Regional Innovation
In a new paper from the New Policy Institute, Senior Fellow for Innovation and Clean Economy Dan Carol describes a series of low-cost but high-impact steps we can take now to accelerate job creation, growth, and American competitiveness.

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Kristian Ramos // Tue, November 9
In Texas, a heavily Hispanic state, Republican legislators are drafting highly anti-immigrant legislation for 2011 that includes an Arizona-style crackdown on illegal immigration and the requirement of a photo ID to vote.
Kristian Ramos // Mon, October 25
Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce has been a vocal proponent nationally of changing the 14th Amendment to deny birthright citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants. However not everyone in his home state feels as strongly as he does on the issue.
Samhir Vasdev // Fri, October 22
Global mobile communications technology emerged out of the remarkable Chile miner rescue as an integral part of the entire operation.
Simon Rosenberg // Fri, October 22
Though it is late in the election cycle, Democrats still have one major strategic card to play. They can seize control of the economic conversation and turn it into a debate about what more needs to be done to help struggling Americans and the American economy.
Ana Maria Vidal // Wed, October 20
The Mexican Ambassador to the United States, Arturo Sarukhan, told The Dallas Morning News that Mexico must focus more resources and efforts on border enforcement measures.
Simon Rosenberg // Tue, October 19
Univision recently decided not to run ads from the group "Latinos for Reform" that encourage American Hispanics not to vote in the 2010 election.
Winograd and Hais // Tue, October 19
America's electorate is changing as fast as the country's demographic and generational characteristics are, challenging old assumptions about how politics works in America.
Robert J. Shapiro // Tue, October 19
There is no doubt that Americans are disappointed and angry that the jobs and incomes picture hasn’t improved more. But how the early-term Obama economy stacks up against the late-term Bush economy may help explain why we may not be headed for a GOP wave this November.