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Podcast: Long Term Deficit Projections Highlight Need for Action
December 16, 2008
This podcast discusses a report that provides updated long-term federal budget projections. The report describes the factors driving the big increases in deficits and debt projected for the next several decades, such as rapidly rising health care costs and revenues that are inadequate to cover even current expenditures. This podcast features the Center's Executive Director Robert … -
Podcast: How Will the Economic Downturn Affect Poverty? Can Today's Safety Net Cope?
November 24, 2008
This podcast discusses the findings of an analysis, which: examines the impact of recent recessions on poverty and deep poverty (incomes below half of the poverty line); discusses recent changes in the safety net that could weaken its ability to address the increase in need during this downturn; and outlines steps Congress can take as part of an upcoming economic recovery … -
Slideshow: Federal Budget Outlook
Updated January 30, 2008
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Video: Independent Sector's 2008 John W. Gardner Leadership Award Recipient: Robert Greenstein
November 19, 2008
The John W. Gardner Leadership Award was established in 1985 to honor outstanding Americans who exemplify the leadership and the ideals of John W. Gardner (1912-2002), American statesman and founding chair of Independent Sector. Independent Sector presents the Award each year to an individual whose leadership in or with the nonprofit community has been transformative … -
Video: Iris Lav, Deputy Director, on State Tax Revenues, NBC Nightly News
November 9, 2008
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Video: Testimony of Robert Greenstein on Widening Income Inequality in the United States
October 29, 2008
Thank you for the invitation to testify about widening income inequality in the United States, including the impact of recent developments in financial markets and the economy. As former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan has said, “this is not the type of thing which a democratic society — a capitalist democratic society — can really … -
Video: Testimony of Iris J. Lav on "Economic Recovery: Options and Challenges"
October 20, 2008
Hearing Titled: “Economic Recovery: Options and Challenges” There are 29 states that closed shortfalls of $48 billion in enacting their fiscal year 2009 budgets (for the year beginning July 1, 2008 in most states). The shortfalls equaled 9 percent of these states’ general fund (operating) budgets. Since fiscal year 2009 budgets … -
Video: Nicholas Johnson, Director of the Center's State Fiscal Project, speaks about state budget problems, and answers questions from call-ins on C-SPAN's Washington Journal Program
October 18, 2008
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Video: Stacy Dean, Director of Food Assistance Policy, on the Importance of Food Stamps, CNN's Situation Room
October 15, 2008
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Video: Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on Economic Stimulus, Fox 5 News DC
October 13, 2008
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Video: Nicholas Johnson, Director of the Center's State Fiscal Project, speaks about state budget on CNN's Lou Dobbs
October 3, 2008
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Podcast: Examining the New 2007 Census Data on Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Coverage
August 26, 2008
This podcast covers the following: What do the new data show about poverty and poverty trends for the population as a whole and for specific demographic groups such as children and racial minorities? What do the data show regarding trends in income and in income disparities? What do the data show about the number and … -
Video: CNN Features Elizabeth McNichol on Rising Income Inequality
April 23, 2008
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Video: CNN Reports on the Center's Income Inequality Analysis
April 9, 2008
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Slideshow: Putting Tax Cuts into Context
Updated April 2, 2008
