTOP

Erin Drankoski — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:27:00 -0400

Obama May Tap Auto Chief Bloom to Craft Manufacturing Policy | Bloomberg

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:01:00 -0400

He is also chairman of the Smart Globalization Initiative at the New America Foundation, a policy research group in Washington. ...

Overselling the Green Recovery | Fox News

Erin Drankoski — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:39:00 -0400

Samuel Sherraden from New America Foundation on why the government's $60 billion stimulus for green job creation hasn't worked. Original clip

Watch the latest business video at FOXBusiness.com

Is 'Made in the USA' a Thing of the Past? | WTOP

Cecille Isidro — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:34:00 -0400

Leo Hindery, chairman of the Smart Globalization Initiative at the New America Foundation, says factory jobs nowaccount for less than 12 percent of the ...

Green Trade Balance

Communications — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:12:00 -0400

Green investment is a major pillar of the president's economic recovery plan. Yet, America's dependence on foreign countries to produce green technologies may undermine this recovery strategy. Using a list of green goods derived from the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), we have determined that the United States ran an overall green trade deficit of -$8.9 billion in 2008, including a deficit of -$6.4 billion in the critical category of renewable energy, one of the main targets

The New America Foundation Releases Report on the Jobless Recovery

Communications — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:37:00 -0400

This past Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor reported an unemployment rate of 9.4% for May. But while this better-than-expected number raised the hopes slightly of some economists, a new paper from New America Foundation's Economic Growth Program suggests that unemployment is more severe than reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics-and that the economy is in the early stages of a "jobless recovery."

Highlights From Last Week's Economic Symposium

Communications — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:22:00 -0400

For those of you who attended last Thursday's Bernard L. Schwartz Economic Symposium, thank you for helping to make it such a thoughtful, provocative discussion.

For those who weren't able to attend -- or who now simply want to revisit a particular panel or presentation -- video, transcripts and MP3 audio recordings of the entire event are available on NewAmerica.net.

Highlights from the symposium included:

Now We Have To Focus on Job Creation | The Nation

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:41:00 -0500

Leo Hindery, the chair of the Smart Globalization Initiative at the New America Foundation, and former Michigan Senator Donald Riegle, a Democrats who ...

Tom Daschle and Leo Hindery: Health Care Debacle is a Burden to Competitiveness

Communications — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:47:00 -0400

To watch their full remarks, click here.

Comprehensive health care reform is necessary to free our businesses and families from rising health care costs and to compete in the global economy. American auto companies spend $1500 on health care per vehicle they produce, while Germany spends $450 per car, and Japan $150. The average health care cost is now close to $8,000 per person per year. We must solve the health care challenge to improve the competitiveness of corporate America and secure the incomes of the middle class.

New America's Smart Globalization Initiative and Health Policy Program are working hard to solve the big problems facing America with equally big ideas. To learn more about the Health Policy Program's ideas click the following links: Employer Health Costs in a Global Economy and Issue Brief: Employer Health Care Burden.

To watch a post-event discussion between Sen. Daschle and Steve Clemons, click here.