The Wall Street Journal

Engaging Cuba on Human Rights

Normalization of U.S. relations with Cuba was widely seen as exactly the kind of high-value, low-hanging fruit that would be ideal for a president elected under the banner of "change." But a scathing new Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, "New Castro, Same Cuba," will make lifting sanctions against the Castro regime -- on travel, remittances, trade -- more difficult for President Obama.

Acorn and the Housing Bubble | Wall Street Journal

As Ellen Seidman, director of the federal Office of Thrift Supervision, said in a speech before the Greenlining Institute on Oct. 2, 2001, "Our record home ...
Ellen Seidman | November 13, 2009

CBO Rebuts Pros, Cons of Public Option | Wall Street Journal

... private health plans," said Len Nichols, director of the health-policy program for the New America Foundation, a left-leaning Washington think tank. ...
Len Nichols | October 30, 2009

Romer Predicts High Jobless Rate Through Election Year | Wall Street Journal

On Tuesday, White House economist Jared Bernstein took a more upbeat position in a talk before the New America Foundation. While he called the lack of job ...
October 22, 2009

Checks for Seniors Face Opposition | Wall Street Journal

... of the political spectrum all happen to agree," said Maya MacGuineas, president of the bipartisan think tank Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. ...
Maya MacGuineas | October 21, 2009

Checks for Seniors Face Opposition | Wall Street Journal

... of the political spectrum all happen to agree," said Maya macguineas, president of the bipartisan think tank Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. ...
Maya MacGuineas | October 21, 2009

Critics Call Proposed Payments To US Seniors Political Pandering | Wall Street Journal

... Security benefits steady means they will have increased in value," wrote Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. ... and more »
Maya MacGuineas | October 15, 2009

Signs of a Split Emerge in Insurance Industry | Wall Street Journal

Len Nichols, director of health policy at New America Foundation, a Washington think tank, said the industry "is sitting on the cusp of a strategy to go ...
Len Nichols | October 14, 2009

529s | Wall Street Journal

Matching programs are one of the most effective ways to get these families to save for college, says Jackie Williams, director of the College Saving Initiative at the New America Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan public-policy institute based in Washington, D.C. ...
Jacqueline T. Williams | October 4, 2009

Duggar Economics: The Costs of 19 Kids | Wall Street Journal

As demographer Phillip Longman observes, young white men since the 1970s have seen a 40% decline in income relative to their fathers--for young black men the ... and more »
Phillip Longman | September 17, 2009