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Young professional

America’s young people need jobs. The federal government should pay for them.

Martha Ross, Thomas Showalter, and Nicole Bateman · Friday, February 26, 2021

Nominee for U.S. Attorney General, Merrick Garland, during his swearing in confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Washington, DC U.S., February 22, 2021. Demetrius Freeman/Pool via REUTERS

Courts & Law

Merrick Garland, cannabis policy, and restorative justice

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

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FILE PHOTO: Overview of the session of the Human Rights Council during the speech of U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, February 27, 2020. Picture taken with a fisheye lens. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

Human Rights

UN Human Rights Council: As the US returns, it will have to deal with China and its friends

Thursday, February 25, 2021

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A few trees burning in a wildfire

Climate Change

The climate wolf at the door

Robert E. Litan and John Fleming

Thursday, February 18, 2021

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Earth networks

Podcast Episode

Proposals to meet global challenges in artificial intelligence and technology regulation

Joshua P. Meltzer, Landry Signé, and Fred Dews

Friday, February 26, 2021

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Latest Research

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a plenary meeting of the Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this undated photo released on February 12, 2021, by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA/via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT.

North Korea

North Korea’s economic crisis: Last chance for denuclearization?

Evans J.R. Revere

Friday, February 26, 2021

student debt

Essay

Student debt cancellation should consider wealth, not income

Andre M. Perry and Carl Romer

Thursday, February 25, 2021

Sierra Leonean security forces supervise the crew on board the Marampa 803, a vessel apprehended for alleged illegal fishing activities, that has been moored off the West African country's capital Freetown January 21, 2012. West Africa, recognized as one of the world's richest fisheries grounds teeming with snapper, grouper, sardines, mackerel and shrimp, loses up to $1.5 billion worth of fish each year to vessels fishing in protected zones or without proper equipment or licenses. Widespread corruption and a continuing lack of resources for enforcement mean huge foreign trawlers often venture into areas near the coast that are reserved exclusively for artisanal fishermen, allowing them to drag off tonnes of catch and putting at risk the livelihoods of millions of local people. Picture taken January 21, 2012. To match Feature WESTAFRICA-FISHING/ REUTERS/Simon Akam (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT FOOD ANIMALS)

Report

Measuring the global impact of destructive and illegal fishing on maritime piracy: A spatial analysis

Raj M. Desai and George E. Shambaugh

Thursday, February 25, 2021

Washington, DC, USA - August 04, 2012: The Treasury Department Federal Credit Union Building with green grass and beautiful flowers in front of it, Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest

Regulatory Policy

Agencies should plan now for future efforts to automatically sunset their rules

Martin Totaro and Connor Raso

Thursday, February 25, 2021

A girl plays hopscotch as people line up to vote in the first round of 2017 French presidential election at a polling station in Marseille, France, April 23, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Laurenson TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1DF78E8BB0

Global Development

Social and development impact bonds by the numbers

Emily Gustafsson-Wright, Izzy Boggild-Jones, Onyeka Nwabunnia, and Sarah Osborne

Thursday, February 25, 2021

Events

Fast track to recovery: US-China collaboration on COVID-19 prevention and treatment

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM EST

The business case for expanding apprenticeships: Federal and employer perspectives

3:30 PM - 4:45 PM EST

A conversation about climate change mitigation and resilience

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

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Blog Posts

A member of Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces) holds a flag of Kataib Hezbollah militia group during a protest to condemn air strikes on their bases, in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2019. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Order from Chaos

Biden’s decision to strike Iran’s proxies is a good start

Friday, February 26, 2021

Chart: Families headed by women, Black, and Latino or Hispanic individuals and individuals without a high school diploma are more likely to be struggling

Brookings Now

Charts of the Week: Black men’s life expectancy; student debt and Black households; struggling families

Friday, February 26, 2021

A teller counts U.S. notes at the Dahabshill money transfer office in capital Mogadishu February 16, 2015. Somalia's prime minister last week urged the U.S. government and U.S. banks to support money transfer firms that offer a lifeline for many in the war-torn Horn of Africa nation. About 40 percent of all Somali families rely on remittances from another country, and the estimated annual total of $1.3 billion is more than all foreign aid and investment in Somalia combined. Funds sent back home to Somalia are crucial for many families and businesses in a country that lacks a proper financial system due to the years of fighting. REUTERS/Omar Faruk (SOMALIA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS)

Future Development

Modeling remittances flows with web scraping

Jesús Crespo Cuaresma and Max Thomasberger

Friday, February 26, 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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Photo: Aerial of the Pentagon, the Department of Defense headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, near Washington DC, with I-395 freeway on the left, and the Air Force Memorial up middle.

What’s the significance of Biden’s first military strikes in Syria?

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Adrianna Pita

Friday, February 26, 2021

Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives take their oath of office on the floor of the House Chamber during the first session of the 117th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 3, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Institutional Hardball–in Congress and the White House–and the legislative road ahead, part 2

Janna Deitz and Sarah A. Binder

Library of Congress Friday, February 26, 2021

Students working on computer with teacher

Beyond relief and stimulus: More jobs and more skills

Harry J. Holzer

Friday, February 26, 2021

The Google and Facebook logos are displayed over the flag of Australia along with the words "media news."

Podcast: Rasmus Kleis Nielsen on the Australian conflict over online news

Quinta Jurecic, Evelyn Douek, and Rasmus Kleis Nielsen

Friday, February 26, 2021

Venezuelan migrants react when members of the Bolivarian National Guard (not pictured) try to stop them on their way to the border between Venezuela and Colombia, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in San Cristobal, Venezuela October 12, 2020. Picture taken October 12, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez

Venezuelan refugees and their receiving communities need funding, not sympathy

Dany Bahar and Meagan Dooley

Friday, February 26, 2021

Restoring Federal Government Ethics and the Rule of Law

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EST