The Roosevelt Institute is a liberal American think tank headquartered in New York City.[2]
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| Motto | Carrying forward the legacy and values of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. |
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| Established | 1987 |
| Chair | Anna Eleanor Roosevelt |
| President & CEO | Felicia Wong |
| Budget | Revenue: $7,261,621 Expenses: $6,807,755 (FYE December 2016)[1] |
| Address | 570 Lexington Ave., 5th floor New York, NY 10022 |
| Location | |
| Website | www |
History and overview
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The Roosevelt Institute was created in 1987 through the merger of the Eleanor Roosevelt Institute and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Foundation.[3] In 2007, the Roosevelt Institute merged with the Roosevelt Institution, now known as the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network.[4] It remains the non-profit partner to the government-run Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, the nation's first presidential library. In 2009, it expanded its mission with the launch of the Four Freedoms Center, a progressive policy think tank, and an economic policy blog.
Felicia Wong, formerly of the Democracy Alliance, became the organization's president and CEO in March 2012.[5] In 2015, the Roosevelt Institute was added to the Democracy Alliance's list of recommended funding targets.[6] Other donors to the Roosevelt Institute include the Ford Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, and the Bauman Foundation.[7]
Activities
editJoseph Stiglitz is the Roosevelt Institute's chief economist. In 2015, a report authored by Stiglitz offered an indictment of 35 years of U.S. economic policies.[2][8] Elizabeth Warren and Bill de Blasio joined Stiglitz at the press conference to announce the report.[9][10] The 37 policy recommendations in the Stiglitz report include progressive taxation and an expansion of government programs.[11]
Time called the Stiglitz report "a roadmap for what many progressives would like to see happen policy wise over the next four years."[12] According to The Washington Post, the institute's plan is "firmly rooted in the conviction that more government can solve most of America's economic challenges. It is a plan seemingly designed to rally liberals, enrage free-market economists and push a certain presumptive presidential nominee to the left."[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Institute" (PDF). Foundation Center. 27 September 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ a b Chozick, Amy (May 12, 2015). "Report by Clinton Adviser Proposes 'Rewriting' Decades of Economic Policy". New York Times. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ Hoffman Beasley, Maurine; Cowan Shulman, Holly; Beasley, Henry (2001). The Eleanor Roosevelt Encyclopedia. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 337. ISBN 9780313301810.
- ^ Payne, Erica (2008). Practical Progressive: How to Build a 21st Century Political Movement. Public Affairs. p. 286. ISBN 9781586487195.
- ^ "Roosevelt Institute Names Felicia Wong New President & CEO". Roosevelt Institute. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ Gold, Matea (April 12, 2015). "Wealthy donors on left launch new plan to wrest back control in the states". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ Lederman, Diane (February 5, 2015). "Amherst College's Roosevelt Institute to share in $750,000 MacArthur Award". MassLive. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ Chozick, Amy (May 11, 2015). "Middle Class Is Disappearing, at Least From Vocabulary of Possible 2016 Contenders". New York Times. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ Rosenfeld, Steven (May 16, 2015). "37 ways to un-rig the U.S. economy so it no longer favors the rich". Salon. Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ a b Tankersley, Jim (May 12, 2015). "Liberals have a new manifesto for fighting inequality, and it's very liberal". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 30 July 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ Domitrovic, Brian (May 30, 2015). "Hillary Will Run Against The 1980s — What Were The 1980s Again?". Forbes. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ Foroohar, Rana (May 12, 2015). "Here's the Secret Truth About Economic Inequality in America". TIME. Archived from the original on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.