The
Hamilton Project is headed up by several key Clinton Administration officials, including Robert Rubin, who are proposing dramatic changes in US economic policy. They warn that:
rising income inequality "risks a backlash that can threaten the very stability of democratic capitalism itself".
News about the project seems to be covered best by a
Financial Times article, which others (mostly opinion pieces) are quoting. FT notes that, while control of the project is dominated by democrats, they deny purely partisan motivation. The project also appears somewhat controversial among Democrats, although Obama has "welcomed the initiative as a way of transcending "tired ideologies"".
More inside.
It seems that neither side is completely captivated about the project,
OpEd News has a piece on it, and they're not happy that the group is willing to "take on entrenched Democratic interests", and hasn't paid nearly enough attention to the problem of globalization - indeed, the initiative defends open competition and trade.
Meanwhile, the
Houston Chronicle has coverage which highlights (somewhat disparagingly, but it's the Chronicle, ya know...) the proposal for hiring teachers without teaching certificates (but with Undergrad degrees).
Note: search didn't find any mention of this news, so I thought I'd diarize it, since it seems pretty important.