On Wednesday, July 25, Roosevelt Senior Fellow Rob Johnson and Roosevelt Institute | Campus Network National Director Taylor Jo Isenberg will be featured in “Conversation on the Economy” at Culture Project’s IMPACT 2012 Festival. Are banks the true culprits in the financial downturn? What is government’s role and has it been enough? Will the housing crisis ever end? And what about Occupy? It’s time to bring these questions and more to the public before voting begins in November. More information and tickets here.

Where: Culture Project, 45 Bleecker Street ($10 tickets available at the door)

When: Wednesday, July 25, 7:00 pm

Panelists:

Roosevelt Institute Senior Fellow Rob Johnson

Roosevelt Institute | Campus Network National Director Taylor Jo Isenberg 

Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and columnist for Truthdig

Aria Finger, COO of Do Something

Patrick Markee, columnist for The Nation and board member of the National Coalition for the Homeless

Moderated by Sam Seder, comedian and talk show host of The Majority Report

On Wednesday, June 20, Roosevelt Institute Senior Fellow Mark Schmitt will join the Center for Responsive Politics for its event "Shadow Money: Stealth, Wealth and Political Nonprofits." The conference will be held at the National Press Club and will focus on the growing role of politically active non-profit organizations in elections. Panelists will discuss a range of topics, including nonprofit tax law, the groups' political activity vs. their social welfare mandates, the types of political advertising being sponsored by these groups and arguments for and against disclosure of donors. Other speakers at the conference will include Marcus Owens of Caplin & Drysdale, David Keating of the Center for Competitive Politics, Paul Ryan of the Campaign Legal Center, Ken Doyle of Bloomberg BNA, and the New Yorker's Jane Mayer. The keynote speaker will be Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), the sponsor of the DISCLOSE Act, which would tighten restrictions on corporate campaign spending and increase disclosure requirements for groups engaging in political spending.

Where: National Press Club

When: Wednesday, June 20, 11 a.m.

Join the Roosevelt Institute for our latest Rediscovering Government event in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, June 21. Roosevelt Institute Senior Fellow Jeff Madrick will lead a roundtable of scholars including public opinion expert Ruy Teixeira and economists Peter Lindert, Lane Kenworthy, and Jon Bakija as they present the best available evidence about how the size and scope of government affect the U.S. economy. 

As Republicans cheer for public sector job losses and warn that big government is crowding out the private sector, our roundtable seeks to challenge anti-government economic myths and reframe the national dialogue around the positive impact and irreplaceable role of government spending.

To RSVP for the event, please contact Madeleine Ehrlich.

Date: June 21, 2012 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Location: Washington, D.C.

Join Roosevelt Institute | Pipeline Fellow Cailin Howarth as she moderates a panel entitled "Safeguarding Democracy: Innovations in Technology and Human Rights" at this year's Netroots Nation. Activists now have access to unlikely tools: satellite technology to deter mass atrocities in South Sudan, civil society leaders in Iran and Southeast Asia distributing encrypted media of demonstrations and geo-targeted apps that aid famine relief in East Africa and combat global human trafficking. Technology has transformed the way governments, corporations and movements around the world are held accountable, and it shapes how the world watches history unfold. With these advancements come increased scrutiny, privacy concerns and a battle for access to the new technology. How we continue to innovate and anticipate challenges will steer the future of human rights. This panel will discuss the power dynamics between movements and governments using technology as an accountability tool in global human rights, cases from the frontlines in humanitarian technology and why we need to create progressive policies that support innovation in human rights.

Click here for more information and to register for the conference.

Starts: Saturday, Jun. 9 10:30 AM

Ends: Saturday, Jun. 9 11:45 AM

Moderator:

Caitlin Howarth

Panelists:

Matisse Bustos Hawkes

Sabrina Hersi Issa

Emily Jacobi

Lauren Wolfe