Life After Katrina
As Congress is now preparing a second round of Katrina-related proposals, it’s important to bring ideas to the table that will help famil
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Events
¹ú²úÊÓƵ is proud to serve as a gathering place for events—both online and in-person—to exchange ideas, spotlight new research, and engage with diverse perspectives. Every year, ¹ú²úÊÓƵ’s events bring together thousands of people across sectors and disciplines to help shape policy discussions and drive solutions to real-world challenges.
Public Safety at Stake
From the fire fighters who died on 9/11 to the rescue workers struggling to help victims of Hurricane Katrina, the absence of reliable an
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
A Post-Katrina Policy Agenda
As the Gulf States begin the massive task of reconstruction after Hurricane Katrina, the nation is actively engaged in a dialogue concern
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12PM – 2PM EDT
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Beyond Bullets
Four years after the tragic 9/11 terrorist attacks, the economic dimension in the fight against terrorism has received little attention i
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12PM EDT
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
DTV 201: How the DTV Transition Can Move The Nation from “Broadcast to Broadband”
We’ve all heard the dire statistics. The U.S. has fallen to 16th in the world in broadband penetration. The dominant cable and DSL duopol
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Is America’s Middle Class Making It?
Jodie Allen Introduced the panel by highlighting the growing mainstream awareness of class-based issues, as evidenced by
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12:06PM EDT
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
A “Third Way” for Black America? Rethinking Equal Opportunity
The fruits of economic growth are no longer widely shared across class and color lines in America, but are instead increasingly concentra
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12PM – 2PM EDT
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Low-Income Entrepreneurs: Neglected Foundation of an Ownership Society
More than any other president since Ronald Reagan, President Bush has championed the idea of an “ownership society” and identified himsel
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12PM – 2PM EDT
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Family Values and Valuing Family
Part of the indelible mark that Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan left on American public policy was his prophetic voice on the topic of th
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12PM – 2PM EDT
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
The Politics of America’s DTV Transition: Will the Telecom Act Rewrite Repeat the Fiasco of the 1996 Giveaway?
In the Telecommunications Act of 1996, local TV broadcasters won free use of spectrum worth tens of billions of dollars. In the decade
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005