Featuring Leo Hindery, Jr., Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)

America is suffering from a profound jobs crisis.  The unemployment rate is rising again.  Millions of Americans have given up looking for a job.  Yet, here in Washington, cutting spending and closing deficits occupy center stage.  Neither the administration nor Congress seem to have a job creation agenda.

At this July 22 event, the New America Foundation and the Task Force on Job Creation released A Vision for Economic Renewal:  An American Jobs Agenda.  The task force has developed 15 recommendations -- covering manufacturing, international trade and China, the green economy, infrastructure development and youth unemployment -- the administration and Congress need to take now in order to put America back on a path to full employment and economic recovery.

The full report can be downloaded via the link at right. A short pre-event conversation with Task Force Chair Leo Hindery, Jr. can be viewed above, while video of the full event featuring Hindery,  Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA), Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) and other experts -- is available at right.