Visual Media

Public Pensions Being Discussed Around the Web

Hearings, Conferences, and Testimony from Washington, DC

Link to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing on “The Power of Pensions: Building a Strong Middle Class and Strong Economy” (July 12, 2011)

Link to Pew Conference: State Pension and Retiree Health Benefits (June 23, 2011)

Link to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary hearing on “The Role of Public Employee Pensions in Contributing to State Insolvency and the Possibility of a State Bankruptcy Chapter” (February 14, 2011)

Pensions Overview

Preserving the American Dream (MOSERSOnline) – featuring Diane Oakley, Executive Director of the National Institute on Retirement

 The Young Turks , reportedly the largest online news show in the world, covering politics, pop culture and lifestyle, reviews an article published by McClatchy that explains why public employee pensions are not bankrupting states (March 7, 2011)

“Let’s Talk About Retirement” slide show produced by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP)

From the States

“Potential Battle Over Pensions In Texas on KTRH” – a radio show on YouTube brings in both sides of the Texas debate (August 30, 2011)

From New York,Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli “sets the record straight” about his state’s pension system (July 27, 2011)