Roosevelt Institute

The Roosevelt Institute
Motto	Carrying forward the legacy and values of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Established	1987; 34 years ago
Chairman	William vanden Heuvel
President & CEO	Felicia Wong
Budget	Revenue: $7,261,621; Expenses: $6,807,755; (FYE December 2016)
Address	570 Lexington Ave., 5th floor New York, NY 10022
Location	New York, NY
Website	www.rooseveltinstitute.org

The Roosevelt Institute is a liberal American think tank.^[2] According to the organization, it exists "to carry forward the legacy and values of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt by developing progressive ideas and bold leadership in the service of restoring America’s promise of opportunity for all."^[3] It is headquartered in New York City.^[4]

History and overview[]

Four Freedoms Wall in the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, Washington, D.C.

The Roosevelt Institute was created in 1987 through the merger of the Eleanor Roosevelt Institute and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Foundation.^[5] In 2007, the Roosevelt Institute merged with the Roosevelt Institution, now known as the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network.^[6] It remains the non-profit partner to the government-run Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, the nation's first presidential library. In 2009, it expanded its mission with the launch of the Four Freedoms Center, a progressive policy think tank, and an economic policy blog.

Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, November 1935.

Felicia Wong, formerly of the Democracy Alliance, became the organization's President and CEO in March 2012.^[7] In 2015, the Roosevelt Institute was added to the Democracy Alliance's list of recommended funding targets.^[8] Other donors to the Roosevelt Institute include the Ford Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, and the .^[9]

Board of directors[]

The Board of Directors of the Roosevelt Institute includes:^{[Board 1]}

Karen Adler
Benjamin Barnes, American real estate magnate, politician, and lobbyist^{[Board 2]}
Kate Brandt^{[Board 3]}
Wole Coaxum, Founder and CEO of Mobility Capital Finance, Inc.^{[Board 4]}
Lisa D. Cook, Professor of economics and international relations at the Michigan State University^{[Board 5]}
Christie George, Director of New Media Ventures^{[Board 6]}
William Griffith
Fay Hartog-Levin, American lawyer, consultant, and diplomat^{[Board 7]}
James P. Hoffa, General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters^{[Board 8]}^{[failed verification]}
Jas Johl, Writer^{[Board 9]}
George Knox
Keith Mestrich, President and Chief Executive Officer of Amalgamated Bank^{[Board 10]}
Sally Minard
Muckenfuss III, Partner in the D.C. office of Gibson Dunn^{[Board 11]}
Nancy Roosevelt Ireland^{[Board 12]}
Nicholas W. Roosevelt, Associate at J. Abrams Law, P.C.^{[Board 13]}
Phoebe Roosevelt^{[Board 14]}
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt^{[Board 15]}
Paul R. Rudd (deceased April 28, 2020)
Bernard L. Schwartz, Chairman and CEO of BLS Investments^{[Board 16]}
Amish Shah
Paul M. Sparrow, Director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum^{[Board 17]}
Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers^{[Board 18]}
Brian Wolff
William vanden Heuvel, Chair Emeritus and Founder of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park, LLC.^{[Board 19]}
Katrina vanden Heuvel, Editor and publisher of The Nation^{[Board 20]}

Activities[]

Joseph Stiglitz is the Roosevelt Institute's chief economist. In 2015, a report authored by Stiglitz offered an indictment of 35 years of U.S. economic policies.^[2]^[10] Elizabeth Warren and Bill de Blasio joined Stiglitz at the press conference to announce the report.^[11]^[12] The 37 policy recommendations in the Stiglitz report include progressive taxation and an expansion of government programs.^[13]

Time called the Stiglitz report "a roadmap for what many progressives would like to see happen policy wise over the next four years."^[14] According to The Washington Post, the Institute's plan is "firmly rooted in the conviction that more government can solve most of America's economic challenges. It is a plan seemingly designed to rally liberals, enrage free-market economists and push a certain presumptive presidential nominee to the left."^[12]

In 2017, they published a report in favor of universal basic income.^[15]

References[]

