Home  About  In the News  Publications  Blog  Join  Donate  Students and members of the public check in at the Roosevelt Policy Expo 2007. Announcements National Expo: July 11th Hyde Park Summit: August 14-17 Essay Winners Announced in The Nation On Campus Iowa Chapter Holds Forum Zach Hindin in the GW Hatchet Coverage of the Johns Hopkins Chapter Launch > More "True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made." — Franklin Roosevelt    asha m shoffner School: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Member of: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Contact info: Website:  www.ashamarie.com Policy interests: Education, Poverty and social justice   The Roosevelt Institution is a nonpartisan, nonprofit national think tank devoted to bringing students' policy ideas to the policy process. The opinions expressed on this site are exclusively those of its members. DC Headquarters: Roosevelt Institution / 2100 M St NW Suite 610 / Washington, DC 20037 || (202) 833-1359