Economic Growth Program

Entrepreneurs and small businesses are the backbone of the American economy. They comprise 99% of all employers and create 75% of our nation's new jobs. Both sides of the aisle consistently claim to represent their interests -- yet what policies should Washington pursue to help this vital sector?

This half-day conference will address the most pressing economic issues facing America's small enterprises today, from health care costs and tax burdens to workforce and regulatory concerns. In the first… more

Director, Economic Growth Program

Sherle Schwenninger directs the New America Foundation's Economic Growth Program, and the Global Middle Class Initiative. He is also the former director of the Bernard L. Schwartz Fellows Program.

Senior Research Fellow, Economic Growth Program

Shannon Brownlee is a nationally known writer and essayist whose book, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine is Making Us Sicker and Poorer was named the best economics book of 2007 byNew York Times economics correspondent, David Leonhardt, and is being used by legislators and policy makers to craft health care… more

Senior Research Fellow, Economic Growth Program

Joel Kotkin is an internationally recognized authority on global economic, political, and social trends. He is the author of six books, including, The City: A Global History (Modern Library, 2005), as well as the bestseller, The New Geography: How the Digital Revolution Is Reshaping the American Landscape (Random House, 2002).… more

Senior Research Fellow, Economic Growth Program

Senior Research Fellow and Policy Director, Economic Growth Program

Michael Lind is a Senior Research Fellow and Policy Director of New America's Economic Growth Program. He is the author, with Ted Halstead, of The Radical Center: The Future of American Politics (Doubleday, 2001). He is also the author of Made in Texas: George W. Bush and the Southern Takeover… more

Senior Research Fellow, Economic Growth Program, and Research Director, Next Social Contract Initiative

Phillip Longman is a Senior Research Fellow, currently concentrating on health care policy, including delivery system reform, environmental, and nutritional factors affecting public health. His work has appeared in such publications as The Atlantic Monthly, Der Spiegel, The Financial Times, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Harvard Business Review, The New Republic, The New Statesman, The New… more

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