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Invitation To A Health Care Reform Dialogue

Francie Grace
Nov 5, 2009

On too many issues, the political discussion provides more heat than light, and the public doesn't have a chance to deliberate over the choices for solving problems. That certainly applies to health care reform, an area in which opinion is split, often in contradictory ways.

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Still Number One

Scott Bittle
Nov 4, 2009

As if anyone needed proof that immigration will remain a major issue, a new international survey reports that some 700 million people worldwide say they would move to another country if they could. Not surprisingly, the largest single group, one-quarter, say their first choice would be to come to the United States.

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FACING UP TO THE
Nation's Finances

National Debt Clock

Public Agenda In The News

South Texas College Creates College-Going Culture (AchievingTheDream.org report on 2009 Strategy Institute)

Authentic Dialogues Yield Rich Results (AchievingTheDream.org report on 2009 Strategy Institute)

City schools tested by the issue of safety (Connecticut Post, Jun 10, 2009)

Financial Sense Newshour (Andrew Yarrow interview on the federal budget deficit, May 16, 2009)

2009 Strategy Institute, San Francisco (profile of Public Agenda's work on the Achieving The Dream initiative to improve success rates for students at community colleges)

Of Many Minds on College Costs (Inside Higher Ed, April 29, 2009)

Debate Over Cost of College Starts With Who Gets to Define the Problem (Chronicle of Higher Education, April 29, 2009)

Reframing Framing (Song of a Citizen, April, 2009)

Americans Concerned About Energy Problems, Lack Knowledge to Assess Policies (Voice of America, April 21, 2009)

Entitlement Debate Heats Up as Fiscal Summit Approaches (HealthBeat, February 18, 2009)

Survey: College vital but less accessible (USA TODAY, February 4, 2009)

Americans Increasingly See College as Essential and Worry More About Access, Poll Finds (Chronicle of Higher Education, February 4, 2009)

Survey: College seen as essential but costs prohibitive (Newsday, February 4, 2009)

REVITALIZING DEMOCRACY; More Than the Vote (The American Prospect, January-February 2009)

Real Engagement, Real Change
Now that the election is over, will citizens stay engaged and continue working for the public good? Ruth Wooden, President of Public Agenda, in an interview with Dan Rodrick on Baltimore's WYPR station, discusses how real change will emerge only if citizens and government work together to create it.

JCC hosts Community Conversation (Herald Star, November 7, 2008)

The Material World (Chronicle of Higher Education, November 7, 2008)

In Hard Times, Philanthropy Can Lead the Way (Chronicle of Philanthropy, October 30, 2008)

Viewpoint: Why liberals should care about deficits (Baltimore Sun, September 21, 2008)

Viewpoint: American Optimism: Is All Hope Lost, or Can We Find It? (Baltimore Sun, September 3, 2008)

Teachers challenge: diverse 21st century class (Newsday, September 2, 2008)

The Principle's Priority 1 (Education Leadership, September 2008)

The Rise of Fantasy Politics (Newsweek, August 23, 2008)

'Copers' and 'Transformers' (Education Week, Aug 13, 2008)

Poll Finds Drop in Public's Regard for Schools (Education Week, Aug 12, 2008)

Building Bridges to the Future (Education Week, July 30, 2008)

Drowning in Debt (Dodge City.com, July 28, 2008)