The Federal Reserve’s Expanded Role: Is Greater Transparency Needed?

July 15, 2009
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

CEPR co-director Dean Baker will be a panelist at this Economic Policy Institute event, along with Jon Faust (director of the Center for Financial Economics at John Hopkins University), George Goehl (Executive Director of National People's Action), and William Greider (journalist and author of numerous books including "Secrets of the Temple," about the Federal Reserve).  Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders will be the keynote speaker and Nancy Cleeland of EPI's Bailout Analysis Project will be the moderator.  RSVP with EPI to attend this event.

Prospects for Change: Obama's International Economic Diplomacy

1:30pm - 5:00 pm
NATIONAL PRESS CLUB, 529 14th St., 13th Floor, Washington, D.C.

The Heinrich Boell Foundation and EarthAction are co-hosting a day of events (free-of-charge) focused on, "Creating Sustainable Futures: Global Issues-Local Actions." CEPR Co-Director, Mark Weisbrot will speak on a panel with Peter Riggs Director of the Forum on Democracy and Trade, on how presidents are using the power of Executive Orders to open up their countries to foreign investment. Last month, massive community resistance erupted after President Garcia of Peru used such orders to implement the US-Peru Free Trade Agreement (FTA), including new rights for investors in the Amazon.  Meanwhile, other countries in the region are pursuing alternatives to IMF agreements and IMF-led policies for economic development.

To RSVP, please e-mail riggs[at]forumdemocracy.net or chinku[at]cepr.net.