This week on Facing the Future, we hear from Ben Ritz, Director of the Center for Growing America's Future at the Progressive Policy Institute, and one of our more frequent show contributors. Ben has written several interesting pieces including one where he asserts that the Fitch rating agency's recent downgrade of the federal government's credit rating should be a wakeup call for all those concerned about the budget and our national debt - even if the downgrade itself was not warranted. So we talk to Ben about that and also, how is the federal government doing about investing in scientific and technological research and innovation a year after Congress passed the Chips and Science Act.
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Wash, Rinse, Repeat: Reconciliation
Detailed Proposals and Fond Farewells
We Need a Strategic Plan
Time to Put the Genie Back in the Bottle?
Reconciling Differences: COVID Relief and Immigration Reform
Vaccine Distributors and Accountants
Providing Help Where It's Needed Most
Shape of Things to Come: Five Imperatives for Policymakers
Senators Kerrey and Danforth: Bipartisanship and "Regular Order" Needed in Congress
GAO: Guardrails Needed for Long-Term Fiscal Policy
Reconciling Deficits
Narrow Margins Call for Compromise
2020 Highlights: Looking Ahead and Finding Common Ground
Health Spans, Life Spans, and Health Care Costs
Senators Cassidy and Hassan Discuss Bipartisan COVID Relief
Building Bridges for People and Policy
Busting Myths and Taking Gambles
Relief for the Vulnerable and Biden's First Budget
Involuntary Exit: COVID's Impact on Working Moms
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