New York – A new report from the Great Democracy Initiative, A Blueprint for a New American Trade Policy, proposes a transformational agenda for trade policy. Report authors Timothy Meyer and Ganesh Sitaraman argue that there need to be radical changes to the way trade policy is made in order to address economic inequality and national … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 25, 2018 CONTACT: Mariam Ahmed, mariam.ahmed@berlinrosen.com NEW REPORTS: REVIVING ANTITRUST FOR THE 21ST CENTURY ECONOMY Roosevelt Institute and Great Democracy Initiative Release Legislative Blueprint for Combatting the Second Gilded Age NEW YORK, NY – As concentrated corporate power threatens jobs and wages and worsens inequality, the Roosevelt Institute and … Continued
New York, NY – Today, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced legislation that would make sweeping changes to our country’s ethics and conflict of interest laws. The Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act would limit the influence lobbyists have in policymaking, deter government officials from enriching themselves through their public positions, end the revolving door between industries … Continued
Proposed Agency is Centerpiece of Comprehensive Plan to Rebuild Trust in Government New York – Today, the Roosevelt Institute and the Great Democracy Initiative released a new report delineating a detailed agenda to reduce conflicts of interest and corruption in Washington. Unstacking the Deck: A New Agenda to Tame Corruption in Washington describes significant problems with … Continued