New America Events This Month

On Wednesday, July 9, 2008, The New America Foundation’s Next Social Contract Initiative hosted a panel discussion on Australia’s mandatory pension plan (aka “superannuation”).  Mavis Robertson, Former Chair of the Cbus superannuation fund, and Garry Weaven, Chair of Industry Funds Management and a member of the Superannuation Advisory Committee spoke on the pros and cons of superannuation. Jane White, President of Retirement Solutions, and Pamela Perun, Policy Director of the Initiative on Financial Security at the Aspen Institute, addressed whether… more

On July 9, 2008, the New America Foundation hosted Michael A. Cohen, Senior Research Fellow at the New America Foundation, to discuss his new book, Live From the Campaign Trail: The Greatest Presidential Speeches of the Twentieth Century and How they Shaped Modern America. He was joined by Jeremy Rosner, Former Speechwriter for Bill Clinton, and James Pinkerton, senior fellow at the New America Foundation. Steve Coll, president and CEO of the New America Foundation, moderated the discussion.… more