Ganesh Sitaraman
- : Ganesh Sitaraman currently leads the Democratic Renaissance Project, a research group working to reestablish a Democratic vision for America. He is the co-author of Invisible Citizens: Youth Politics After September 11 (2003), has been published in The New York Times, and has commented for New York Public Radio, Voice of America, and the NBC Nightly News. He was the Harvard Scholar at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and is now a student at Harvard Law School. Ganesh is a Truman Scholar and received his A.B. in Government from Harvard University.
McCain's Mortgage Policy...and Economic Theory
The New York Times reported yesterday that Senator McCain thinks “it is not the duty of government to bail out and reward those who act irresponsibly, whether they are big banks or small borrowers.” Indeed, even though the instruments of...more »
Posted on March 27, 2008 9:41 AM
McCain's Mortgage Policy...and Economic Theory
The New York Times reported yesterday that Senator McCain thinks “it is not the duty of government to bail out and reward those who act irresponsibly, whether they are big banks or small borrowers.” Indeed, even though the instruments...more »
Posted on March 26, 2008 11:18 PM
The Power of Traders
Ben Stein, the conservative writer, commentator, speechwriter, and actor, writes this week in the New York Times of Trader Realism – the extraordinary power that traders have to determine the fate of the economy. The traders don’t use data to...more »
Posted on January 28, 2008 7:48 AM
Supreme Court Rules Against Investors
In one of the most important securities cases in years, the Supreme Court ruled today that investors cannot bring fraud claims against parties that know about securities fraud but did not directly mislead investors themselves....more »
Posted on January 15, 2008 3:14 PM
The SCHIP Veto
Yesterday, President Bush used his pen to veto the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), which would have covered four million children. What are they thinking in the White House?...more »
Posted on October 4, 2007 11:56 AM
Time for National Service?
Time Magazine has a Special Report this week making the case for National Service. The centerpiece is Richard Stengel’s well done argument for increasing opportunities for service in America. Americans are at once disappointed with government officials and services –...more »
Posted on September 9, 2007 8:10 PM
A Brief History of the Credit Debacle
I can't say that I'm an expert in credit markets, the Fed, or subprime lending, but I've been frustrated by what's happened recently in the credit-subprime-mortgage world and have been trying to figure out what's really going on. Here's my...more »
Posted on August 23, 2007 9:02 PM
Progressives and Corporations
Corporations are some of the most powerful entities in the world. They shape economies, produce consumer goods, provide jobs, impact political decisions, and influence whether economic development is sustainable and whether the planet will remain habitable. How can progressives help...more »
Posted on July 19, 2007 7:52 AM
A New Deal for Youth
Paul Starr, writing in the American Prospect, is thinking big. He wants to create a “New Deal for the young.” This is a bold idea – and one that could do a lot for the next generation of Americans....more »
Posted on April 26, 2007 2:37 PM
The Coming Fight Over No Child Left Behind
The New York Times reports today that states are gearing up for a fight over the renewal of the No Child Left Behind Act. The law, which tries to introduce accountability into schools through federally-mandated testing, has sparked opposition from...more »
Posted on April 7, 2007 1:01 PM
