Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i39Hrom29745; Fri, 9 Apr 2004 13:53:50 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 13:53:50 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <016601c41e5b$bc5809c0$935df7a5@air.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Mary Ann Corley" <macorley1@earthlink.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:1362] Moving Ideas News for April 1-7, 2004 X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 5235 Lines: 121 Hi, All: You may find of interest the following articles from the latest issue of Moving Ideas News. -Mary Ann Corley NIFL-Povracelit List Moderator -------------------------------------------------------------- "Job Growth Lags in 49 States" From: ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE The release of state-level job growth data by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed 49 states failed to meet the Bush administration's projections for job creation. The administration predicted the "Jobs and Growth" tax cut would add 5.5 million more jobs by the end of 2004. Nationally, the job growth shortfall is over two million jobs cumulatively since July 2003, when the tax cut went into effect. http://movingideas.c.topica.com/maab7Dpaa5OZSb44sjdb/ -------------------------------------------------------------- "For Welfare Reform to Work, Jobs Must Be Available" From: CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND POLICY RESEARCH An updated briefing paper argues that policy makers must take into consideration the difficult labor market situation for former welfare recipients as the Senate considers making substantial changes to TANF law. Mandating more work hours from the people hardest hit from the recession would not help to increase employment; rather, what welfare reform needs is robust job growth. http://movingideas.c.topica.com/maab7Dpaa5OZPb44sjdb/ -------------------------------------------------------------- "Shifty Tax Cuts: How They Move the Tax Burden off the Rich and onto Everyone Else" From: UNITED FOR A FAIR ECONOMY A new report indicates that between 2002 and 2004, the Bush tax cuts to the top 1% of US income earners redirected billions of dollars in revenue that could have eliminated virtually all of the budget shortfalls in the states. It also identifies five main areas of shifting tax burden. http://movingideas.c.topica.com/maab7Dpaa5OZ4b44sjdb/ -------------------------------------------------------------- "Where Do Your Tax Dollars Go?" From: NATIONAL PRIORITIES PROJECT A breakdown for each state and 190 cities of how the federal government spends the average household's tax payment. http://movingideas.c.topica.com/maab7Dpaa5Qsdb44sjdb/ -------------------------------------------------------------- "Facts on Fair Housing" From: BAZELON CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH LAW The Bazelon Center has produced several new fact sheets designed to help fight housing discrimination against people with mental disabilities. These easy-to-understand materials provide useful information on integrated housing for people with mental illnesses, handling Fair Housing Act disability claims in the context of an imminent eviction, the burden of proof in fair housing cases and the illegality of so-called "independent living" requirements. http://movingideas.c.topica.com/maab7Dpaa5OZLb44sjdb/ -------------------------------------------------------------- "GSE Bill Includes $1 Billion Fund for Affordable Housing" From: NATIONAL LOW INCOME HOUSING COALITION In a stunning turn of events, the bill to strengthen oversight of the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) that was reported out of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on April 1 significantly expands the role of the GSEs in solving the affordable housing crisis. http://movingideas.c.topica.com/maab7Dpaa5OZYb44sjdb/ -------------------------------------------------------------- "The Myths of Insourcing" From: ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE Robert Scott Some officials, including President Bush, charge that outsourcing is an overblown problem, because it is more than balanced by "insourcing" - increased investment and employment by foreign companies in the United States. But this report finds evidence that suggests foreign-owned companies have destroyed more American jobs than they have created. http://movingideas.c.topica.com/maab7Dpaa5OZRb44sjdb/ -------------------------------------------------------------- "Climbing the Ladder" From: THE DRUM MAJOR INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY An Injustice Index on the struggles of working people. http://movingideas.c.topica.com/maab7Dpaa5OZQb44sjdb/ ************ EVENTS ************ ** April 23, 2004 Can the Recovery Be Sustained? U.S. and International Perspectives Annandale-on-Hudson, NY ** April 25, 2004 March for Women's Lives, Washington, DC ** April 26, 2004 2004 Distinguished Public Policy Lecture: "Making Education Evidence-Based: Premises, Principles, Pragmatics, and Politics" ** April 26, 2004 National Low Income Housing Coalition Annual Conference Washington, DC ** May 7, 2004 CLASP Audio Conferences Series: Financing Child Welfare: What Policies Best Protect Children? ** June 2-4, 2004 Campaign for America's Future: Take Back America Conference and Awards Dinner Washington, DC ** June 4, 2004 CLASP Audio Conferences Series:A New Progressive Agenda: Innovative Ideas for Work and Immigration Policy ** June 21, 2004 Carnegie International Non-Proliferation Conference: A New, Effective Non-Proliferation Strategy Washington, DC ** July 9, 2004 CLASP Audio Conferences Series: Disconnected Youth: Educational Pathways to Reconnection For a complete listing of events, please visit the Moving Ideas Web site at http://movingideas.c.topica.com/maab7Dpaa5OZ9b44sjdb/
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