Budget Wars: The Politics and Economics of the Budget Battles in Washington
The Democracy Hour with Tom De Luca
Tuesday, April 12th at 8PM
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On this show David Gold and Christina Greer discuss the battle underway in DC to finalize a budget for this year and avoid a government shutdown, and also discuss the budget battle that will continue as we approach the presidential election of 2012.
David Gold is an economist and Associate Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs at the New School. Prior to joining the New School faculty, he spent fifteen years in the United Nations Secretariat. He holds a PhD. in Economics from the City University of New York.
Christina Greer is an assistant professor of political science at Fordham University -Lincoln Center campus. Her research and teaching focus on American politics, black ethnic politics, urban politics, quantitative methods, and public opinion. She is currently working on a book called, Shared Dreams, Different Visions: Black Ethnicity in America, and received her Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University.