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The Brookings Cafeteria

Mar 30, 2018

Senior Fellow Louise Sheiner discusses demographic shifts in the United States and the long term effects an aging population will have on the federal budget.

Also in this episode, Molly Reynolds on the recently-passed omnibus spending bill and what priorities each chamber will likely address after Congress returns from...


Mar 23, 2018

Former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan sits down with young men from Chicago CRED (Creating Real Economic Diversity) to discuss the steps they have taken to disrupt the cycle of gun violence in their community and transition into the legal economy.

Also in this episode, meet David M. Rubenstein Fellow Randall...


Mar 16, 2018

Senior Fellow Camille Busette discusses the new Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative at Brookings and a recent article she authored on the lack of opportunity for poor African-American and Native-American boys.

Also in this episode, Joe Parilla explains the economic development incentives that state and local...


Mar 9, 2018

Nonresident Senior Fellow Marvin Kalb discusses his experience as a diplomatic attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow in his recent book, “The Year I Was Peter the Great.”

Also in this episode, David Wessel shares lessons learned from a recent event with former Fed Chairs Janet Yellen and Ben Bernanke. Finally, Alan...


Mar 2, 2018

William Frey, demographer and senior fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program, discusses his research on the millennial generation. Frey explains why the millennial generation, now the most diverse adult generation in American history, serves as a social, economic, and political bridge to America’s...