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Audio from the Urban Institute
Hear what our experts have to say on key issues facing the next administration.
Sound Policy gives you the facts, in 5 minutes or less.  Rudolph Penner, former director of the Congressional Budget Office, talks about the origins of the credit crisis and the consequences of a massive federal bailout. Sound Policy: Wall Street Bailout (mp3) Recent events October 3, 2008 Candidates McCain and Obama propose economic programs that call for trillions of dollars in tax cuts over the next decade, according to the Tax Policy Center. This panel looks at whether their spending plans would offset their largesse on the tax side, or whether they would just dig the nation’s financial hole deeper. Read more about this event October 1, 2008 The patient-centered medical home (PCMH), a concept that has taken on new momentum, is being promoted as a way to transform the U.S. health system. Proponents say it will improve care, the patient experience, and the trajectory of health care spending. Despite broad-based support, disagreements remain over how the medical home should be defined and implemented and what improvements in care should come first. Read more about this event September 23, 2008 The 2008 Paul Offner Lecture hosted by the Urban Institute. E. J. Dionne, the distinguished Washington Post columnist and one of the nation’s most perceptive political analysts, explains how this campaign year has renewed attention to the dilemma of poverty and race in America and forecasts what the domestic policy landscape might look like next year with new leadership at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Read more about this event Can Fiscal Responsibility Be Politically Palatable? September 22, 2008 This event kicked off the Urban Institute's "A New Safety Net for Low-Income Families" series of linked essays. The conversation begins at the intersection of family needs and children’s development, where parents in low-wage jobs lack the time and resources to adequately fill their dual roles of worker and parent—and where work can seem like a losing proposition. Read more about this event The Housing Meltdown: Spill-Overs and Strategies for Families, Neighborhoods, and Governments An Urban Institute 40th Anniversary Roundtable
July 10, 2008 The Urban Institute convened a policy roundtable of some thirty practitioners, experts, advocates, and policymakers with diverse perspectives to explore these spill-over effects, their variation across regions and communities, and promising strategies for tackling them. Roundtable participants included members of Congress, senior Congressional and administration staff, state and local government officials, nonprofit and business leaders, and press. Read more about this event
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