Arizona
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High-Tech Industries Boost the Mountain West’s Recovery
High technology and advanced manufacturing centers are recovering strongly from the recession, reports Brookings’ latest quarterly Metro Monitor regional economic tracker, and the landscape of the Intermountain West reflects the trend perfectly. READ MORE >>
Beware: 'Radical Centrists' On The March
Saturday's Lunch Special
Obama And The Amnesty That Wasn't
[Guest post by Nathan Pippenger] READ MORE >>
America Reaches a Demographic Tipping Point
The latest wave of 2010 Census data, released this week, confirms what earlier surveys have strongly hinted: Virtually half of recent births in the U.S. are minorities. We are becoming a more globalized nation than most Americans have ever experienced. This great demographic change has potential long term benefits for our economic competitiveness in the international marketplace. READ MORE >>
Will The Supercommittee Be Different This Time?
There's been some debate over whether the supercommittee will simply deadlock over the Republican refusal to raise any taxes, or whether Republicans will roll Democrats again and force another all-cuts budget deal. I am less sure, in part because the alternative to a deal (huge cuts to medical providers and the military) frightens Republicans as much as Democrats. READ MORE >>
