As Barack Obama contemplates what steps he will take to revive the economy, the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) has just released its own $1 Trillion recovery package. Katrina Vanden Heuvel advocates immediate passage of the plan, writing in The Nation: “In addition to much needed investments which have already been laid out—like the extension of unemployment insurance while joblessness soars, increasing food stamps, and assisting cash-strapped states with Medicaid—the CPC plan goes a step further. It takes a holistic approach to economic recovery and the needs of ordinary Americans by addressing infrastructure, human capital, keeping people in their homes, job creation, fiscal relief for state, local and tribal governments, education and job training and tax relief for lower-income families.”