Next Social Contract: Press

Buffet Bets Big on Trains | The Takeaway

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:29:00 -0500

Joining us is Phillip Longman, Senior Research Fellow at the New America Foundation and author of “The Next Progressive Era: A Blueprint for Broad ...

Transportation Plan Looks at Rail Investment | Roanoke Times

Erin Drankoski — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:50:00 -0400

Those were themes revisited by several speakers Monday, including Phillip Longman, a senior research fellow for the New America Foundation, which describes itself as "a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy institute." ... Original Article

Duggar Economics: The Costs of 19 Kids | Wall Street Journal

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:04:00 -0400

As demographer Phillip Longman observes, young white men since the 1970s have seen a 40% decline in income relative to their fathers--for young black men the ... and more »

Who Will Care for the Newly Insured? | New York Times

Cecille Isidro — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:11:00 -0400

... staffed by government employed doctors and health care providers, see Phillip Longman's book Best Care Anywhere, Why VA Health Care Is Better Than Yours ... and more »

A(nother) public option | Tulsa World

Cecille Isidro — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:35:00 -0400

Phillip Longman, the author of "The Best Care Anywhere: Why VA Health Care is Better Than Yours," recounts in a 2005 Washington Monthly article the horrific ... and more »

Unemployed Losing Benefits | WTOP

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:57:00 -0400

Michael Lind discusses extending benefits for the under-employed and unemployed. Original clip

Piece by Piece, Health Reform Could Add up for Obama | WSJ Marketwatch

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:01:00 -0400

"All of the parts could be done separately," says Michael Lind, policy director of the economic growth program at the New America Foundation. Original article

Joblessness Threatens US Recovery | The Associated Press

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:40:00 -0400

... will be hindered by the same," said Niko Karvounis, a policy analyst at the New America Foundation, a nonpartisan think tank based in Washington. ...

Summers Nudges Surplus Countries | Washington Times

Cecille Isidro — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:37:00 -0400

Summers appears to be echoing what ft's Martin Wolf said back in March at the New America Foundation, when he argued that China and Germany needed to move ...

Obama's Jobless Safety Net Torn by 48-Year-Old Rebecca Alvarez | Bloomberg

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:43:00 -0400

The bill would “allow local people to come up with what they need to train workers,” Brown told a New America Foundation conference in Washington on June 24.

Recovery's Missing Ingredient: New Jobs | Washington Post

Cecille Isidro — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:38:00 -0400

"There is a good economic argument to be made that the government has not done enough stimulus," said Niko Karvounis, a policy analyst at the New America Foundation who recently wrote a report warning that the economic recovery is likely to be tepid ...

The Empty Cradle | PBS

Erin Drankoski — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:14:00 -0400

Highlights From Last Week's Economic Symposium

Communications — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:22:00 -0400

For those of you who attended last Thursday's Bernard L. Schwartz Economic Symposium, thank you for helping to make it such a thoughtful, provocative discussion.

For those who weren't able to attend -- or who now simply want to revisit a particular panel or presentation -- video, transcripts and MP3 audio recordings of the entire event are available on NewAmerica.net.

Highlights from the symposium included:

Government and Turning Around Companies | WTOP

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:21:00 -0400

Phillip Longman, Research Director of New America's Next Social Contract Initiaitve and co-author of The Next Progressive Era discusses President Obama's recent rejection of GM and Chrysler's turnaround plans. Link to audio

Geithner Unveils Massive Regulatory Agenda | Christian Broadcasting Network

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:24:00 -0400

Click play for more analysis on the proposed overhaul with Frank Micciche of the New America Foundation...

US Needs Pact Based on Family | Washington Times

Cecille Isidro — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:19:00 -0400

America's society is -- and always has been -- completely dependent "on both the quantity and quality of other people's children," say Phillip Longman and David Gray, who study work and family issues at the New America Foundation think tank. ...

American Family Needs Some Help | Washington Times

Cecille Isidro — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:53:00 -0500

The problem is this -- America's "social contract" has gotten wildly out of balance, says Phillip Longman, senior fellow at the New America Foundation think tank...

The next generation is already "highly encumbered by poverty, family break-up, a rising national debt," Mr. Longman and David Gray write in their November report, "A Family-Based Social Contract."

Obama's Address to the Nation

Communications — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:22:00 -0500

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Barack Obama is set to deliver a speech to the nation this evening to lay out his economic recovery plans and discuss the challenges ahead in trying to pull the nation out of a severe recession.

The President's address comes on the same day as Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke testifying before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee about the state of our nation's banks.

The President is also expected to discuss healthcare and America's foreign policy.

The Millennials: Moving The Country Leftward | National Journal

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:39:00 -0500

The New America Foundation is releasing a study tomorrow asserting that under-30 voters -- known as the Millennial generation -- will impart lasting ...

VistA Architects Lament Move from Homegrown EHR | Modern Healthcare

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:01:00 -0500

Author Phillip Longman is aghast at the Veterans Affairs Department’s decision. A research director at the New America Foundation, Longman was so inspired by what he found in reporting for a magazine article about the VA’s health system, he went on to write a book about it, Best Care Anywhere: Why VA Health Care is Better Than Yours. Contracting out the laboratory system is merely a symptom of a larger ailment at the VA, he said...