Dear William,

From The Center for Economic & Policy Research a place with real ideas for breaking the mold of primative orthodoxy. Yes, There Are Ways to Reduce Unemployment and Revive the Economy

Early in his presidency, Barack Obama went to Cairo to speak directly to the region about Muslim-US relations in an attempt to repair the damage and set a new tone.  Clearly, with an eye towards a Kennedy/Reagan foreign policy moment for tearing down walls and proclaiming us all, while not Egyptians, at least striving for the same universal vision of free and open democratic societies with opportunity and equality for all, etc.   Rhetorically, the president delivered that day even correctly quoting the Quran for good measure, impressing the Nobel committee enough to earn their highest honor for a statesman the Peace prize.  As good as that moment felt, perhaps mostly as a funeral for Bush Administration in the region, it still failed both sides and even now as events in the region unfold we still are unwilling to take the necessary moral stand and direct action that sends the clear message to Mubarack a...

City of Blue Island , Township of  Worth , County  of Cook , Illinois , USA Its decision time in Illinois and states around the country as solvency and liabilities collide with  public service obligations . Illinois state representatives responded passing a 66% increase in taxes to help to bridge the gap but with no real vision for making Illinois a fiscally sustainable place were people want to live and work.   So where do we go from here?  How do we turn this state and local municipality fiscal crisis around?  What alternative options to taxing(Democrats) and austerity(Republicans) do we have?  Apart from effectively limiting the scope of the debate they fail to build on, or highlight the comparative examples, efficiencies and potential opportunities that actually exist within our borders. Examples that leadership must foster for sustainable growth and budgetary recovery.   The lessons of the crisis for s t...