^ "The Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Institute" (PDF). Foundation Center. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Chozick, Amy (May 12, 2015). "Report by Clinton Adviser Proposes 'Rewriting' Decades of Economic Policy". New York Times. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
^ "About Us". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
^ Ahsan, Naomi; Morris, Jessica (February 20, 2013). "Roosevelt Institute Campus Network Offers Summer Opportunities for Student Organizers". The Nation. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
^ Hoffman Beasley, Maurine; Cowan Shulman, Holly; Beasley, Henry (2001). The Eleanor Roosevelt Encyclopedia. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 337. ISBN 9780313301810.
^ Payne, Erica (2008). Practical Progressive: How to Build a 21st Century Political Movement. Public Affairs. p. 286. ISBN 9781586487195.
^ "Roosevelt Institute Names Felicia Wong New President & CEO". Roosevelt Institute. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
^ Gold, Matea (April 12, 2015). "Wealthy donors on left launch new plan to wrest back control in the states". Washington Post. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
^ Lederman, Diane (February 5, 2015). "Amherst College's Roosevelt Institute to share in $750,000 MacArthur Award". MassLive. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
^ Chozick, Amy (May 11, 2015). "Middle Class Is Disappearing, at Least From Vocabulary of Possible 2016 Contenders". New York Times. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
^ Rosenfeld, Steven (May 16, 2015). "37 ways to un-rig the U.S. economy so it no longer favors the rich". Salon. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Tankersley, Jim (May 12, 2015). "Liberals have a new manifesto for fighting inequality, and it's very liberal". Washington Post. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
^ Domitrovic, Brian (May 30, 2015). "Hillary Will Run Against The 1980s — What Were The 1980s Again?". Forbes. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
^ Foroohar, Rana (May 12, 2015). "Here's the Secret Truth About Economic Inequality in America". TIME. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
^ Nikiforos, Michalis; Steinbaum, Marshall; Zezza, Gennaro (August 30, 2017). "Modeling the Macroeconomic Effects of a Universal Basic Income". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

References for the board of directors[]

^ "Roosevelters Board". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
^ "Benjamin Barnes". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
^ "Kate Brandt". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
^ "Wole Coaxum". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
^ "Lisa Cook". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
^ "Christie George". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
^ "Fay Hartog-Levin". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
^ "General President Hoffa's Bio". North America's Building Trades Unions. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
^ "Jas Johl". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
^ "Keith Mestrich". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
^ "Cantwell F. Muckenfuss III". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
^ "Nancy Roosevelt Ireland". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
^ "Nicholas W. Roosevelt". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
^ "Phoebe Roosevelt". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
^ "Anna Eleanor Roosevelt". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
^ "Bernard L. Schwartz". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
^ "Paul M. Sparrow". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
^ "Randi Weingarten". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
^ "William vanden Heuvel". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
^ "Katrina vanden Heuvel". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "The Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Institute" (PDF). Foundation Center. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

[chozick-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Chozick, Amy (May 12, 2015). "Report by Clinton Adviser Proposes 'Rewriting' Decades of Economic Policy". New York Times. Retrieved 2 June 2015.

[3] "About Us". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 2 June 2015.

[4] Ahsan, Naomi; Morris, Jessica (February 20, 2013). "Roosevelt Institute Campus Network Offers Summer Opportunities for Student Organizers". The Nation. Retrieved 2 June 2015.

[5] Hoffman Beasley, Maurine; Cowan Shulman, Holly; Beasley, Henry (2001). The Eleanor Roosevelt Encyclopedia. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 337. ISBN 9780313301810.

[6] Payne, Erica (2008). Practical Progressive: How to Build a 21st Century Political Movement. Public Affairs. p. 286. ISBN 9781586487195.

[7] "Roosevelt Institute Names Felicia Wong New President & CEO". Roosevelt Institute. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.

[8] Gold, Matea (April 12, 2015). "Wealthy donors on left launch new plan to wrest back control in the states". Washington Post. Retrieved 3 June 2015.

[9] Lederman, Diane (February 5, 2015). "Amherst College's Roosevelt Institute to share in $750,000 MacArthur Award". MassLive. Retrieved 3 June 2015.

[30] Chozick, Amy (May 11, 2015). "Middle Class Is Disappearing, at Least From Vocabulary of Possible 2016 Contenders". New York Times. Retrieved 2 June 2015.

[31] Rosenfeld, Steven (May 16, 2015). "37 ways to un-rig the U.S. economy so it no longer favors the rich". Salon. Retrieved 2 June 2015.

