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Coronavirus (COVID-19)

COVID-19 could erase parenting gains of the last 30 years

Rebecca Ryan, Ariel Kalil, Susan Mayer, and Rohen Shah

Monday, October 26, 2020

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Demographics & Population

Older voters may secure a Biden victory in 2020’s swing states

William H. Frey

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Economics

Don’t let flashy 3rd quarter GDP growth fool you, the economy is still in a big hole

Monday, October 26, 2020

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People cast their ballots during early voting for the upcoming presidential elections inside of The Atlanta Hawks' State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., October 12, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Aluka Berry

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Why the risk of election violence is high

Daniel L. Byman and Colin P. Clarke

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

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Latest Research

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U.S. Politics & Government

Twitter and the Federal Reserve

Peter Conti-Brown and Brian Feinstein

Thursday, October 29, 2020

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg walks with U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper prior to a news conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 26, 2020. Virginia Mayo/Pool via REUTERS

Defense & Security

NATO’s response to COVID-19: Lessons for resilience and readiness

Giovanna De Maio

October 2020

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Policy 2020

A new path to education reform: Playful learning promotes 21st-century skills in schools and beyond

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Helen Shwe Hadani, Elias Blinkoff, and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and U.S. President Donald Trump participate in their second 2020 presidential campaign debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., October 22, 2020. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/Pool/File Photo

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Trans-Atlantic Scorecard — October 2020

Monday, October 26, 2020

Rent due

Housing Markets & Finance

How many households can’t pay next month’s rent? That’s a tricky question.

Monday, October 26, 2020

Events

How will the 2020 presidential election shape U.S. policy in the Middle East?

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM AST

Election 2020: Results and implications

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EST

Upcoming Policy 2020 Event

What has COVID-19 taught us about the digital and opportunity divides in America’s schools?

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST

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Blog Posts

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Africa in Focus

Figure of the week: Flood risk and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa

Thursday, October 29, 2020

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Race in American Public Policy

Navigating race and injustice in America’s middle class

Jennifer M. Silva and Tiffany N. Ford

Thursday, October 29, 2020

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Up Front

Hutchins Roundup: Business closures, inflation, and more

Sophia Campbell, Lorena Hernandez Barcena, and Louise Sheiner

Thursday, October 29, 2020

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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: China 2049

China 2049

Edited by David Dollar, Yiping Huang, and Yang Yao

2020

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President's Corner

On the Passing of Brookings Institution Chairman Emeritus James A. Johnson

Sunday, October 18, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in their first 2020 presidential campaign debate held on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., September 29, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

President's Corner

America’s democracy on the edge

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Aug 29, 2020; Erie, PA, USA; Erie Equal founder Andrey Rosado, center, leads protesters as they march past Erie City Hall during the We Will Not Stay Silent rally on Aug. 29, 2020. The rally, organized by Erie Equal, was in response to the social unrest and violence in Kenosha, Wisconsin and other cites across the country. Mandatory Credit: Jack Hanrahan/Erie Times-News-USA TODAY NETWORK

President's Corner

New priority on Race, Justice, and Equity

Thursday, September 24, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg attends the lunch session of The Women's Conference in Long Beach, California October 26, 2010. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo

President's Corner

Brookings President John R. Allen statement on the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Friday, September 18, 2020

Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) speaks ahead of a vote on two articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., in a still image from video December 18, 2019. House TV via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

President's Corner

Brookings President John R. Allen statement on the passing of John R. Lewis

Saturday, July 18, 2020

A Palestinian man herds sheep near a construction site at a Jewish settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim December 19, 2011. Israel began seeking tenders to build more than 1,000 homes in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, part of a settlement plan it accelerated after Palestinians won recognition by a U.N. body, but a move which complicates a return to negotiations.REUTERS/Baz Ratner (POLITICS ANIMALS)

President's Corner

Stopping Israel’s annexation is a US national security interest

The Hill

Sunday, June 14, 2020