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Punishing Denmark over Greenland shows Trump has defected to the autocrats

Thomas Wright · Thursday, August 22, 2019

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Getting beyond the myths: What Americans really think about mass shootings and gun legislation

William A. Galston and Clara Hendrickson

Thursday, August 22, 2019

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U.S. Foreign Policy

France is not alone in its plan to tax tech giants

David Dollar and Lilian Faulhaber

Monday, August 19, 2019

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Cities & Regions

Instead of bemoaning wealth work, make it better

Mark Muro, Robert Maxim, and Jacob Whiton

August 23, 2019

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A woman rides in a golf cart with her dog in Sun City, Arizona, January 6, 2013. Sun City was built in 1959 by entrepreneur Del Webb as America?s first active retirement community for the over-55's. Del Webb predicted that retirees would flock to a community where they were given more than just a house with a rocking chair in which to sit and wait to die. Today?s residents keep their minds and bodies active by socializing at over 120 clubs with activities such as square dancing, ceramics, roller skating, computers, cheerleading, racquetball and yoga. There are 38,500 residents in the community with an average age 72.4 years. Picture taken January 6, 2013. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY)ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 16 OF 30 FOR PACKAGE 'THE SPORTY SENIORS OF SUN CITY'SEARCH 'SUN CITY' FOR ALL IMAGES - LM2E91F0XAN01

Op-Ed

Despite scary headlines, America’s elderly continue to prosper

Thursday, August 15, 2019

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Latest Research

Shifts in Private Sector Union Participation

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The shift in private sector union participation: Explanations and effects

Ryan Nunn, Jimmy O’Donnell, and Jay Shambaugh

Thursday, August 22, 2019

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International Affairs

Hostile ally: The Trump challenge and Europe’s inadequate response

Constanze Stelzenmüller

August 2019

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How high are infrastructure costs? Analyzing Interstate construction spending

Leah Brooks and Zachary Liscow

Monday, August 19, 2019

U.S. Capitol Building

Report

Fiscal policy with high debt and low interest rates

William G. Gale

Thursday, August 15, 2019

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How risk-sharing policies affect the costs and risks of public pension plans

Donald Boyd, Gang Chen, and Yimeng Yin

Monday, August 12, 2019

Events

Launch: Brookings India Electricity & Carbon Tracker

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM IST

New Delhi, India

Law and macroeconomics: Using regulations to combat recessions

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

America’s role in the world: The future of alliances

5:00 PM - 7:30 PM MDT

Denver, Colorado

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Blog Posts

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Future Development

For growth and well-being, climate crisis overshadows all else

Friday, August 23, 2019

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FixGov

A disturbance in the Force: President Trump, DOD’s JEDI procurement, and the Old Post Office

Friday, August 23, 2019

Hutchins Roundup

Up Front

Hutchins Roundup: who doctors test for heart attacks, impact of foreign-owned firms in the US, and more

Jeffrey Cheng, David Wessel, and Kadija Yilla

Friday, August 23, 2019

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Books

Front Cover: Divided Politics, Divided Nation

Divided Politics, Divided Nation

By Darrell M. West

2019

From Gutenberg to Google

From Gutenberg to Google

By Tom Wheeler

2019

Cover: The Senkaku Paradox

The Senkaku Paradox

By Michael E. O’Hanlon

2019

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Defending shared values: Estonia in an evolving Europe

The Brookings Institution

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

French President Emmanuel Macron, Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, Khalifa Haftar, the military commander who dominates eastern Libya, and the participants of the International Conference on Libya listen to a verbal agreement between the various parties regarding the organization of a democratic election this year at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 29, 2018. Etienne Laurent/Pool via Reuters - RC150A52E560

Empowered decentralization: A city-based strategy for rebuilding Libya

The Brookings Institution

Monday, February 11, 2019

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Why we need to rethink education in the artificial intelligence age

The Brookings Institution

Thursday, January 31, 2019

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Learning from Trump’s Syria debacle—What Congress can do

The Brookings Institution

Monday, January 7, 2019

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I was special envoy to fight the Islamic State. Our gains are now at risk.

The Brookings Institution

Sunday, January 6, 2019

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Trump administration to withdraw military forces from Syria

PBS

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

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