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Democratic party supporters react as TV news first predict that the Democratic Party will control the U.S. House of Representatives at a midterm election night party for the Democratic Party in Washington, November 7, 2006. Americans voted on Tuesday in elections for Congress that could curb the power of George W. Bush's Republicans, force a change of direction in Iraq and shape the legacy of a president with two years left in office. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES) - GM1DTWXXFFAA

What to expect from the 2018 midterm elections

Elaine Kamarck · Monday, September 24, 2018

College students

Demographics & Population

21st century immigration favors Asians and college grads as the US foreign-born share rises

William H. Frey

Monday, September 24, 2018

Newly displaced Syrian children arrive to a refugee camp in Atimah village, Idlib province, Syria September 11, 2018. REUTERS/ Khalil Ashawi - RC1969082B70

Syria

The United States can stop a looming catastrophe for 3 million Syrians

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Steven Heydemann

Thursday, September 20, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony with China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj - RC176D2FD4E0

Global Trade

The U.S.-China trade war won’t be ending soon

Friday, September 21, 2018

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 4, 2011. Investors fled Wall Street in the worst stock-market selloff since the depths of the Great Recession in early 2009 in what has turned into a full-fledged correction. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E7850E2U01

Federal Fiscal Policy

The housing bubble, the credit crunch, and the Great Recession: A reply to Paul Krugman

Ben S. Bernanke

Friday, September 21, 2018

Latest Research

A local newspaper headline announces bankruptcy in Stockton, California June 27, 2012. Stockton will become the largest U.S. city to seek protection from its creditors after its leaders approved a budget based on the city filing for bankruptcy. A Chapter 9 bankruptcy by the city of nearly 300,000 in California's Central Valley, about 85 miles (137 km) east of San Francisco, could come as early as Wednesday. REUTERS/Kevin Bartram (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS MEDIA) - GM1E86S0GVW01

State & Local Finance

Financing dies in darkness? The impact of newspaper closures on public finance

Pengjie Gao, Chang Joo Lee, and Dermot Murphy

Monday, September 24, 2018

FILE PHOTO: A worker gestures in front of steel bars at a Highveld Steel plant, which has a manufacturing agreement with ArcelorMittal steel company, in Middleburg, South Africa June 6, 2017. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo - RC1C7C2AB6F0

Developing Economies

The potential of manufacturing and industrialization in Africa

Thursday, September 20, 2018

U.S. Economy

History credits Lehman Brothers’ collapse for the financial crisis

Thursday, September 20, 2018

Dr. Mohammad Jaber prepares to visit a patient in Sacramento, California, November 17, 2015. Dr. Jaber immigrated from Syria to the United States to pursue a medical degree. To match Feature - FRANCE-SHOOTING/USA-MIGRANTS REUTERS/Max Whittaker - GF20000064026

Health Care Policy

Payment and delivery-system reform — The next phase

Mai Pham and Paul B. Ginsburg

Thursday, September 20, 2018

Energy sector

Energy Industry

Energy sector data: Suggestions for improving data quality and usability

Sahil Ali and Rahul Tongia

Thursday, September 20, 2018

Events

Panel Discussion |Coal India Ltd.’s Journey and Coal’s Future, with Partha Sarathi Bhattacharyya, author of “When Coal Turned Gold”

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM IST

New Delhi, India

The jungle grows back: America and our imperiled world

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT

A stronger Europe: Our common interest

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

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Blog Posts

People walk past a 5G banner during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain

TechTank

The real 5G “race” is to serve all Americans

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse - LR1ED1I1AAAB4

Order from Chaos

China’s long game on human rights

Monday, September 24, 2018

A soldier holds a flag as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California, U.S. March 13, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC1E9090D5E0

Order from Chaos

Military worship hurts US democracy

Mara Karlin and Alice Hunt Friend

Monday, September 24, 2018

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Books

The Future of Work

By Darrell M. West

2018

Dream Hoarders

By Richard V. Reeves

2018

Diversity Explosion

By William H. Frey

2018

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Development Seminar | Engaging private practitioners to improve Tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment in urban India

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM IST

New Delhi, India

Ali Fathollah Nejad

Interview: Recent shootings in Ahvaz

Ali Fathollah-Nejad

Saturday, September 22, 2018

People walk by the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., February 8, 2018. REUTERS/ Leah Millis - RC13737E70C0

Tracking private finance to meet the Sustainable Development Goals

George Ingram and Sally Paxton

Monday, September 24, 2018

A conversation with Seema Verma

3:00 PM - 4:40 PM EDT

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Cleveland’s path to prosperity must embrace inclusive growth and racial equity: Amy Liu and Rip Rapson

Amy Liu and Rip Rapson

September 16, 2018

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a graduation ceremony and air show marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of King Faisal Air College in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Saudi Arabia is at its least stable in 50 years

Sunday, September 23, 2018

Brookings Around The World

The Brookings Institution

The Brookings Institution

Washington, D.C., USA

Brookings Doha

Brookings Doha

Brookings Tsinghua

Brookings Tsinghua

Haidian, Beijing, China

Brookings India

Brookings India

New Delhi, Delhi, India