Public Policy
CIA should respond to decades-old records request
The CIA should respond to a decades-old request for agency records about the Catholic group Opus Dei ... Full story
$14 Trillion U.S. Debt Leaves No Room for Treasury-Backed Loan Guarantees for Energy Projects
Taxpayers for Common Sense joined a number of taxpayer and conservative groups on a teleconference with reporters to discuss the dangers taxpayers face from efforts to expand risky energy subsidies. ... Full story
Agencies Release Preliminary Plans for Retrospective Reviews
"There is a concern about allocation of agency resources. Many of the plans discuss multi-year processes for retrospective reviews. This comes at a time that Congress is cutting regulatory agency budgets. The result is likely to mean that the more agencies look back, the less they will be able to look forward. Americans demand more from their government to protect them from harm." ... Full story
Five Key Questions And Answers About Section 1115 Medicaid Waivers
This issue brief provides an overview of what Section 1115 Medicaid waivers are, how they are approved and financed, how states have used them, and how they are impacted by health reform. ... Full story
Overall Spending Caps Would Dismantle and Defund Programs for Hungry and Poor People
Along with other Christian leaders, Bread for the World recently asked Congress to form a circle of protection around programs for poor and hungry people. Instead of focusing on enacting spending caps that harm these families, we must look to Congress to take responsible action on deficits with a holistic whole-of-budget approach that also includes revenue increases and that ensures the budget is not balanced on our most vulnerable populations. ... Full story
Elizabeth Warren Grilling Is Shameful
Rep. McHenry should be ashamed. ... Full story
Cutting Spending and Burning the Middle Class
Proposals jeopardize the recovery and our future ... Full story
The Impact of City-Specific Minimum Wage Standards
Modest increases have no impact on employment prospects of workers. ... Full story
Regulators Aware of Understated Risks to Nuclear Plants
Despite six years of study, industry collaboration, and a missed deadline, no decision on reactor fixes ... Full story
Supreme Court: No "Privacy" for Corporations
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that corporations are not subject to the personal privacy exemption of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). ... Full story
- Investors globally call for greater transparency on climate change exposure from oil and gas companies
- Leading Civil Rights Groups Urge Rep. Waxman (D-CA) to Pass Rep. Bobby Rush's Children's Health Care Amendments
- Profile: Bunker Roy and Barefoot College
- Profile: Losang Samten
- Bread for the World Offers Free "Tax Day" Resources to Help Churches Bring Good News to Hungry, Poor People