@FDR Is there a new New Deal?
The current economic crisis makes clear the failures of the “Chicago School” of free market fundamentalism but has not yet illuminated another path forward—one that combines a concern for equity with a desire for growth and one that understands the role of government as not just facilitating markets but regulating them as well. Building on the work of the Roosevelt's Institute's website, NewDeal 2.0 (www.newdeal20.org), the goal of this panel is to further define the principles that should guide a new New Deal. Panelists will serve as a resource for attendees (and those who wish to follow along at home via Twitter), addressing their in-depth questions about the origins and manifestations of our current economic situation. Then, we’ll discuss new ideas for how we should be rebuilding the country's economic architecture in the wake of the crisis.
Dr. Robert Johnson is an American economist and Director of the Roosevelt Institute’s Economic Policy Initiative. He was previously a managing director at Soros Fund Management where he managed a global currency, bond and equity portfolio specializing in emerging markets. Dr. Johnson also has served as Chief Economist of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, and before that, as Senior Economist of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee. He received a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Economics from Princeton University and a B.S. in both Electrical Engineering and Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Dr. Maya Rockeymoore is President and CEO of Global Policy Solutions, a social change strategy firm in Washington, DC. Formerly a Vice President at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF), she served as Senior Resident Scholar at the National Urban League, Chief Of Staff to Congressman Charles Rangel, Professional Staff on the House Ways and Means Committee and as a CBCF Legislative Fellow in the office of Congressman Melvin Watt. She authored The Political Action Handbook: A How to Guide for the Hip-Hop Generation and co-editor of Strengthening Community: Social Insurance in a Diverse America.
Christopher Hayes is the Washington DC editor of The Nation and a fellow at the New America Foundation. His essays, articles and reviews have appeared in The Nation, The American Prospect, The New Republic,The Washington Monthly,The Guardian, and The Chicago Reader. Chris grew up in the Bronx, graduated from Brown University in 2001 with a BA in Philosophy and now lives in Washington with his wife, Kate.
