Roosevelt Institute

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The Roosevelt Institute
Official Roosevelt Institute Logo.jpg
Established1987;38 years ago (1987)
Chair Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
President & CEOFelicia Wong
BudgetRevenue: $13.3 million (2023)
Expenses: $12 million (2023) [1]
Address570 Lexington Ave., 5th floor New York, NY 10022
Location
New York, NY
Website www.rooseveltinstitute.org OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Roosevelt Institute is a liberal American think tank headquartered in New York City. [2]

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History and overview

Four Freedoms Wall in the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, Washington, D.C. Four Freedoms Wall, Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial.jpg
Four Freedoms Wall in the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, Washington, D.C.

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.

Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, November 1935. Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, November 1935.jpg
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, November 1935.

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 Hewlett Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, and the Bauman Foundation. [7]

Activities

Joseph 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

References

  1. ↑ "The Roosevelt Institute - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ Hoffman Beasley, Maurine; Cowan Shulman, Holly; Beasley, Henry (2001). The Eleanor Roosevelt Encyclopedia. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 337. ISBN   9780313301810.
  4. ↑ Payne, Erica (2008). Practical Progressive: How to Build a 21st Century Political Movement . Public Affairs. p.  286. ISBN   9781586487195.
  5. ↑ "Roosevelt Institute Names Felicia Wong New President & CEO". Roosevelt Institute. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. 1 2 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ 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.
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