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MEDIA ADVISORY
AUGUST 21, 2007
EXPERTS FROM DEMOS AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT ON KATRINA ANNIVERSARY, INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC INVESTMENT
New York, NY--As the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, the national, non-partisan public policy and research center Demos is offering for interviews staff and fellows who can comment on the importance of maintaining and improving the country's ailing infrastructure. In addition to its longstanding work on election reform, household economic issues and civic engagement, Demos also has a "Public Works" program that helps state leaders promote public investment through effective government.
Experts from Demos are available to discuss physical and policy infrastructure problems revealed by disasters like Katrina and the bridge collapse in Minnesota, and how these issues are part of a larger public policy debate about the country's resources.
List of experts and area of expertise include:
Miles Rapoport, President of Demos
Areas of expertise: Government and Public Sector, Elections, Tax Policy, Inequality, General
Robert Kuttner, Distinguished Senior Fellow
Areas of expertise: Tax Policy, Political and Economic Inequality
Robert is the founder and co-editor of The American Prospect and the author of the upcoming The Squandering of America: How the Failure of Our Politics Undermines Our Prosperity.
Nomi Prins, Senior Fellow
Areas of expertise: Tax Policy, Insurance Companies, New Orleans Infrastructure
Nomi is the author of Other People's Money and Jacked.
Dianne Stewart, Program Director, Public Works
Areas of Expertise: Government and the Public Sector, Public Opinion about Government and the Public Sector, Tax Policy
Michael Lipsky, Senior Program Director, Public Works
Areas of Expertise: Government and the Public Sector, Public Opinion about Government and the Public Sector, Tax Policy
Patrick Bresette, Associate Program Director
Areas of Expertise: Government and the Public Sector, Public Opinion about Government and the Public Sector, Tax Policy
To interview a Demos expert please contact Tim Rusch at trusch@demos.org or 212.633.1405 x407. To download the full list of available interviewees, or to learn more about Demos and Public Works research, visit www.demos.org.
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