Issue
12
In This Issue
Barriers to the Middle Class
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Opioid Abuse Is Devastating Families – and America's Middle Class
A Conversation with Admiral James Winnefeld, Retired U.S. Navy Admiral and Co-chair of S.A.F.E. Project -
How Women Can Overcome Barriers to the Middle Class
A Collection of Essays by Economists, Businesspeople, Policy Analysts, Veterans, and Working Women -
Strengthen America's Democracy with More Democracy
An Essay by Lindsay Lloyd, Deputy Director of the Human Freedom Initiative at the George W. Bush Institute -
Is America's Democracy Really Working for All?
A Conversation with Presidential Leadership Scholars Isabel González Whitaker, Chequan Lewis, and Tina Tran
Growing the Middle Class
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Tariffs Are Great – If You Like Raising Prices, Undermining Jobs, and Inhibiting Innovation
An Essay by Matthew Rooney, Managing Director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative -
The Benefits of Homeownership Mean We Should Still Believe in the American Dream
An Essay by J.H. Cullum Clark, Director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative -
Don't Blame Trade for Killing the Middle-Tier Jobs We Need
An Essay by James Lake, Associate Professor of Economics at SMU Dedman College -
Veterans: A Building Block of the Middle Class
An Essay by Colonel Matthew Amidon, Director of the Military Service Initiative at the George W. Bush Institute
The Road Begins in Childhood and School
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Companies and Child Care: It's Time to Invest
An Essay by Matthew K. Rose, Executive Chairman of BNSF Railway Company and Chair of the Board of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank -
Expanding the Middle Class Requires Innovative Colleges, not Free Ones
An Essay by Holly Kuzmich, Executive Director of the George W. Bush Institute and Senior Vice President of the Bush Center -
Education Is the Catapult Into the Middle Class
An Essay by Anne Wicks, Director of the Education Reform Initiative at the George W. Bush Institute -
Lose the Sneering Elitism Towards Skilled Trades
A Conversation with Ed Gillespie, Former White House Counselor to President George W. Bush and Former Chair of the Republican National Committee