Featured Event
November 24, 2008, The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
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A major economic slowdown adds to the problems of lower-income Americans, who have not shared in the economic growth of the last decade. On November 24, Brookings senior fellow Rebecca Blank will offer policy solutions and priorities for the president-elect to make greater investments in economic mobility and opportunity. Read More
U.S. Poverty,
U.S. Economy,
Economic Mobility
November 20, 2008,
The Willard Hotel, Washington, DC
To face the daunting problems of the global financial crisis to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and transnational threats such as nuclear proliferation, terrorism and global climate change, the new Obama administration will need to forge global partnerships and usher in a new era of international cooperation. On November 20, the Managing Global Insecurity (MGI) Project will release “A Plan for Action,” a comprehensive set of foreign policy recommendations for the next U.S. president—and other world leaders—to address the most critical challenges facing the world today.
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November 21, 2008,
The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
On November 21, the Middle East Youth Initiative at the Wolfensohn Center for Development at Brookings will host David Arnold, president of the American University in Cairo, for a discussion on the future of American-style higher education in the Middle East. The discussion will highlight the growing ties between U.S. colleges and universities and their counterparts in the Middle East and the role of such institutions in promoting social and economic development in the region.
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November 24, 2008,
The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
The growing number and complexity of emergency situations in the world today places increasing pressure on the humanitarian community to respond effectively. On November 24, Brookings will host Pierre Krähenbühl, director of operations for the International Committee of the Red Cross, for a discussion on the future of humanitarianism.
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November 24, 2008,
The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
On November 24, the Brookings Institution will host the Partnership for the Americas Commission for the release of their report, “Re-thinking U.S.-Latin American Relations: A Hemispheric Partnership for a Turbulent World," which offers a set of policy recommendations to the next U.S. administration to meet the challenges facing the U.S. and Latin America, from economic and poverty policies to security, foreign policy and energy.
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November 25, 2008,
The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
On November 25, Kristin Lord of the Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World will present Voices of America, a new Brookings report on the effectiveness of public diplomacy that includes specific recommendations for the next administration. Voices of America presents a comprehensive vision for U.S. public diplomacy in the twenty-first century.
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November 25, 2008,
The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
On November 25, the Brookings Institution and the Inter-American Dialogue will host Dan Erikson, Inter-American Dialogue's senior associate for U.S. policy, for a discussion of his new book, The Cuba Wars: Fidel Castro, the United States, and the Next Revolution.
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November 26, 2008,
The Brookings Institution
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Too many Americans leave school with inadequate skills, and too many working families struggle to make ends meet. Greater investments in economic opportunity are needed to reduce poverty and increase future economic mobility for today’s poor children. On Wednesday, November 26, at 12:30 PM, Brookings Senior Fellow Rebecca Blank will be on hand to answer questions in a live web chat with Politico about poverty in the United States and creating opportunities for American families.
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December 01, 2008,
The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
An extensive six-year study concludes that K-12 school finance systems are burdened by rules and narrow policies that hold local officials accountable for compliance but not results. On December 1, the Metropolitan Policy Program and the Brown Center on Education Policy will co-host a discussion on this new report, “Facing the Future: Financing Productive Schools,” with two of its authors, Brookings Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Hill and University of Washington Research Associate Professor Marguerite Roza.
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December 05, 2008,
The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
A new administration presents an ideal opportunity to reshape the nation’s tax code. Improving the equity, simplicity, and efficiency of the tax system will help to better prepare taxpayers, businesses, and the economy for the challenges that lay ahead.
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December 05, 2008,
The National Press Club, Washington, DC
Reuters/Fred Prouser
On December 5, The Hamilton Project will host a policy discussion on the challenges of prisoner reentry featuring remarks by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin and a keynote address by U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D-Va.). The event will also feature a policy roundtable with a diverse group of experts on the need for a national prisoner reentry strategy.
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