Roosevelt Institute
The Roosevelt Institute is a liberal American think tank headquartered in New York City.[2]
Motto
Carrying forward the legacy and values of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.
1987
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Felicia Wong
Revenue: $7,261,621
Expenses: $6,807,755
(FYE December 2016)[1]
570 Lexington Ave., 5th floor New York, NY 10022
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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][8] Elizabeth Warren and Bill de Blasio joined Stiglitz at the press conference to announce the report.[9][10] The 37 policy recommendations in the Stiglitz report include progressive taxation and an expansion of government programs.[11]
Time called the Stiglitz report "a roadmap for what many progressives would like to see happen policy wise over the next four years."[12] 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."[10]