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...stranger to deficit spending, Japan approved this month a new Policy Package to Address the Economic Crisis worth $156 billion, its third fiscal stimulus package since September - and the umpteenth attempt to jumpstart the economy since the bursting of the asset bubble way back in the 1990s. None of the previous attempts worked, in part because much of the money went to wasteful public works spending in the bailiwicks of ruling-party politicians. The latest spending appears to make more economic sense, targeting job-creation, support for the equity market, increased transfers to regional governments, health-care spending, and energy...
...picture here that I think is really important to focus on. There are strong indications that our own industries and industries around the world see clean energy and the green economy as an enormous business opportunity, the next big thing for the economy. If we don't move to address energy and climate as two side of the same coin we will lose out. Our economy will lose those jobs to countries that are moving ahead. The clean energy revolution is coming...
...want to show that in a number of ways. The EPA is much broader than climate, though that's clearly an important issue. We have to get back to the basics. The Clean Air Act means that we have an obligation to address air pollution in this country, and we still have some significant challenges there. The Clean Water Act means we need clean water, and right now there are parts of the country where the water isn't getting cleaner, where people rightfully don't know who to turn to in terms of the chemicals that are used here...
National service often feels like motherhood and apple pie--who's not for it? Indeed, the bill had overwhelming bipartisan support. But at a time of economic distress and dislocation, service has come to seem like a silver bullet that can help address some of our most intractable problems. Applications for AmeriCorps, the Peace Corps and Teach for America are pouring in--there are many more applicants than spots. Is that due to the economy? Perhaps. The bill authorizes $5.7 billion for national service over the next five years, which can jump-start a range of programs to help schools...
...while perspectives may differ, each of the current efforts to address the issue of social space at Harvard centers around the idea of awareness...