The Least Among Us: The Importance of the Social Safety Net   The current administration has questioned the necessity of food stamps, Medicare, and workplace protections for working people across the country. Many conservatives insist these programs make poverty and inequality worse. Do these social programs help us or hinder us? Do they fulfill this country’s

Student Debt and the American Dream Please join us for lunch on July 27, 2017 for a conversation with Roosevelt Visiting Fellow Rohit Chopra and Washington Post‘s Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, on how student debt is shaping the economic and political identity of young Americans. Since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, student debt in America has more than doubled to $1.4 trillion, raising

Bridging the Divide: Tax Cuts & Taxpayers The new presidential administration is pushing the old idea that paying taxes is a burden, and the answer is to cut tax rates for corporations and the rich. But the Roosevelt Institute’s recent paper on corporate taxes argues that there’s no evidence such tax cuts will help the

Please join us for breakfast on February 15th with Roosevelt Fellows Andrea Flynn and Dorian Warren, moderated by Roosevelt President & CEO Felicia Wong.  Andrea and Dorian will discuss the role of race and racism in the 2016 election and the likely impact of the Trump administration on communities of color.  Rejecting calls for progressives

Please join us for breakfast on December 16 with Roosevelt’s Chief Economist Joseph Stiglitz in discussion with Roosevelt President & CEO Felicia Wong. Stiglitz and Wong will discuss the implications of a Trump administration on key economic policies; and the role the progressive community will need to play in promoting important policies that affect middle and low-income workers and challenging new trickle-down

The election of 2016 has shined a spotlight on long-festering political crises that will continue even after the ballots have been counted.  How can we address economic inequality and declining opportunity and make our political institutions more responsive, accountable, and effective?  And what is the future of American politics in an era of growing populist