[wapo-32] Jump up to: ^a ^b Tankersley, Jim (May 12, 2015). "Liberals have a new manifesto for fighting inequality, and it's very liberal". Washington Post. Retrieved 2 June 2015.

[33] Domitrovic, Brian (May 30, 2015). "Hillary Will Run Against The 1980s — What Were The 1980s Again?". Forbes. Retrieved 2 June 2015.

[34] Foroohar, Rana (May 12, 2015). "Here's the Secret Truth About Economic Inequality in America". TIME. Retrieved 2 June 2015.

[35] Nikiforos, Michalis; Steinbaum, Marshall; Zezza, Gennaro (August 30, 2017). "Modeling the Macroeconomic Effects of a Universal Basic Income". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

[10] "Roosevelters Board". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[11] "Benjamin Barnes". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[12] "Kate Brandt". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[13] "Wole Coaxum". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[14] "Lisa Cook". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[15] "Christie George". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[16] "Fay Hartog-Levin". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[17] "General President Hoffa's Bio". North America's Building Trades Unions. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[18] "Jas Johl". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[19] "Keith Mestrich". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[20] "Cantwell F. Muckenfuss III". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[21] "Nancy Roosevelt Ireland". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[22] "Nicholas W. Roosevelt". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[23] "Phoebe Roosevelt". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[24] "Anna Eleanor Roosevelt". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[25] "Bernard L. Schwartz". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[26] "Paul M. Sparrow". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[27] "Randi Weingarten". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[28] "William vanden Heuvel". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[29] "Katrina vanden Heuvel". Roosevelt Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

