Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of historian Terry Golway’s new book I Never Did Like Politics: How Fiorello La Guardia Became America’s Mayor, and Why He Still Matters. In this vivid and entertaining chronicle, Golway illuminates the enduring impact and relevance of La Guardia’s mayoralty—and shows why, more than 75 years after his death, […]
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of the new Library of America anthology Black Writers of the Founding Era featuring the historian, author, and editor of the volume James G. Basker in conversation with television writer and author Susan Fales-Hill. The richest and most expansive anthology of its kind ever assembled, Black Writers of the Founding Era offers a vital and […]
Roosevelt House Human Rights Program, in collaboration with Scroll, are pleased to present a facilitated discussion with Indian-American Economist, Ashoka Mody, and Hunter College Professor of Economics, Karna Basu, as they discuss Mody’s book India is Broken. Karna Basu is an Associate Professor of Economics at Hunter College & The Graduate Center, CUNY, and a Faculty Associate at the Roosevelt […]
President Ann Kirschner invites you to join her for a Book Party for Harold Holzer, Jonathan F. Fanton Director, Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College in conversation with actor and author Stephen Lang, Avatar, Gettysburg. Harold’s latest book Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration was released to rave reviews in February. The book is being called “a groundbreaking account of Lincoln’s grappling with the […]
Please join us as Roosevelt House—along with The Invisible Americans, a nonprofit project aimed at ending child poverty in the United States, and The Bridge Project, also a nonprofit seeking to solve U.S. child poverty—hosts an urgent and important discussion of direct cash payments to care for children living in poverty. With the federal expanded child […]
2024 Kheel Lecture on Transportation Policy Congestion Pricing: The Vision & The Implementation Please join us for the Theodore Kheel Transportation Policy Lecture featuring an in-depth and timely discussion of congestion pricing. Marking the 110th anniversary of Mr. Kheel’s birth, and convening top transportation policy experts from across the city, the panel will address the tolling plan’s […]
Roosevelt House is honored to present the 2024 McNickle Lecture on Integrity in Government featuring former senator Russ Feingold on his new book, The Constitution in Jeopardy: An Unprecedented Effort to Rewrite Our Fundamental Law and What We Can Do About It, co-authored with legal scholar Peter Prindiville. In this urgent analysis, Senator Feingold carefully examines what he sees as a “hushed” effort […]
Please join us as Roosevelt House, in collaboration with Spectrum News NY1, hosts an historical — and yet, in this election year, timely — discussion of the life, legacy, and near presidential candidacy of the 52nd Governor of New York, Mario M. Cuomo. Convening former high level Cuomo administration officials and media members, this panel will explore […]
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History by Dr. Steven Lomazow. In this medical history, Dr. Lomazow chronicles FDR’s life from a physician’s perspective—delivering the harrowing tale of FDR’s heroic achievements and extraordinary presidential leadership during a series of dangerous, life-threatening medical challenges. “An extensively researched […]
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of Kevin Baker’s new book The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City. In this entertaining and insightful chronicle, Baker illuminates the interwoven histories of the sport and the city. The author will be in conversation with author and journalist Jonathan Mahler. Baseball […]
