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Which Party Will Attract the Busted Boomers?

  • By
  • Frank Micciche,
  • New America Foundation
April 5, 2009 |

While 2008 will go down as a year of hope and change in American politics, the collapse of Wall Street and bursting of the housing bubble will probably mean that fear and anger take center stage in the 2010 elections. If so, the most coveted swing voters may soon be the Busted Boomers - individuals 50 and older who placed supreme faith in the financial markets and now find their long-held dreams of a comfortable retirement eviscerated.

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GM Chief Sacrificed Because of Obama's AIG Woes

  • By
  • Frank Micciche,
  • New America Foundation
March 30, 2009 |

In a recent interview on "60 Minutes," President Obama laughingly lamented that, "The only thing less popular than putting money into banks is putting money into the auto industry."

Explaining the dissonance between his mood and the grim reality of the situation, he cited the need for "a little gallows humor to get you through the day."

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Geithner Unveils Massive Regulatory Agenda | Christian Broadcasting Network

March 26, 2009
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On Health Care, Republicans Should Look to the Massachusetts Solution

  • By
  • Frank Micciche,
  • New America Foundation
March 13, 2009 |

It's been fifteen years since Republicans rode the "HillaryCare" debacle to majority status in Congress. For all its rightful criticism of a big government solution to the dysfunctional health care market, the party has subsequently failed to achieve anything resembling the consumer-driven revolution that has been its rallying cry.

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Obama's Audacious Agenda: Who's Paying For It?

  • By
  • Frank Micciche,
  • New America Foundation
March 3, 2009 |

Audacity on steroids. How else to describe the Obama administration's fiscal 2010 budget proposal, unleashed on an American public so staggered by the events of the last few months that they cannot comprehend the magnitude of the plans Mr. Obama and his still-inchoate Cabinet have for the nation.

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Obama's Address to the Nation

February 24, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Barack Obama is set to deliver a speech to the nation this evening to lay out his economic recovery plans and discuss the challenges ahead in trying to pull the nation out of a severe recession.

The President's address comes on the same day as Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke testifying before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee about the state of our nation's banks.

The President is also expected to discuss healthcare and America's foreign policy.

New America Foundation experts are available to discuss today's events.
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Wall Street Got the Better Bailout

  • By
  • Frank Micciche,
  • New America Foundation
February 23, 2009 |

There was good news and bad news in the recent filings Chrysler and General Motors made with the federal officials overseeing their multibillion-dollar rescue.

The good news was that, if the federal government can see its way clear to adding another $21 billion or so to the more than $17.4 billion they received in bridge loans in December -- including a cool $7 billion by the end of March to forestall their insolvency -- the companies are confident that they will be able to retool, return to profitability and repay the money provided them.

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With Daschle Out, Obama Should Make Romney the Healthcare-Reform Czar

  • By
  • Frank Micciche,
  • New America Foundation
February 6, 2009 |

Picture the scene: a dignified Ted Kennedy stands beside President Barack Obama on a brisk, late winter day in the Rose Garden. Mr. Obama laments the events that caused him to withdraw the nomination of his anointed healthcare-reform czar, former Senate majority leader Tom Daschle, as Health and Human Services Secretary.

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Party's Over – Now Welcome to the Hot Seat, Mr. President | The Scotsman

January 21, 2009
"He's trying to send the message to say that he will be extremely active," said Frank Micciche of Washington's New America Foundation. ...
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Changing Society, Changing Ideas | CQ Weekly

January 17, 2009
"What we're talking about are the kinds of investments that will create the platform for people to thrive, not just a safety net," said Frank Micciche, deputy director of New America Foundation's Next Social Contract initiative.

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States Seeking Bailout Bucks Should Disclose as Much as Big Three

  • By
  • Frank Micciche,
  • New America Foundation
December 31, 2008 |

Even before President Bush announced that billions of dollars in aid from the Treasury Department's Troubled Asset Recovery Program will soon flow to America's automobile manufacturers, a third wave of relief-seekers was already washing up on the shores of the Potomac.

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Massachusetts Health-Care Model Works Well

  • By
  • Frank Micciche,
  • New America Foundation
November 28, 2008 |

With Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick’s announcement that the Bush administration had agreed to increase and extend its support for Massachusetts’s bold health-care reform initiative, we witnessed the kind of bipartisan leadership that has thus far eluded those trying to stabilize the financial markets.

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What Should Be Done to Help the Big Three Automakers?

  • By
  • Frank Micciche,
  • New America Foundation
November 23, 2008 |

Tough love, in the form of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, may well be the best course for the automotive Big Three. But the catastrophic ripple effect of Ford, Chrysler and GM's insolvency would threaten the economies of several states and the jobs of millions of Americans, including many who have never spent a day in the employ of the woefully mismanaged trio.

