Christopher B. Leinberger, Visiting Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program Patrick C. Doherty, Director, Smart Strategy Initiative, New America Foundation

"November 2010 — What if there were a new economic engine for the United States that would put our people back to work without putting the government deeper in debt? What if that economic engine also improved our international competitiveness, reduced greenhouse gases, and made the American people healthier?

At a minimum, it would sound a lot better than any of the current offers on the table: stimulus from the liberals, austerity from the conservatives, and the president’s less-than-convincing plan for a little stimulus, a little austerity, and a little bit of a clean-energy economy."  For the complete article, please click here.