The Future of American Jobs

The Future of American Jobs
Many of my students at Berkeley who will be graduating in June are worried about the job market. I understand their worries. But they and other new college grads have less cause for concern than most American workers. Let me…


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A Successful Summit
Yesterday’s meeting on nuclear security in Washington was that rare bird — a successful summit meeting. Not only did the 47 participating nations endorse the Obama administration’s general goal of securing all nuclear weapons and bomb-making materials in four years,…



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Ways and Means Testimony
Yesterday I testified to the House Ways and Means Committee regarding clean energy finance and tax policy. You can find my testimony here….



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