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  • ARPA Investments Building Toward an Equitable Economy: Envisioning an End to Medical Debt

    ARPA Investments Building Toward an Equitable Economy

    Join us on Tuesday, January 28 at 10:00 AM PT / 1:00 pm ET for the second installment in our webinar series, “From Local Innovation to Systemic Change: ARPA Investments Building Toward an Equitable Economy.” Co-hosted by the Institute’s Budget Equity Project and the Health and Political Economy Project, this series will showcase ARPA-fueled policy movements that hold promise to drive large-scale policy shifts to increase economic and health equity. This conversation will feature a discussion on statewide policies, local organizing strategies, and the national paradigm shift we need to ensure all Americans can access care without fear of debt.

  • Financialization in Healthcare: How Wall Street Payouts Threaten Our Health

    Join us on February 24 at 3:00 pm ET for a discussion of new research on the trillions of dollars extracted from the healthcare system through financial engineering practices like stock buybacks, how this falls into a broader pattern of publicly traded companies prioritizing short-term shareholder payouts above all else, and the impact of these practices on workers, patients, and innovation.

  • Investing in Equity for All

    The New School 65 West 11th Street, New York, United States

    Join the Institute, the NYC Commission on Racial Equity (CORE), and the Center for Community Uplift at Brookings for a critical conversation on advancing equity in the New York City budgeting process. This discussion will explore how New York City can implement equitable allocation of government resources that addresses harm caused by racism and social injustice.

  • 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series: Inequality By Design

    Featured 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series
    Starr Foundation Hall 63 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    Join us for the kick-off of our spring 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series, "Inequality By Design: The Role of the U.S. Tax Code in Amplifying the Wealth Gap," on Tuesday, March 18 at 7:00 pm ET at The New School’s Starr Foundation Hall. This discussion will explore the false narratives that shape tax policy in the U.S., how the tax code creates and supports inequality, and provide a vision for how taxes can build an inclusive economy that supports a thriving democracy.

  • 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series: From Paradigm to Power

    Featured 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series
    The Auditorium 66 West 12th Street, NY, United States

    Presented by the Institute's Health and Political Economy Project (HPEP), this conversation will feature a public lecture from Acting Health Commissioner and Chief Medical Officer of the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Dr. Michelle Morse, who will then join a panel with Darrick Hamilton, Jamila Michener, and Brian Smedley, moderated by Dr. Dave Chokshi. The discussion will explore the kinds of health investments and policies, power-building strategies, and narratives we need to see real change.

  • 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series: The Freedom Budget

    Featured 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series
    Starr Foundation Hall 63 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    Join us on Tuesday, April 8 for the third event of our spring 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series, "The Freedom Budget: From Civil Rights to Economic Rights." Featuring Nina Turner, Cori Bush, Tamieka Atkins, and Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson, the discussion will examine the enduring relevance of the 1966 Freedom Budget for All Americans—which aimed to eradicate poverty by tackling issues such as unemployment, substandard wages, poor housing and inadequate access to health services and education—in addressing the growing challenges and inequities of our contemporary political economy.

  • 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series: The Poetry of Economics

    Featured 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series
    Starr Foundation Hall 63 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    Join us at The New School's Starr Foundation Hall on Tuesday, April 15 as our 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series continues with an intimate conversation featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning Mojave poet, activist, and educator Natalie Diaz and Institute Founding Director Darrick Hamilton on the poetry of economics, with special remarks from The Rockefeller Foundation’s Chief Innovation Officer Zia Khan.

  • 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series: Justice Beyond Borders

    Featured 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series
    The Auditorium 66 West 12th Street, NY, United States

    Join us at The New School on Tuesday, April 29 for the second to last lecture of our 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series. In this discussion, panelists will focus on the changing international, economic, and geopolitical environments—exploring key economic policies for promoting inclusive economic rights and the role of solidarity among different stakeholders.

  • 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series: The Imperative of a Strong Labor Movement

    Featured 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series
    The Auditorium 66 West 12th Street, NY, United States

    Join us on Tuesday, May 6 for the closing lecture of our 2025 Henry Cohen Lecture Series. This public panel discussion will feature a conversation on the critical role of the labor movement in rebalancing power and achieving economic justice. The current political climate highlights the iterative and inseparable relationship between politics, economics, and identity—revealing threats to, and opportunities for, increased solidarity within and among justice movements. 

  • Equity and Racial Inclusion in NYC’s Budget

    Wollman Hall 65 West 11th Street, New York City, NY, United States

    In November 2022, voters overwhelmingly passed three ballot measures to establish a lasting equity infrastructure, requiring New York City to eliminate structural racism. A key part of that work is ensuring that the City’s budgeting process and investment strategy align with these goals. Join the Institute and the NYC Commission on Racial Equity for a conversation on racial inclusion and equity ... Read More

  • Public Banking: Financial Infrastructure for Guaranteed Income and a Just Economy

    Virtual Event

      Guaranteed income—regular, unconditional cash payments designed to reduce economic insecurity—has emerged as one of the most promising pathways to abolish poverty in the United States. But as communities across the country pilot these programs, a major challenge remains: our current financial systems often fail the very people guaranteed income is meant to support. Enter public banking—a growing movement to ... Read More

  • Exploring Baby Bonds

    Virtual on Zoom

    New National Polling on Baby Bonds\n\nWhat the Data Means for Policy Now March 31, 1–2 p.m. EST\n\nThe Wealth–Health Connection\n\nEvidence for Baby Bonds as a Public Health Strategy April 16, 2–3 p.m. EST\n\nA Mother’s Day Special\n\nThe “Superbundle” Approach to Maternal Health and Wealth May 5, 2–3 p.m. EST\n\nRegister for Session 1\n\nRegister for Session 2\n\nRegister for Session 3\n\nThis session features researchers from ... Read More

  • Where Do We Go From Here: From Civil Rights to Economic Rights

    The Auditorium 66 West 12th Street, NY, United States

    A robust and historical grounding for inclusive economic rights that connects labor, community, and economic and racial justice movements and points us toward a progressive economic agenda in the present. Register HERE Featuring: Honorable Nina Turner Demos President,Taifa Smith Butler AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer, Fred Redmond The Roosevelt Institute President & CEO, Elizabeth Wilkins Institute Founding Director, Prof. Darrick Hamilton and moderated ... Read More

  • The Common Good Economy: How to Make Capitalism Work for Us All

    Join us for a thought-provoking conversation and book launch with internationally renowned economist Mariana Mazzucato on her new book, The Common Good Economy: How to Make Capitalism Work for Us All. Mazzucato will be joined by Institute Senior Fellow and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natalie Diaz and Institute Founding Director Professor Darrick Hamilton for a wide-ranging discussion on the book's vision ... Read More

  • Centering People and Our Environment: A Sustainable Right to Energy and Economic Justice

    Climate change is forcing us to rethink not only how we invest, but why.  This conversation reframes climate transition as a question of purpose, power, and place. What is the purpose of public infrastructure and public investment? Who are public resources designed to serve? And what outcomes are they meant to produce? Join the Institute on Race, Power, and Political ... Read More

  • Public Pharma, Public Power: Taking Back Control of the Medicine Supply

    Access to affordable medicine is a human right. Yet across the United States, drug prices remain out of reach for millions,  with the heaviest burdens falling on Black, Latino, Indigenous, and other communities long excluded from equitable care. At the same time, a profit-driven pharmaceutical system drains public resources and puts enormous pressure on the health systems communities depend on. ... Read More