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Democrats May Go It Alone on Healthcare, But Must Close Ranks | Christian Science Monitor

... says that there is some pretty good policy there,” says Elizabeth Carpenter, associate director for health policy at the New America Foundation. ... and more »
Elizabeth Carpenter | September 17, 2009

If Health Reform Costs Too Much, Should A 'Fail-Safe' Kick In? | Christian Science Monitor

They get ignored, waived, and sometimes eliminated altogether,” said Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, ...
Maya MacGuineas | September 14, 2009

Should Older People Pay More for Healthcare? | Christian Science Monitor

Christian Science MonitorBut a ratio of 11 to 1 “moves beyond actuarially fair into the immoral category,” wrote Len Nichols, director of the New America Foundation's Health Policy ...
Len Nichols | September 3, 2009

Trillion-Dollar Deficits: How Serious Are They? | Christian Science Monitor

... seeing unmanageable levels of red ink for the foreseeable future,” said Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. ... and more »
Maya MacGuineas | August 25, 2009

Troop Deaths in Afghanistan Rattle Britain | Christian Science Monitor

... but the feeling that there is no clear political goal," says Anatol Lieven, a professor in the war studies department of London's King's College. ...
Anatol Lieven | July 13, 2009

The New Bond in Town

Lost in the ideological battles over fiscal stimulus is one newly authorized program that is already delivering results: Build America Bonds (BABs). Unexpected demand has transformed this once-obscure component of the federal stimulus legislation into the hottest bond since Daniel Craig.

One Goal of Obama's 'Sweeping Overhaul': Prevent Another AIG | Christian Science Monitor

“There's a delicate balancing act that the administration is trying to navigate through,” says Doug Rediker, a former investment banker now at the New America Foundation. Businesses, including banks, naturally want to keep growing. ...
Douglas Rediker | June 17, 2009

Will Obama's Financial Regulatory Plan Work? | Christian Science Monitor

“They have tried to achieve very ambitious goals within the framework of what is realistic,” says Doug Rediker, a former investment banker now at the New America Foundation in Washington. The economic crisis creates a window in which Congress may be ...
Douglas Rediker | June 17, 2009

Obama Fast-Tracks Healthcare Reform | Christian Science Monitor

The CBO ruling, which went pretty much under the radar, is very important in making sure that healthcare reform can be successful,” says Maya Macguineas, president of the bipartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget in Washington. ...
Maya MacGuineas | June 3, 2009

Russia Plays Up Its International Role – Especially in Mideast Peace | Christian Science Monitor

"It's about showing Russia is a player," says Daniel Levy, co-director of the Middle East Task Force at the New America Foundation in Washington. With the crucial Washington meetings coming up, the international community "and in particular the ...
Daniel Levy | May 11, 2009