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Debating the Next Steps in Syria

April 26, 2013

Leila Hilal, director of the Middle East Task Force at the New America Foundation, who was born in Syria, Jamie Rubin, former State Department Spokesman under President Clinton, and Anand Gopal, writer and journalist covering the Middle Eastall experts in the region talk to Chris Hayes about what's next in Syria after reports of chemical weapons used by the Assad regime.

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The Problem With Discipline-And-Punish Welfare Policy | MSNBC

April 2, 2013

“The idea was that an individual's capacity for exerting willpower was finite—that exerting willpower in one area makes us less able to exert it in other areas,” wrote the New America Foundation's Jamie Holmes in 2011. And as he goes on to point out ...

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The Real Story Behind The Bank Bailouts | MSNBC

January 10, 2013

The panel also discussed the super meritocracy at the top–what is essentially revolving door between White House officials and the big Wall Street firms, most elegantly detailed by New York Magazine's Gabriel Sherman in his April 2011 piece, “Revolver ...

Small Business in a World of Walmart and Amazon | MSNBC

October 7, 2012
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Why the Third Grade is Critical in a Child's Education | MSNBC

October 8, 2012
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Give us Some Credit | MSNBC

July 18, 2012

Kevin Carey, of the Education Policy program at the New American Foundation, shares his thoughts on the concept of students earning free college credit for things they already know ...

 

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Diffusing Monopoly Money | MSNBC

April 19, 2012

Barry Lynn, a fellow at the New America Foundation, leads the Dylan Ratigan Show conversation on corporate monopolies as companies like Apple and Amazon are being slammed for squeezing out their competition.

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Putting the Nation Back to Work | MSNBC

August 31, 2011

Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Budget, shares her thoughts on whether President Barack Obama should include more stimulus program in his jobs plan, even if it means additional deficit spending.

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U.S. Opens New Front in Fight with For-Profit Colleges | MSNBC

August 14, 2011

In the past, similar cases brought against for-profit college chains have been settled out of court, said Stephen Burd of the New America Foundation, who lists some examples on his Higher Ed Watch blog.

Debt Burden Is 'Greatest Economic Threat' | MSNBC

July 11, 2011
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