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show v t Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd President of the United States (1933–1945) 44th Governor of New York (1929–1932) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1913–1920) New York State Senator (1911–1913)
Presidency	Transition Inaugurations (1st 2nd 3rd 4th) First and second terms Third and fourth terms Foreign policy New Deal overview New Deal coalition First 100 days Second New Deal Federal Emergency Relief Administration Civilian Conservation Corps Agricultural Adjustment Act Emergency Banking Act Tennessee Valley Authority National Labor Relations Act of 1935 National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 Public Works Administration National Recovery Administration Works Progress Administration National Youth Administration Social Security Act Aid to Families with Dependent Children Communications Act of 1934 Federal Communications Commission Securities and Exchange Commission Monetary gold ownership Gold Reserve Act Silver seizure Record on civil rights Defense industry non-discrimination Fair Employment Practice Committee Indian Reorganization Act Executive Orders 9066, 9102 War Relocation Authority Japanese American internment German-American internment Italian-American internment Brownlow Committee Executive Office of the President G.I. Bill of Rights Cullen–Harrison Act Roerich Pact Four Freedoms Four Freedoms Monument Black Cabinet Jefferson's Birthday holiday Jefferson Memorial Judicial Court-Packing Bill Cannabis policy Federal Judicial appointments Supreme Court Cabinet "Brain Trust" March of Dimes Modern Oval Office Official car Criticism Executive Orders Presidential Proclamations
Presidential Foreign policy	Banana Wars U.S. occupation of Nicaragua, 1912–1933 U.S. occupation of Haiti, 1915–1934 Good Neighbor Policy (1933–1945) Montevideo Convention (1933) Second London Naval Treaty (1936) ABCD line (1940) Export Control Act Four Policemen Lend-Lease 1940 Selective Service Act Hull note Atlantic Charter (1941) Military history of the United States during World War II Home front during World War II Combined Munitions Assignments Board War Production Board Declaration by United Nations (1942) Dumbarton Oaks Conference World War II conferences Quebec Agreement Europe first Morgenthau Plan support
Presidential speeches	1932 Acceptance speech Commonwealth Club Address Madison Square Garden speech "Four Freedoms" Infamy Speech Arsenal of Democracy "...is fear itself" Fireside chats "Look to Norway" Quarantine Speech "The More Abundant Life" Second Bill of Rights State of the Union Address (1934 1938 1939 1940 1941 1945)
Other events	Early life, education, career Warm Springs Institute Governorship of New York Proposed dictatorship Business Plot Assassination attempt
Elections	1928 New York state election 1930 Democratic National Convention, 1920 1924 1932 1936 1940 1944 1920 United States presidential election 1932 theme song 1936 1940 1944
Life and homes	Early life and education Groton School Springwood birthplace, home, and gravesite Campobello home Paralytic illness Top Cottage Little White House, Warm Springs, Georgia
Legacy	Presidential Library and Museum Roosevelt Institute Roosevelt Institute Campus Network Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Roosevelt Island Four Freedoms Park White House Roosevelt Room Roosevelt Institute for American Studies USS Franklin D. Roosevelt USS Roosevelt Four Freedoms Award Four Freedoms paintings Unfinished portrait U.S. Postage stamps Roosevelt dime I'd Rather Be Right 1937 musical Films The Roosevelt Story 1947 Sunrise at Campobello 1960 Eleanor and Franklin 1976, The White House Years 1977 Backstairs at the White House 1979 miniseries World War II: When Lions Roared 1997 miniseries Warm Springs 2005 Hyde Park on Hudson 2012 The Roosevelts 2014 documentary Other namesakes
Roosevelt family Delano family	Eleanor Roosevelt (wife) Anna Roosevelt Halsted (daughter) James Roosevelt II (son) Elliott Roosevelt (son) Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. (son) John Aspinwall Roosevelt II (son) Eleanor Roosevelt Seagraves (granddaughter) Curtis Roosevelt (grandson) William Donner Roosevelt (grandson) Sara Delano Roosevelt (granddaughter) Franklin Delano Roosevelt III (grandson) John Roosevelt Boettiger (grandson) James Roosevelt III (grandson) James Roosevelt I (father) Sara Ann Delano (mother) James Roosevelt Roosevelt (half-brother) Isaac Roosevelt (grandftaher) Warren Delano Jr. (grandfather) Jacobus Roosevelt (great-grandfather) Fala (family dog) Major (family dog)
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show v t Eleanor Roosevelt
Chairwoman, Presidential Commission on the Status of Women (1961–1962) 34th First Lady of the United States (1933–1945)
United Nations	United States delegate, United Nations General Assembly (1946–1952) United Nations Commission on Human Rights (1947–1953, Chairperson 1946–1951) Universal Declaration of Human Rights Drafting committee Human Rights Day
First Lady of the United States	"My Day" daily newspaper column, 1935–1962 Co-Chair, Office of Civilian Defense Marian Anderson Lincoln Memorial Concert Tuskegee Airmen flight Arthurdale and Eleanor, West Virginia American Youth Congress National Youth Administration Black Cabinet 1940 Democratic National Convention speech Women in Defense Freedom House
Other events	First Lady of New York Presidential Commission on the Status of Women National Organization for Women Encampment for Citizenship
Life and homes	Val-Kill National Historic Site Val-Kill Industries Campobello home Franklin D. Roosevelt's paralytic illness Hyde Park home and gravesite
Legacy	Roosevelt Institute Roosevelt Institute Campus Network Roosevelt Study Center Eleanor Roosevelt Monument Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights Statue at the Franklin Roosevelt Memorial Eleanor Roosevelt College USS Roosevelt Marian Anderson: the Lincoln Memorial Concert (1939 film) Sunrise at Campobello (1958 play, 1960 film) The Eleanor Roosevelt Story (1965 film) Eleanor and Franklin (1971 biography) Eleanor: The Years Alone (1972 biography) Eleanor and Franklin (1976 film) Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977 film) Backstairs at the White House (1979 miniseries) The Roosevelts (2014 documentary)
Related	United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights International Bill of Human Rights International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Morgenthau Plan
Roosevelt family	Franklin D. Roosevelt (husband presidency 1933–1941 presidency 1941–1945) Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (daughter) James Roosevelt II (son) Elliott Roosevelt (son) Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. (son) John Roosevelt II (son) Eleanor Roosevelt Seagraves (granddaughter) Curtis Roosevelt (grandson) Sara Delano Roosevelt (granddaughter) Franklin Delano Roosevelt III (grandson) John Roosevelt Boettiger (grandson) James Roosevelt III (grandson) Elliott Bulloch Roosevelt (father) Anna Hall Roosevelt (mother) Hall Roosevelt (brother) Theodore Roosevelt Sr. (grandfather) Martha Stewart Bulloch (grandmother) Theodore Roosevelt (uncle presidency) Bamie Roosevelt (aunt) Fala (family dog)

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