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Northern expedition: China’s Arctic activities and ambitions

Rush Doshi, Alexis Dale-Huang, and Gaoqi Zhang · April 2021

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Podcast Episode

Betting on the future with infrastructure

Adie Tomer and Fred Dews

Friday, April 16, 2021

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What Americans still want from reform: An April 2021 update

Thursday, April 15, 2021

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Building back better: The promise of the American Rescue Plan for education

Helen Shwe Hadani and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

Friday, April 9, 2021

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Workforce Development

Adapting workers to the modern economy: Alternative training and certification

Marcus Casey and Ember Smith

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

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Latest Research

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Report

How British Columbia implemented its computer science education program

Brian Fowler, Yuri Nesen, and Emiliana Vegas

Friday, April 16, 2021

Des Moines

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Economics

To recover from COVID-19, downtowns must adapt

Tracy Hadden Loh and Joanne Kim

Thursday, April 15, 2021

Infrastructure report

Essay

Rebuild with purpose: An affirmative vision for 21st century American infrastructure

Adie Tomer, Joseph W. Kane, and Caroline George

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

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Financial Regulation

Diversity within the Federal Reserve System

Peter Conti-Brown and Kaleb Nygaard

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Housing EA

Income Inequality & Social Mobility

A comparison of renters and homeowners in recent decades

Wendy Edelberg, Sara Estep, Stephanie Lu, and Emily Moss

Monday, April 12, 2021

Events

Sustainable US presence in the Middle East: Balancing short and long-term needs

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Teacher diversity and student success: Why racial representation matters in the classroom

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Global goliaths: Multinational corporations in the 21st century economy

12:15 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

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Blog Posts

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FixGov

State cannabis reform is putting social justice front and center

Sabina Morris, John Hudak, and Christine Stenglein

Friday, April 16, 2021

TechTank

The Chinese government embraces tech industry competition

Friday, April 16, 2021

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Africa in Focus

Figure of the week: COVID’s impacts on the Nigerian extractive sector

Friday, April 16, 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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Sustainable Development Spotlight: Twin crises of debt and development distress

Friday, April 16, 2021

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Impunity passports: Governing immunity’s impact on rights

Friday, April 16, 2021

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The first 100 days: When did we start caring about them and why do they matter?

Friday, April 16, 2021

Examining China’s telecommunications ambitions

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

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Podcast: Jameel Jaffer and Ramya Krishnan on First Amendment fights

Evelyn Douek, Quinta Jurecic, Jameel Jaffer, and Ramya Krishnan

Thursday, April 15, 2021

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Tax Day has been delayed for the second year in a row—here is why that is important

Jackson Gode and Kennedy Teel

Thursday, April 15, 2021