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Sarah Palin for President in 2012? No Way

  • By
  • Frank Micciche,
  • New America Foundation
November 17, 2008 |

The remarkable enthusiasm around Barack Obama's election makes the thought of running against him in four years daunting. But potential Republican challengers are already jockeying for that right. The GOP's path back to power is murky and its coalition fractured, but one thing should be crystal clear: Sarah Palin will not be the party's nominee in 2012, or even a serious contender.

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The Myth of the Values Voter

  • By
  • Frank Micciche,
  • New America Foundation
October 30, 2008 |

If Sen. John McCain pulls out a stunning upset next Tuesday, he'll have the country club, not Sam's Club, to thank for it. Conversely, if Sen. Barack Obama maintains his lead and coasts to victory, it will likely be because he was able to persuade wealthier voters to take a chance on his economic vision. That's because while wealthy states remain firmly in the blue column, wealthy voters run deep red.

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How to Pull Congress Away From Pork

  • By
  • Frank Micciche,
  • New America Foundation
October 23, 2008 |

A consensus is emerging to include billions of dollars for transportation projects in an economic stimulus plan to be taken up shortly after the presidential election.

Infrastructure investments may well be the best short-term stimulus available to policymakers. Supporters tout the two-for-one benefits of fixing crumbling highways and bridges while pumping money and jobs into a sagging economy. And there's no outsourcing a road crew.

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A New Social Contract for America

  • By
  • Frank Micciche,
  • New America Foundation
September 4, 2008 |

Malaise has made a comeback.

How else to describe the results of a recent Rockefeller Foundation/Time magazine poll in which 49 percent of 18 to 29-year-olds surveyed said that America was a better place to live in the 1990s and will continue to decline. Nine in 10 of all respondents agreed that just getting by is as hard as or harder than ever before.

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Rethinking Red and Blue

Monday, October 27, 2008 - 1:15pm

With the 2008 presidential election barely a week away--and visions of swing states dancing in the candidates’ heads--the Next Social Contract Initiative hosted “Rethinking Red and Blue” at the New America Foundation on October 27, 2008.Keynote speaker Dr.

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Averting a Bust for the Boomers

Thursday, June 5, 2008 - 10:30am

Most discussion of the impending wave of Baby Boomers entering retirement age focuses on the capacity of entitlement programs to support them. Under-examined is the question of Boomers’ abilities to support themselves and what policy changes might be necessary to help them do so. The ongoing instability in financial markets and its effect on the assets that many Boomers have planned to tap for retirement add to the uncertainty.

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POSTPONED: The Monopolist Assault on Entrepreneurs

Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 4:15pm

**This event has been postponed until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience.**


The yeoman tradition—in which the small property owner and the entrepreneur represent an American ideal—inspired many of the nation’s founders, Thomas Jefferson most notably. Yet today, deregulation and a lax interpretation of anti-trust law make it increasingly difficult for small businesses to even access local markets.

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Confronting Economic Meltdown

Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 9:30am

The New America Foundation's Smart Globalization Initiative and Next Social Contract Initiative cordially invite you and your colleagues to an important national policy forum.

The following are highlights of the event, while video of the full discussion can be viewed at right.

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CA EVENT: On The Cutting Edge

Friday, May 8, 2009 - 12:00pm

Video: Part 1 of 2 | Part 2 of 2

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Whither the GOP

Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 7:00pm
On Thursday, July 17, the New America Foundation’s Next Social Contract Initiative hosted a panel discussion for Grand New Party: How Republican’s Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream by Ross Douthat, Senior Editor of The Atlantic and Reihan Salam, a Fellow at New America and Associate Editor of The Atlantic.
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The Latest Generation

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 12:15pm
On February 18, 2009, the New America Foundation's Next Social Contract Initiative hosted a discussion with the authors of two newly-commissioned papers on the civic values and political habits of the Millennial generation (Americans born after 1982).  Neil Howe and Reena Nadler discussed "Yes We Can: The Emergence of Millennials as a Political Generation," and Peter Levine presented findings from "
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Presidents, Politics, and Moderation

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 1:15pm

On June 18th the New America Foundation’s Next Social Contract Initiative held a book launch for Professor Gil Troy’s latest book, Leading from the Center: Why Moderates Make the Best Presidents. Professor Troy is a history professor at McGill University and a Visiting Scholar at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington. Frank Micciche, Deputy Director of the Next Social Contract, moderated the event. An MP3 audio recording can be downloaded below, while video is available at right.

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