<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Political Blotter &#187; Think tanks</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/category/think-tanks/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics</link>
	<description>Politics in the Bay Area and beyond</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 23:56:53 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>California stomps on personal freedom, says study</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/06/07/california-stomps-on-personal-freedom-says-study/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/06/07/california-stomps-on-personal-freedom-says-study/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Think tanks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California Watch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lance williams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mercatus center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal freedoms]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=16105</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study artfully described by California Watch&#8217;s Lance Williams says the Golden State ranks third from the bottom when it comes to infringements on personal freedoms. Only New York and New Jersey place more restrictions on their citizens, according to the Mercatus Center in Virginia. I bring this up after one of my earlier [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/06/07/california-stomps-on-personal-freedom-says-study/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Reich: Jobless numbers call for stimulus now</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/02/06/reich-jobless-numbers-show-need-for-stimulus-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/02/06/reich-jobless-numbers-show-need-for-stimulus-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nancy Pelosi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Think tanks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. House]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Senate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Berkeley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bureau of labor statistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Center for American Progress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Center for American Progress Action Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic recovery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic stimulus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education and Labor Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heather Boushey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Herb and Marion Sandler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Herb Sandler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobless]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joblessness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marion Sandler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin O'Malley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pelosi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Reich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sandler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Speaker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stimulus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[University of California]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=5200</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“January’s job numbers confirm our worst fears: The economy is falling off a cliff and we’re in a vicious downward cycle,” University of California, Berkeley professor and former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich told reporters on a conference call a short while ago. “People are not buying because they don’t have enough money in [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/02/06/reich-jobless-numbers-show-need-for-stimulus-now/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Rockridge Institute to close April 30</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2008/04/21/rockridge-institute-to-close-april-30/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2008/04/21/rockridge-institute-to-close-april-30/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democratic politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Political studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Think tanks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Lakoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[progressive think tank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rockridge Institute]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/insidepolitics/2008/04/21/rockridge-institute-to-close-april-30/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Rockridge Institute, a Berekely based progressive think-tank formed to combat its better funded conservative counterparts, is closing its doors due to lack of money. The institute was founded by UC Berkeley linguist professor and author George Lakoff, who gained fame after Democrats tapped into his &#8220;framing&#8221; concept in the book, &#8220;Don&#8217;t Think of An [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2008/04/21/rockridge-institute-to-close-april-30/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

<!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-plugins/

Minified using apc
Page Caching using apc
Database Caching 6/18 queries in 0.008 seconds using apc
Object Caching 320/390 objects using apc

Served from: www.ibabuzz.com @ 2013-05-18 02:20:48 -->