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  • Fall 2026 Sussman Lecture: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Brian Goldstone on the new American homelessness

    Sheslow Auditorium 2507 University Ave, Des Moines, United States

    Brian Goldstone, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America, will deliver the fall Sussman lecture, presented by The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement in partnership with Anawim Housing on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. Goldstone’s presentation will highlight how the working poor have […]

    Free

  • Bolstering the System: Strengthening Social Security for All

    Tom and Ruth Harkin Center 2800 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

    Join the Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement for a policy discussion on the challenges for the Social Security program and reforms to strengthen it for future generations. The Social Security program is the main retirement security pillar for Americans, paying guaranteed lifetime income protected from inflation for everyone eligible for Social Security […]

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