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The countdown to a Trump-Xi summit

Patricia M. Kim

September 2, 2025

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Tracking National Labor Relations Board actions through its administrative data

Olivia Howard, Lauren Bauer, Celine McNicholas, Margaret Poydock

August 28, 2025

Brookings Institution Appoints Diana Burley as Senior Vice President of Research

September 2, 2025

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Small parcels, big problems: Modernizing de minimis in a global economy

Elena Patel

August 28, 2025

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Education

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K-12 Education Declining public school enrollment

Dylan Council, Sofoklis Goulas, Faidra Monachou

Education Reimagining Fall learning: Playful, purposeful, engaging

Sweta Shah

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Higher Education Exam ready: Who uses college admissions test prep and does it work?

Sarah Reber, Zaria Roller, Quinn Sanderson

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Education Legal experts weigh in on the implications of the 2025 Supreme Court term for K-12 education

Robert Kim, Derek Black, Suzanne Eckes, Preston Green III, Rachel M. Perera

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Executive Power

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U.S. Government & Politics Is the growth of executive power a threat to constitutional democracy?

William A. Galston

A U.S. Marine stands guard outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building amid federal immigration sweeps, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 18, 2025.

Democracy, Conflict, & Governance How can the president put soldiers on the streets of Los Angeles?

Scott R. Anderson

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U.S. Government & Politics Tracking Trump’s actions on tariffs, the environment, immigration, and more

Chase Parry, David Wessel

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U.S. Democracy How has democratic erosion harmed businesses?

Vanessa Williamson, Ellis Chen

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Transportation Access to resilient transportation in metropolitan New Orleans

Adie Tomer, Ben Swedberg

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Cities & Communities Addressing environmental injustices as a resilience strategy: Challenges and areas for action in New Orleans 20 years after Hurricane Katrina

Manann Donoghoe

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Crime, Justice & Safety One step forward, three steps back: Criminal legal reform and community safety in New Orleans 20 years after Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures

Kim Mosby, Sarah Omojola, Hanna Love, Keesha Middlemass

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Education Creating and sustaining a new kind of education system after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans

Jamie M. Carroll, Douglas N. Harris

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China

Pharmaceutical & Drug Policy US drug supply chain exposure to China

Marta E. Wosińska, Yihan Shi

Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China attend a training ahead of a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, August 20, 2025.

Geopolitics Military parades and memory wars: China and Russia commemorate history to reimagine international order

Kainan Gao, Margaret M. Pearson

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China US-China trade wars: A conversation with Michael Froman

The Brookings Institution, Washington DC

Street signs calling for the recall of Fu Kai-ting (L), Lawmaker of the Taiwan Nationalist Party (TNP), who they say is close to China, are seen in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, July 26, 2025.

Taiwan Taiwan’s recall vote: Implications for Taiwan, China, and the United States

Richard C. Bush, Ryan Hass

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Artificial Intelligence

Mental Health & Well-Being Should you have an AI companion?

Darrell M. West

Southeast Asia AI safety governance, the Southeast Asian way

Lyantoniette Chua, Philip Tham, Chinasa T. Okolo

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on artificial intelligence at the "Winning the AI Race" Summit in Washington D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025.

Artificial Intelligence What to make of the Trump administration’s AI Action Plan

Sorelle Friedler, Cameron F. Kerry, Aaron Klein, Raj Korpan, Ivan Lopez, Mark Muro, Chinasa T. Okolo, Stephanie K. Pell, Jude Poirier, Landry Signé, Nicol Turner Lee, Judy Wang, Darrell M. West, Tom Wheeler, Niam Yaraghi

A general view of the Maryland State House, in Annapolis, Maryland, on Friday, October 4, 2024.

Artificial Intelligence How different states are approaching AI

Gregory S. Dawson, Kevin C. Desouza, James S. Denford, Marc Barda Picavet

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Democracy, Conflict, & Governance Anger, fear, domination: Dark passions and the power of political speech

The Brookings Institution, Washington DC

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September 10

2025

Education The Active Playful Learning model: Reimagining education for the 21st century

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September 12

2025

China US-China trade wars: A conversation with Michael Froman

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