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Stuart Eizenstat, chief domestic policy adviser to President Jimmy Carter, recalled the tenure of America’s 39th president.

Panelists analyzed the impact of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), also known as the welfare reform law. This panel included current and f…

Douglas Besharov talked about the Special Supplemental Nutrition program for Women, Infants and Children (commonly known as "WIC"). Topics included eligibility requirements, how WIC is funde…

Douglas Besharov and Peter Edelman talked about federal poverty programs, their cost, and their efficacy in reducing poverty. They also responded to telephone calls and electronic communicat…

Witnesses testified on the re-authorization of the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program, focusing on the ways states engage recipients in work activities that move them towa…

David Weinstein talked about the book he wrote with Christian Broda, Prices, Poverty, and Inequality: Why Americans Are Better Off Than You Think (American Enterprise Institute Press; Octobe…

A panel discussion was held on the latest numbers for income and poverty from the Census Bureau. Douglas Besharov moderated.

In anticipation of the August 28 release of the U.S. Census Bureau’s “Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage” report, scholars Joseph Antos, Douglas J. Besharov, and Karlyn Bowman sp…

Panelists talked about annual official statistics on income and poverty to be released by the Census Bureau the next day and offered a framework for interpretation of the data. They also spo…

The commission heard testimony from experts about the consequences of the stagnation in growth of the Black Middle Class, including income trends, lack of career-oriented educational program…

Mr. Wattenberg talks about his book Fewer: How the New Demography of Depopulation Will Shape Our Future, published by Ivan R. Dee. In the book he discusses low birth and fertility rates and…

Professor Besharon moderated a discussion with Mrs. Cheney in which she talked about her experiences in political life, perceptions of U.S. history, books she had written, and teaching histo…

Contributors to Beyond the Color Line: New Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity in America, published by the Hoover Institution Press, participated in a panel with Stephan Thernstrom, the book…

David Broder, National Political Correspondent for the Washington Post, and Journalist Haines Johnson spoke about political culture in Washington, DC in the aftermath of the 2000 presidentia…

Participants debated the resolution, “there should be less privacy in American society, not more,” focusing on the competing interests between civil rights and public safety. After their pre…

Participants talked about a report on the well-being of American children and were honored for their work in behalf of children’s welfare. The report focused on the health, security and educ…

Washington Post James Glassman and Brooking Institute Henry Aaron debated about the privatization of Social Security and if it would benefit the American people. They focused on the increase…

The candidates debated about issues of national and local importance. They took questions from a panel of journalists. The Maryland Gubernatorial debate was sponsored by the University of Ma…

Panelists talked about the future of welfare reform and how the 1996 welfare reform legislation will impact states. Issues such as time limits, sanctions, and programs designed to divert app…

The panelists described the role that U.S. churches play in helping low-income families make the transition from welfare to work. They also talked about ways to increase the effectiveness an…