PAST EVENT
Friday, November 21, 2008
8:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Phoenix, AZ
On Friday, November 21, the authors of the report, “Mountain Megas: America’s Newest Metropolitan Places and a Federal Partnership to Help Them Prosper” held a forum in Phoenix to discuss population growth and economic/demographic change in America’s Intermountain West. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Robert E. Lang and Mark Muro, November 20, 2008, The Arizona Republic
Mark Muro and Robert Lang in a recent Arizona Republic column discuss the major change of management in Washington, and urge “megapolitan” areas of the Intermountain West to better organize their energies and consider how to amplify their voice in national affairs as federal policy responses are renegotiated. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Lex Rieffel, November 12, 2008, The Globalist
As G-20 leaders prepare to meet, many have called for a “Bretton Woods II” as the next step toward preventing future financial meltdowns. Lex Rieffel argues that this proposal is problematic because it lumps the World Bank with the IMF and argues for a strengthened IMF. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Kevin Casas-Zamora, November 09, 2008, La Nación
Kevin Casas-Zamora explains how and why Obama won the 2008 presidential election and what his historic presidency will mean for the U.S. (Spanish) Read More
VIDEO
Jeffrey R. Kling, November 07, 2008
President-elect Obama held his first press conference today, focusing on the economy. Kling commented on Obama’s address saying the nation needs two rounds of stimulus to kick-start the economy—the first to stem recent job losses and help homeowners, and then to focus on longer-term growth.
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William H. Frey and Ruy Teixeira, November 07, 2008, The Brookings Institution
Democrats pushed out of their demographic rut during Tuesday’s election, according to new analysis by William Frey and Ruy Teixeira. The authors of ongoing political demographics reports on the “battleground states” write that the party’s appeal has extended to new growth regions and to demographic segments that eluded the party’s grasp in the last two presidential elections. America’s growing metropolitan identity, they found, is especially potent within the fast-growing battleground states. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Darrell M. West, November 07, 2008, The Brookings Institution
The president-elect faces enormous challenges, but comes into office buoyed by an electorate hungry for change. Effective leadership, both at home and abroad, will require mobilizing grass-roots support and repositioning government as a solution rather than as a problem. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Justin Vaisse, November 06, 2008, Le Monde
Justin Vaisse explains why the election of Barack Obama allows America to recover the moral high ground it had lost during the Bush era: not because of changes in foreign policy, but by leading the way in integrating minorities and turning a page from a difficult racial past, something European countries have not yet achieved. (French) Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Stephen Hess, November 06, 2008, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Stephen Hess joined Norman Ornstein and Judy Woodruff on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer to provide insight on President-elect Obama’s transition process. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Justin Vaisse, November 06, 2008, Lemonde.fr
In this online chat, Justin Vaisse discusses Obama’s foreign policy priorities, his approach to the world, and the impact he will have on Transatlantic, especially French-U.S., relations. Vaisse also discusses the role of experts at Brookings in advising Barack Obama. Read More
VIDEO
Darrell M. West and Thomas E. Mann, November 05, 2008
Darrell West and Thomas Mann offer insights on the just-elected executive and legislative branches of government. Their goal in January, says West, is to bring change to American politics. But things will not go smoothly, warns Mann; “Conflict is natural, especially when you’re doing important things.”
PAST EVENT
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
12:00 PM to 2:30 PM
On November 5, the Brookings Doha Center organized an informal in-house lunchtime event to discuss the results of the U.S. elections for the House, Senate and Presidency, in which Senator Barack Obama was voted first African American President of the United States. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William A. Galston, November 05, 2008, The Brookings Institution
Television viewers knew early that Barack Obama would be the 44th president and Democrats would hold greater margins in Congress. But in the reality of the day, writes William Galston, the president-elect and congressional leaders have only a short time to make key decisions and must coalesce around a set of promises that can be met before voters rethink in 2010. While Republicans regroup, Democrats have a chance to make their case. Read More
VIDEO
Michael Fullilove, November 05, 2008
While the outcome of the U.S. presidential election was largely shaped by the U.S. and global financial crisis, Brookings Visiting Fellow Michael Fullilove discusses several urgent foreign policy matters facing President-elect Barack Obama.
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William A. Galston, November 04, 2008, The New Republic
By the end of February 2009, the next president will have to define his top domestic priorities, submit a budget, and begin the difficult process of unwinding America's combat presence in Iraq. Despite today's crisis environment, William Galston cautions that the next president shouldn’t emulate FDR's first 100 days, or LBJ's feverish legislative pace in 1965 and 1966. The more ambitious the agenda, the more likely it is to fall victim to entrenched political realities. Read More