Saturday 21 November 2009

ON THE AGENDA

Will Too Much Debt Fuel A Double-Dip Recession?

Francie Grace
Nov 20, 2009

That was the question raised by President Obama during an interview in China (one of our biggest creditors), as cartoonists seized the opportunity to comment on America's looming national debt. "It is important," said Mr.

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Will a Delay on the Climate Treaty be Time Well-Spent?

Scott Bittle
Nov 16, 2009

World leaders flatly admitted this weekend what everyone pretty much knew: there won't be a major deal on climate change at the big conference in Copenhagen next month. Instead, leaders will try to keep the process going, in hopes of coming up with a deal next year.

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FACING UP TO THE
Nation's Finances

National Debt Clock

One Big Budget Deficit: Viewed By Two Generations

At Public Agenda, we believe that citizens working together can understand the challenges our nation faces and brainstorm on solutions. Recently we had a great chance to put that principle to work, in intergenerational dialogues held as part of Students Face Up to the Nation's Finances, our initiative on the budget deficit and national debt, funded by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation. Check out our report by Andrew Yarrow, who kicked off the discussions as young and old examined the challenges posed by problems including Social Security and rising health care costs.