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One year after George Floyd’s murder, what is the status of police reform in the United States?

Rashawn Ray · Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Former Governor Mike Huckabee (Republican of Arkansas), a candidate for the 2016 Republican nomination for President of the United States, shares his thoughts on Israel and the Middle East at the 2015 Christians United For Israel Summit Candidates Forum at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, USA, on Monday, July 13, 2015. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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As Israel increasingly relies on US evangelicals for support, younger ones are walking away: What polls show

Shibley Telhami

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

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Minneapolis

Income Inequality & Social Mobility

Helping residents ‘buy back the block’ with American Rescue Plan funds

Elwood Hopkins and Tracy Hadden Loh

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

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Taxation

The American Families Plan: Too many tax credits for children?

Isabel V. Sawhill and Morgan Welch

Thursday, May 27, 2021

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FILE PHOTO: Customers talk against a backboard with signs of cryptocurrency during 2020 Taipei International Finance Expo in Taipei, Taiwan, November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

Op-Ed

Five myths about cryptocurrency

Monday, May 24, 2021

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Latest Research

Race in American Public Policy

The true costs of the Tulsa race massacre, 100 years later

Andre M. Perry, Anthony Barr, and Carl Romer

Friday, May 28, 2021

The USS Toledo (SSN-769) arrives at Ice Camp Seadragon on the Arctic Ocean kicking off Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2020.Ice Camp Seadragon is a temporary ice camp that was established on a sheet of ice in the Arctic Ocean.ICEX 2020 is a three-week, biennial exercise that offers the Navy the opportunity to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic and train with other services, partner nations and Allies to increase experience in the region, and maintain regional stability while improving capabilities to operate in the Arctic environment.Where: United StatesWhen: 04 Mar 2020Credit: US Navy/Cover Images**SURFACING VIDEO AVAILABLE: info@cover-images.com**

The Arctic

US military options to enhance Arctic defense

Timothy Greenhaw, Daniel L. Magruder Jr., Rodrick H. McHaty, and Michael Sinclair

May 2021

NYC

Demographics & Population

Pandemic population change across metro America: Accelerated migration, less immigration, fewer births and more deaths

William H. Frey

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Businesswoman wearing blazer with computer and folder at office

Immigration

Unleashing international entrepreneurs to help the U.S. economy recover from the pandemic

Dan Berger, Steve Yale-Loehr, Doug Rand, Leon Rodriguez, Lindsay Milliken, Kelli Duehning, Megan Kludt, Jeff Goldman, and Michael Serotte

Thursday, May 20, 2021

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Essay

The case for replacing “Silver Loading”

Matthew Fiedler

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Events

Can Biden’s broadband infrastructure plan close the digital divide?

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Winning the peace: Armed groups and security sector challenges

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

NATO 2030: A keynote address by Jens Stoltenberg

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

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Blog Posts

Kimora Miller and Shamyia Brown (both 18) hold their phones as the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is facing murder charges in the death of George Floyd, is announced, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S., April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

TechTank

TechTank Podcast Episode 20: Did citizens’ use of technology deliver justice for George Floyd?

Nicol Turner Lee, Rashawn Ray, Makada Henry-Nickie, and Keesha Middlemass

Monday, May 31, 2021

Residents walk near destroyed homes with the smouldering lava deposited by the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano near Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo May 23, 2021. REUTERS/Djaffar Al Katanty NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Africa in Focus

Africa in the news: Mali coup, African vaccine production, and DRC volcano eruption

Tamara White, Leo Holtz, and Chris Heitzig

Saturday, May 29, 2021

TechStream

The TechStream newsletter: Modi hardens crackdown on online freedoms

TechStream Staff

Friday, May 28, 2021

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Books

Cvr: Turning Point

Turning Point

By Darrell M. West and John R. Allen

2020

Cover: Know Your Price

Know Your Price

By Andre M. Perry

2020

Cvr: The Constitution of Knowledge

Upcoming

The Constitution of Knowledge

By Jonathan Rauch

2021

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Back to what? Trans-Atlantic relations in the Biden era

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Russia resurrected: Its power and purpose in a new global order

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Shoppers are seen outside a grocery store in the Kasanchiz area of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie

Social assistance in Ethiopia during COVID-19

Ashwini Deshpande, Addis Kassahun Mulat, Wenhui Mao, and Mohamed Mustafa Diab

Friday, May 28, 2021

During a Greenpeace action, a CO-2 sign stands in front of the Brandenburg Gate with flames coming out of it. Two demonstrators hold a banner with the words "Before you go Mrs Merkel: Secure the future". With the action, activists of the environmental protection organization call on the German government to further reduce CO-2 emissions in Germany and to ensure compliance with the goals of the world climate summit in Paris.

Germany is becoming ground zero for the challenges of deep decarbonization

Friday, May 28, 2021

Dragon's Blood trees (L) and Socotran "desert roses" stand on a hillside in the protected area of Homhill on Socotra island February 1, 2008. Socotra is located in the Arabian Sea, 380 km (238 miles) south of mainland Yemen and 80 km west of the Horn of Africa. The Socotra islands, which harbour many unique species of birds and plants, may gain UNESCO recognition in July as a world natural heritage site. Picture taken on February 1, 2008. To match feature YEMEN-SOCOTRA REUTERS/Alistair Lyon/Files (YEMEN)

Saudi Arabia and the UAE consolidating strategic positions in Yemen’s east and islands

Friday, May 28, 2021

United States President George H.W. Bush speaks by telephone to US Secretary of State James A. Baker, III after the Secretary's first meeting with Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz of Iraq at the White House in Washington, DC on January 9, 1991. Photo by Carol T. Powers / White House via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Imperfect allies and non-state actors: Lessons from the 1991 no-fly zone in Iraq

Friday, May 28, 2021