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The Google Way: How Washington Can Regulate Without Killing Growth

In the Atlantic, Michael Mandel explains how the Federal Trade Commission’s looming antitrust settlement with the search giant shows that regulators can do their job without…

Fiscal Cliff Deal Could Show the Way Toward a Grand Bargain

Writing for the Daily Beast, Will Marshall argues that Obama is in a strong position to challenge the new Congress to pass a fiscal grand…

Why the Housing Market Can’t Move On Without More First-Time Homebuyers

Writing for U.S. News & World Report, Jason Gold argues why the housing market needs more first-time homebuyers: Home values are now increasing nationwide. While that’s…

Why Obama Dropped His $250,000 Tax Target

Writing for The Wall Street Journal, PPI President Will Marshall explains why Obama should show some flexibility now and set the stage for a more…

Fannie and Freddie’s Fate

In a Letter to the Editor of The New York Times, Jason Gold argues that the Times’ editorial gets it wrong and the Obama administration…

Fiscal Cliff Shouldn’t Scare Homeowners, But 2013 Should

Writing for U.S. News & World Report, Jason Gold  explains the impact of the fiscal cliff on homeowners. With the clock ticking, the nation is engrossed in…

Trickle-Down Bribery, or, The Butch Cassidy Congress

Lindsay Lewis writes in the Daily Beast that the real corruption in Congress is facilitated by congressional staff whose main goal is to keep their…

How the Latino Vote Will Shape Future Housing Policy

Writing for U.S. News & World Report, Jason Gold explains how the Latinos will influence the future of housing policy: A “Modern Family” coalition of single women,…

It’s the Ideology, Stupid

At CNN, Will Marshall argues that the GOP’s real problem is ideology: Republicans are consoling themselves with the claim that President Barack Obama didn’t win…

5 Housing Issues Hanging in the Balance Going Into Obama’s 2nd Term

In U.S. News & World Report, Jason Gold outlines the five housing issues that will need attention in Obama’s second term: “Underwater homeowners, tight credit…