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Comments On Infrastructure To The Democratic Caucus Issues Conference
On January 31, 2008, Bernard Schwartz addressed the Democratic Caucus Issues Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia. Hosted by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Mr. Schwartz presented his views on infrastructure investment as a participant on a panel that included Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), Dr. William Buechner, vice president and chief economist for the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, and John Podesta, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress and former Chief of Staff for President Bill Clinton. The panel was moderated by Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.).
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New America Foundation: Whither the American Economy?
A National Policy Forum on the Economy, the Housing Bubble and What to Do about Recessionary Fears.

Responding to the damage caused by the slowdown in housing, the subprime mortgage crisis and fears of a U.S. recession, the New America Foundation held a national policy forum on the need for a new era of public investment on Friday, November 30, 2007.

The conference was opened by New America Foundation board member Bernard Schwartz and was joined by several notable economists and policy shapers.
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NDN: Bernard Schwartz Forums on Economic Policy
In 2007, Bernard Schwartz began providing support for a new, high-level set of events to advance the case that the United States is well-positioned for globalization as a national economy. Called the Bernard Schwartz Forums on Economic Policy, the program kicks off with a major paper written by NDN Globalization Initiative Director, Dr. Robert J. Shapiro.
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New School University
Bernard Schwartz is vice chairman of the board of Trustees and has established and sponsors a number of programs and events at New School University, a progressive university located in Greenwich Village.

Recently, the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis, in cooperation with the New America Foundation, sponsored a series of panels made up of prominent economists, business leaders, and policy shapers in order to examine conventional economic wisdom and discuss policies to enhance America's economic prospects.
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- Former U.S. Senators Bob Kerrey and Bill Bradley join Bernard Schwartz at the New School’s October 16, 2007 conference on the U.S. economy

November 30, 2007:

Whither the American Economy? A National Policy Forum on the Economy, the Housing Bubble and What to Do about Recessionary Fears
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October 17, 2007:

The SAIS International Development Program 2007 Summer Internship Program Report
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October 16, 2007:

New School University: Blue Chip Panel on Public Investment
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October 10, 2007:

Brookings Institution/Schwartz Forum on Competitiveness - America's Infrastructure: Ramping Up or Crashing Down
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