[RED DEMOCRATICA] BOLETIN : WILSON : Fiscal Cliff, US Entrepreneurship, & Drug Trafficking

 

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August 3 Politics Aside, Debt Fix is Clear Op-ed | POLITICO The formula to avoid the "fiscal cliff" is simple writes Jane Harman and Vin Weber: a bipartisan compromise including spending cuts, entitlement reform and changes to the tax code that was outlined nearly two years ago in The Simpson Bowles Act. "No party can solve these knotty issues alone or without compromise," the former members of Congress write for Politico. Dialogue: Economic Crisis - Why America Slept Game: Budget Hero - Balance the Federal Budget On The Homepage Is Entrepreneurship the Key to Economic Recovery? Context Q&A Historically, economic downturns have provided fertile ground for entrepreneurship. Is the same true during the current crisis? Amy Wilkinson, who has been studying and reporting on the vital world of entrepreneurs, describes how public policy can spur entrepreneurship and job creation. Context Q&A: Regaining America's Competitive Edge Context Q&A: Can the Start-up Act Jump start America's Economy? The US Manufacturing Imperative Event Video Craig Giffi, Vice Chairman of Consumer Industrial Products at Deloitte LLP, described the state of US manufacturing and its future impact to American prosperity, security, and innovation. To maximize advances in manufacturing, the US needs to make a commitment to develop, maintain, and upgrade workforce skills, noted Nayanee Gupta of The Science and Technology Policy Institute. The Spirit of Cities Event Video Author Daniel Bell thinks it is time to revive the thinking of the Greeks and rediscover the spirit of cities. In this discussion of his new book The Spirit of Cities: Why the Identity of a City Matters in a Global Age, Bell discusses how thought, time, and money are invested to protect and preserve cities' unique ethos. Context Q&A: Megacities: The Real Population Bomb? Book: Washington's U Street: A Biography by Blair Ruble The Importance of Pakistan Also in this episode: The Eurozone and Transatlantic Relations This week on dialogue Asia Program Director Robert Hathaway and Associate Michael Kugelman discuss the strained US-Pakistan relationship. Later in the program, Klaus Larres, professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, discusses European integration and transatlantic relations. watch >  The Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Future of International Trade August 8, 2012 // 2:00pm — 5:00pm View From the Bench: Strengthening Environmental Governance in China's Courts August 9, 2012 // 10:30am — 12:00pm David Wessel on Budget Crisis Facts Former Public Policy Scholar David Wessel has just published his new book, Red Ink: Inside the High Stakes of the Federal Budget, in which he breaks down the budget crisis. In a time when policymakers have failed to reach middle ground and often cherry-pick statistics to support their ideology, Red Ink lays out hard numbers that both parties must face. He discusses these facts in more detail on NPR. Read More → Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime in The Americas In "Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime in the Americas: Major Trends in the Twenty-First Century," expert Bruce Bagley explores the increasing globalization of drug trafficking and consumption as well as the unintended consequences of the U.S.-led 'war on drugs.' Read More → Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Use the link below to start receiving your own copy. Sign Up! Wilson in the News India Experiences Massive Power Outages — BBC Marketplace Program Associate Michael Kugelman discusses the causes and effects of India's incredibly huge power outage, a consequence of the aging infrastructure in India's power systems, he says. Magnitsky Bill Threatens Trade Relations With Russia — The Voice of Russia Program Associate Joe Dresen joined The Voice of Russia to discuss the Magnitsky Bill, which could prevent Russian officials from travelling to the United States. A World Without AIDS, Still Worlds Away — New York Times Senior Scholar Lawrence Altman attended the 19th International AIDS Conference and talked to several experts and participants about the background of the epidemic, the current stage of research, and challenges that must be addressed before we can see an AIDS-free generation. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center One Woodrow Wilson Plaza - 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 19004-3027 T 202-691-4000 © Copyright 2012. The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. All rights reserved. Privacy | Unsubscribe

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