With only a few weeks left on the legislative calendar, Senator Joe Manchin is the man to watch in Washington. Robert Litan argues that this is a pivotal moment for Manchin and the Democratic Party: compromise and declare victory—or potentially lose everything that they have been fighting for on federal spending and voting rights.
"Leaders in Washington and Mexico City today stand at a crossroads: at stake is the security and prosperity of millions of Americans and Mexicans and, despite the challenges inherent to such an asymmetrical relationship, more than two decades of a success story of strategic, diplomatic, and security convergence and greater and mutual interdependence," writes Arturo Sarukhan.
The America's College Promise Act (ACPA) is currently being hashed out before the House Committee on Education and Labor. As written, the ACPA would deliver on its goal of helping low-income students afford community college, but it has a major pitfall and several issues that should be addressed before it moves forward, says Dick Startz.
New book on the world's superpowers and the oceans
Who will rule the waves and set the terms of the world to come?
In his new book, Bruce Jones takes readers on a fascinating voyage through today's great modern ports and naval bases, illustrates how global commerce works, and demonstrates why power on the seas is so critical for the United States and other superpower nations.
To learn more about oceans as a central point of international competition, watch a new video featuring Jones and register for next week's live book conversation.
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