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American Gridlock

Monday, May 7, 2012 - 4:00pm

The pressing problems of massive debt, high unemployment, and anemic economic growth have increasingly divided the populace into warring political camps. Yet the current overwrought debate between free market capitalism and a government-driven economy distracts us from reaching logical, common-sense solutions to our biggest economic and social problems.

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New America NYC: Walmart vs. New York

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 6:30pm

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U.S. Economy at Risk: What Can Be Done?

Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 3:00pm

Despite massive monetary and fiscal stimulus, the U.S. economy remains at risk of another recession, threatened by the crisis in the eurozone and the lack of progress on jobs at home.  Why have the policies attempted thus far fallen so short?  What should we be doing instead?

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Economic Insecurity and the Great Recession

Monday, November 28, 2011 - 4:00pm

The Rockefeller Foundation, the New America Foundation, and Yale University economic security expert Jacob Hacker present the release of "Economic Insecurity and the Great Recession." This launch event took place Monday, November 28, at 4:00 PM at the New America Foundation. This report is the first major update to the pioneering 2010 Economic Security Index (ESI) study, which demonstrated the breadth, persistence, and growing reach of American economic insecurity.

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The Darwin Economy

Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 12:15pm

Who was the greater economist—Adam Smith or Charles Darwin? In his latest book, Robert Frank, New York Times columnist and Professor of Economics at Cornell University, predicts that within the next century Darwin will unseat Smith as the intellectual founder of economics. The reason, Frank argues, is that Darwin's understanding of competition describes economic reality far more accurately than Smith's.

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A Vision for Economic Renewal

Friday, July 22, 2011 - 12:00pm

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.

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Rethinking the American Social Contract

Monday, July 11, 2011 - 12:00pm

Can we improve America's social contract to better reflect current economic and social conditions? How can we measure progress and promote decent work in the United States?

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Friend, Foe, or Fallacy

Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 12:15pm

Does China’s rise strengthen the existing international order or overturn it?  How we perceive and react to China’s rise will have dramatic consequences for Sino-American relations and China’s role in the world. Whether we see Beijing as a friend, a challenger, or whether those labels engender a false choice is critical to how we develop the right foreign policy for a rising China.

Watch Ely Ratner and Steven Weber in their discussion on how we should approach U.S.–China relations during this period of great power transitions.

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Age of Greed

Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 12:15pm

In The Age of Greed, a sweeping, fast-paced, and incisive narrative, Jeff Madrick shows how greed bred America’s economic ills over the last forty years.

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A Bank to Re-Build America?

Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 9:15am

America's infrastructure is in disrepair -- in part because the way we finance it is inadequate. Thus, bi-partisan support for a national infrastructure bank to help close our infrastructure deficit is growing.

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