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On Monday, June 13th, Simon Rosenberg, President and Founder of NDN & New Policy Institute, was a guest at MSNBC's Power Panel. Simon discussed two controversial issues: President Obama seeking contributions from Wall Street, and Congressman Weiner's scandal.

This Friday morning Simon will be participating in a special event at the National Press Club - a discussion hosted by National Journal to review the findings of the a new Heartland Monitor Poll.

The morning of panel discussions will review the findings of the poll, and explore how our nation's changing demography will effect the American economy.  Hosted by Ron Brownstein, the morning discussions will also feature Cesar Conde, Rep. Mike Honda, Eliseo Medina, Amy Wilkins and Sam Yoon.

To learn more or to RSVP for this special event please click here.  We hope you will join us.

On most Mondays, and a few Tuesdays, I will help start the week with a review of our recent work and other helpful materials we may have published of late.  For now we are calling it the "The Top Line" - enjoy.

• With the discussions about the debt ceiling, whether the economy is slowing and rising energy prices sure to dominate the debate of the next few weeks, to check out a series of new essays from Dr. Rob Shapiro, Chair of our Globalization Initiative. With more evidence that US and global growth has slowed down a bit, perhaps the most relevant this week is his recent essay, "Forget About Spending and Focus On the Economy."

• NDN/NPI announced a major new series of events with a focus on clean energy. Called the Clean Energy Solution Series, our first event will take place in NDN's DC headquarters on Thursday June 16th and will look at how wireless technologies are helping modernize the electric grid. Members of the NDN family are encouraged to offer their ideas on future events by contacting Clean Energy Initiative Director Clare Giesen at cgiesen@ndn.org.

• NDN/NPI was very pleased to see the US/G8 initiative to bring a mini-Marshall plan to North Africa and the Middle East. We were among the first organizations to call for such a strategy, an effort which included this event on March 11th featuring Shraga Biran.

• Policy Analyst Kristian Ramos continues his great coverage of border and immigration reform issues with a series of new essays, including this look at the coming debate over E-Verify.

• I wrote this short piece for Politico on what the election in NY-26 means for the GOP.

• Fellows and critically acclaimed authors Mike Hais and Morley Winograd have a new book coming out this fall, Millennial Momentum. To learn more visit their newly launched website.
• To stay in touch with us on Twitter, Facebook and more, visit here.   And there is always more on ndn.org and ndn.org/blog. 

On Wednesday, May 25h, Simon Rosenberg, President and Founder of NDN & New Policy Institute, was a guest at MSNBC's Power Panel. Along with Alex Wagner and Ari Berman, Simon discussed various issues such as Medicare cuts, Elizabeth Warren's appointment, and the response to GOP policies.

On Friday, May 20th, Alicia Menendez, Senior Advisor at NDN, discussed the role and the impact of Twitter and how the current Obama administration is using this tool. 

President Obama laid out his vision for a new chapter in American diplomacy as calls for reform and democracy spread across the Middle East and North Africa.

The transcript of the President's speech can be found here.

On Friday, May 13th, Alicia Menendez, Senior Advisor at NDN, discussed President Obama's immigration speech in El Paso, Texas, and it's impact on Hispanic voters.

On Wednesday, May 11th, Simon Rosenberg, President and Founder of NDN & New Policy Institute, discussed White House's proposal to require anyone seeking government contracts to disclose political contributions.

On Friday, May 6th, Alicia Menendez, Senior Advisor at NDN, discussed President Obama's remarks after Bin Laden's death and the first 2011 Republican Presidential debate.

On Thursday, April 28th, Simon Rosenberg, President and Founder of NDN & New Policy Institute, discussed new unemployment figures and GDP percentage changes.