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U.S. government furloughed worker Jamie holds a sign for representatives to read, as the government shutdown enters day nine, outside the U.S. Capitol House Chamber in Washington October 9, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS CIVIL UNREST) - GM1E9AA02P701

Furloughed workers are facing an all-too-common problem for many Americans—living paycheck to paycheck

Aaron Klein · Thursday, January 17, 2019

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United Kingdom

Brexit endgame: Parliament votes down Theresa May’s Brexit deal

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

A mariachi musician walks past a mural in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, home to many Mexican migrants, in California August 5, 2014. Los Angeles is a culturally thriving city and one of the most ethnically diverse in the United States, with a population that is 48.5 percent Latino and 11.3 percent Asian, according to a 2010 census. Immigration has become a hot button issue ahead of U.S. midterm elections on November 4, and despite arguments from the White House that legal migration benefits businesses, a recent opinion poll found most Americans believe migrants place a burden on the economy. Picture taken August 5, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY IMMIGRATION)ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE 02 OF 28 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY 'LOS ANGELES, WORLD IN A CITY' SEARCH 'NICHOLSON CENSUS' FOR ALL - GM1EAAU16C101

Demographics & Population

Ruling on citizenship question may save the 2020 census

William H. Frey

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

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Report

Foresight Africa: Top priorities for the continent in 2019

Friday, January 11, 2019

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Post

Why Democrats shouldn’t worry about a large field of presidential contenders

Friday, January 18, 2019

Latest Research

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Paris Peace Forum

Report

Trans-Atlantic Scorecard – January 2019

Friday, January 18, 2019

DATE IMPORTED:December 22, 2017Cataldo Ambulance medics John Gardner (L) and David Farmer care for a man in his 40's who was found unresponsive after overdosing on an opioid in the Boston suburb of Salem, Massachusetts, August 9, 2017. The victim received a total of 12mg of naloxone. Nurses at the hospital recognised the man, saying he was brought in the day before after overdosing. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Report

Reducing Unfair Out-of-Network Billing — Integrated Approaches to Protecting Patients

Mark Hall, Loren Adler, Paul B. Ginsburg, and Erin Trish

Thursday, January 17, 2019

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Energy Industry

The U.S. coal sector

Howard Gruenspecht

January 2019

doctor and patient

Health Care Reform

Next steps in health reform: Hospitals, Medicaid expansion, and racial equity

Dayna Bowen Matthew

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

A pedestrian walks across New Jersey Avenue in front of the U.S. Capitol building, on largely deserted streets, as a major snow storm hits the Washington area, closing U.S. Federal Government offices for the day and shutting down much of the city of Washington February 13, 2014. A deadly and intensifying winter storm packing heavy snow, sleet and rain pelted a huge swath of the U.S. East Coast on Thursday, grounding flights and shuttering schools and government offices. REUTERS/Jim Bourg (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT POLITICS) - GM1EA2D1QAN01

Report

Lots of plans to boost tax credits: which is best?

Isabel V. Sawhill and Christopher Pulliam

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Events

Enabling opportunities: 5G, the internet of things, and communities of color

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM EST

Development Seminar: Subsidies and agricultural policy

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM IST

New Delhi, India

Improving opportunities for those who want to work longer

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM EST

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Blog Posts

Kenyan policemen and explosives experts gather evidence from the car suspected to have been used by the attackers outside the scene where explosions and gunshots were heard at The DusitD2 complex, in Nairobi, Kenya January 17, 2019. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi - RC1EDB13C140

Africa in focus

Africa in the news: Terrorist attack in Nairobi and protests in Zimbabwe

Saturday, January 19, 2019

A broker reacts while trading at his computer terminal at a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai, India, February 26, 2016. Indian bonds, shares and the rupee gained on Friday after a key government report on the economy was seen as calling for fiscal prudence and stable inflation, while also acknowledging risks to the growth outlook. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade - D1BESPFKCFAA

Future Development

Why hasn’t technology improved government effectiveness?

Shanta Devarajan

Friday, January 18, 2019

More than 30,000 Los Angeles teachers hold a rally at the City Hall after going on strike, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 14, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake - RC19C6709C20

Brown Center Chalkboard

LA teachers’ strike marks a return to normal

Friday, January 18, 2019

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Books

The Future of Work

By Darrell M. West

2018

Dream Hoarders

By Richard V. Reeves

2018

Book cover: Diversity Explosion

Diversity Explosion

By William H. Frey

2018

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attends a news conference at the Alliance's headquarters, in Brussels.

An update on trans-Atlantic relations

Friday, January 18, 2019

A Ukrainian national flag flies over the parliament building (Verkhovna Rada) during a parliament session to review a proposal by President Petro Poroshenko to introduce martial law for 60 days after Russia seized Ukrainian naval ships off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea, in Kiev, Ukraine, November 26, 2018. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich - RC1BD2505A10

25 years after Ukraine denuclearized, Russian aggression continues to rise

Strobe Talbott and Maggie Tennis

Friday, January 18, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Missile Defense Review announcement at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 17, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC15E60575C0

Trump stands on shaky ground, new poll shows

William A. Galston

Friday, January 18, 2019

Girls walk to school in Gao, Mali March 7 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: EDUCATION SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E9371K9V01

Figure of the week: Youth representation and inclusion

Friday, January 18, 2019

The Supreme Court

Cutting Federal Common Law Off at the Stem in Jesner v. Arab Bank

Scott R. Anderson

American Constitution Society May 2, 2018

Foresight Africa: Global youth population projections

Charts of the week: Africa’s changing demographics

Friday, January 18, 2019

Brookings Around The World

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The Brookings Institution

Washington, D.C., USA

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Haidian, Beijing, China

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Brookings India

New Delhi, Delhi, India