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10 Mar Investing in America’s Future: Harvesting the Returns of Quality Preschool

Posted at 18:14h in Publications

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007 Investing in quality preschool generates enormous economic and social benefits for the country. Children who attend such programs do better in school and throughout their lives. They are more likely to graduate from high school, and they will earn more money. They...

10 Mar American Dreamers: ‘Since Sliced Bread’ and the Opportunity Economy

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Friday, March 10th, 2006 Since Sliced Bread was an online contest sponsored by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) that solicited ideas from ordinary Americans on how to strengthen the economy and improve the lives of working men and women and their families. This essay looks...

03 Mar Casting (Sliced) Bread Upon the Waters: Since Sliced Bread and the Concerns of Ordinary Americans

Posted at 18:10h in Publications

Friday, March 3rd, 2006 Americans are increasingly worried that the American Dream is slipping out of their grasp, and have anxieties about providing a better future for themselves and their families. This report, published on the Since Sliced Bread website, finds that contest participants share many...

18 Jul Chairman Byron Auguste as the center on “Left, Right, Center”

Posted at 01:11h in News

Hope Street Group board chairman Byron Auguste occupies the center on KCRW’s popular “Left, Right and Center” program. ...

16 Mar OP-ED: Legislators Must Overhaul Medical-Malpractice Guidelines

Posted at 22:51h in News

Tuesday, March 16th, 2004 Carrie Nixon of Hope Street Group co-authors an op-ed on medical-malpractice guidelines with Jim Copland. The article appears on DailyJournal.com....

03 Nov The Debt Tax: A Drain on Our Pocketbooks and the Economy

Posted at 22:08h in Publications

Monday, November 3rd, 2003 What is the ‘Debt Tax’? The United States federal government paid $332.5 billion in interest last year on the national debt.1 This payment, equal to 11% of the total federal budget, does not build roads, nor does it provide education, subsidize housing, or...