Working Groups on the Economics Crisis:
EPS Bernard Schwartz Symposium

Welcoming Remarks: James K. Galbraith, Economists for Peace and Security

Session One – Workers' Rights, Workers' Pay, and Local Public Services: Are workers and unions the cause of state budget crises?

Chaired by James K. Galbraith, Economists for Peace and Security
•Jeffrey Keefe, Economic Policy Institute
•Kerry Korpi, AFSCME
•Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research

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Keynote Speaker: Lynn Woolsey, U.S. House of Representatives (D – CA)

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Session Two – State Governments: How bad is it? The role of state
governments in infrastructure, science, and education

Chaired by Sherle Schwenninger, New America Foundation, Economic Growth and American Strategy Programs
•Gary Dymski, University of California, Riverside
•Robert B. Ward, Rockefeller Institute of Government
•Katherine Newman, Johns Hopkins University

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Session Three – The National Responsibility and a Course of Action

Chaired by Richard Kaufman, Bethesda Research Institute
•Michael Lind, New America Foundation, Economic Growth Program
•James K. Galbraith, Economists for Peace and Security
•Greg Anrig, the Century Foundation
• Randall Dodd, Financial Policy Forum
•Steven Attewell, University of California, Santa Barbara

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