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From Voters to Leaders Young voters turned out at the polls last year, but it will be a new generation of progressive leaders that will steer our nation in a new direction. If you know a college activist who wants to take change from the polls to progressive policies, tell them to visit www.dmischolars.org and become part of the next class of DMI Scholars. Application deadline is January 24. More> |
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| Visit the DMI Archive Click ''Archive'' on the top navigation bar and search through DMI’s virtual archive by subject area, author, or type of media (report, op-ed, press release, or mention of DMI's work in the news.) More» |
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| DMI in the News: Durbin's Foreclosure Bill Among Top Senate Priorities By Adam Doster | Progress Illinois | January 6, 2009. A list of 10 bills sent to Congressional staffers signals that the housing crisis is a top Senate priority. The list includes Sen. Dick Durbin’s plan to aid struggling homeowners by allowing the terms of their mortgages to be revised in bankruptcy court. One of the Drum Major Institute’s 10-best public policy ideas of the year, some have estimated that Durbin's proposal would keep 600,000 homeowners from losing their properties. More» |
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| Eye on the Right: Policy Arguments to Watch in 2009 By Andrea Batista Schlesinger | Huffington Post | December 30, 2008. We've been keeping an eye on the right. Here are the most memorable arguments (if you want to call them that) we heard conservative think tanks peddle in 2008--arguments likely to be repackaged and regifted as the Obama administration and new Congress enter in 2009. More» |
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| DMI in The New York Times on Gov. Paterson's new tax proposals By Clyde Haberman | The New York Times | December 19, 2008. With his tax proposals this week Gov. David A. Paterson called for a huge tax, 18 percent, on sugary sodas and juice drinks. The New Yorkers who pay these particular taxes tend to be those who can afford them the least. Poor people spend disproportionately on smokes, booze and unhealthy soft drinks. These are “habits that are more common among those who have the least amount of political power,” said Andrea Batista Schlesinger, executive director of the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy. More» |
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| Homeownership and Asset-Building Beyond the Bush Ownership Society By Mark Winston Griffith | Huffington Post | December 22, 2008. While I guess it made for interesting reading, there's not much that should be regarded as "news" in yesterday's New York Times article about how the Bush administration fueled the housing crisis through deregulation and the careless inflation of the housing bubble. More» |
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| DMI in the News: Durbin, Davis Bills Make Top Ten List By Adam Doster | Progressive Illinois | December 19, 2008. Here’s a reminder that, while Illinois may be synonymous with corruption these days, the state is also home to some solid, progressive policymakers. In it’s annual list of “The Best of Public Policy,” the Drum Major Institute -- a New York-based think-tank -- nominated two proposals offered by members of Congress from Illinois. More» |
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| DMI in the News: Financial Institutions Must Meet Higher Standard By Mark Winston Griffith | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | December 17, 2008. While retracing the steps that led to the current foreclosure crisis, some political commentators have tried to depict the Community Reinvestment Act as a dominant influence on lending practices in this country. They are writing from their armchairs, not experience. More» |
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2008 Year in Review It was the year under-regulated markets failed and Americans voted for change. Take a look inside the policies that shaped the year and the events that shaped a historic presidential election. Check out the Injustice Index to learn more about the Bush legacy.
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| Parsing TARP: Sweetening the Deal By Harry Moroz | Huffington Post | December 17, 2008. Governor Mark Sanford of South Carolina hates bailouts and Twinkies. Concerned that the federal government might authorize funds for his state last month, the Governor wrote to Congress pleading with the House and Senate to keep their money. Then this week Sanford sent a terse letter to President Bush (along with seven GOP senators) requesting that the Treasury not use TARP funds to bail out the domestic auto industry. More» |
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| DMI in the News: Everday New Yorkers Hurt Most By Amy Traub | The Albany Times-Union | November 21, 2008. New York can cut after-school programs, jam more kids into crowded classrooms and lay off teachers. But asking those residents who benefited most from the boom years to contribute a little more? New York faces a genuine budget crisis. But our governor has yet to face up to what some of the most respected economists think. More» |
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| DMI in the News: Growing Sense of Outrage Over Executive Pay By Heather Landy | Washington Post | November 15, 2008. The public's indignation over lavish executive pay has rippled beyond the circles of activist investors and corporate governance watchdogs, who for years have wrung their hands over compensation practices. It has spread even beyond grass-roots community organizers and public policy think tanks to people who make their living in the financial industry. More» |
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| Keeping the Insurers in Check By Kia Franklin | Houston Chronicle | October 19, 2008. no federal law has yet to hold the insurance industry accountable for how it mistreats Americans in the aftermath of major disasters. In fact, federal law, far from offering a remedy, is actually the problem. More» |
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| Eastern Neighborhoods Plan Needs No Revision By John Petro | San Francisco Chronicle | September 29, 2008. San Francisco is in the midst of rezoning a chunk of the city twice as large as Golden Gate Park. The rezoning effort, called the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan, will affect job creation, housing production and housing affordability for the next 20 years. It is a blueprint for making the city livable for the squeezed middle class. More» |
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