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Representative Mondaire Jones (D-NY) during a press conference about H.R. 1 at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday March 3, 2021. Today the House will vote on H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2021, an election reform bill pushed by Democrats, as Congressional negotiations over additional COVID relief continue. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

The case for a civil rights exception to the filibuster

Rashawn Ray · Monday, March 8, 2021

Chicago

U.S. Economy

What the recovery from the Great Recession reveals about post-pandemic work and cities

Joanne Kim and Tracy Hadden Loh

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

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Inspiring the next generation of women leaders

Aloysius Uche Ordu

Monday, March 8, 2021

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File photo dated December 23, 2018 of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (also known as MBS) attends a graduation ceremony for Saudi airforce officers at King Faisal Airbase in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. A US intelligence report has found that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the murder of exiled Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. The report released by the Biden administration says the prince approved a plan to either "capture or kill" Khashoggi. Photo by Bandar Al Jaloud - Royal Palace / ABACAPRESS.COM

Podcast Episode

How should the US respond to Mohammed bin Salman’s role in Khashoggi killing?

Bruce Riedel and Adrianna Pita

Monday, March 1, 2021

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Congress

Essay

Health policy solutions for the Biden administration and the 117th U.S. Congress

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

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Latest Research

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Coronavirus (COVID-19)

One year in, COVID-19’s uneven spread across the US continues

William H. Frey

Friday, March 5, 2021

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Report

Digital capital and superstar firms

Prasanna Tambe, Lorin M. Hitt, Daniel Rock, and Erik Brynjolfsson

Thursday, March 4, 2021

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Workforce Development

Race and jobs at risk of being automated in the age of COVID-19

Kristen Broady, Darlene Booth-Bell, Jason Coupet, and Moriah Macklin

Thursday, March 4, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Iberdrola's power generating wind turbines are seen against cloudy sky at Moranchon wind farm in central Spain December 17, 2012. REUTERS/Sergio Perez/File Photo

Climate Change

The future of electric power in the United States

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Ebone Jolly RN, prepares to administer a Covid-19 test to Shu Rice, 59, of Detroit in the parking lot at The Joseph Walker Williams Community Center Friday Nov. 13, 2020.Covidtesting 111320 15 Mw

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Examining and addressing COVID-19 racial disparities in Detroit

Rashawn Ray, Jane Fran Morgan, Lydia Wileden, Samantha Elizondo, and Destiny Wiley-Yancy

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Events

US-German and trans-Atlantic relations in the 21st century: Launch of the Fritz Stern Chair

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST

Setting a new agenda for American cities

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Should the government play a role in reducing algorithmic bias?

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM EST

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Blog Posts

An aerial drone photo of South Lamar Boulevard in Austin, Texas with a layer of snow followed by an arctic blast on Monday Feb. 15, 2021. South Lamar Boulevard is one of the main roads that run into downtown Austin. You can see the cityscape on the horizon. The power is currently out across most of Austin and Texas and residents are advised to stay home. (Photo by Pearcey Proper/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Up Front

Why Texas had catastrophic blackouts

Colby Galliher, Kelsey Landau, and Julia Bourkland

Monday, March 8, 2021

FILE PHOTO: The Committee to Protect Journalists and other press freedom activists hold a candlelight vigil in front of the Saudi Embassy to mark the anniversary of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul, Wednesday evening in Washington, U.S., October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo

Up Front

GCC News Roundup: US report finds Saudi crown prince approved Khashoggi murder, Gulf states impose new restrictions to stem virus surge (February 1-28)

Monday, March 8, 2021

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Future Development

Managing developing countries’ sovereign debt

José Antonio Ocampo

Monday, March 8, 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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Gavel with a sounding block that reads "Antitrust law"

Back to the good—or were they the bad—old days of antitrust?

Clifford Winston

Monday, March 8, 2021

Two women wear placards around their neck featuring the testimony of victims of sexual assault, rape, and harassment.

Gendered disinformation is a national security problem

Lucina Di Meco and Kristina Wilfore

Monday, March 8, 2021

A second-hand clothes vendor examines a jean jacket in his shop at the Yaba market, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Lagos, Nigeria March 23, 2020. Picture taken March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Deepening access to capital for Nigerian MSMEs during a pandemic

Monday, March 8, 2021

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Africa in the news: Ethiopia, Nigeria, and internet control updates

Christina Golubski and Leo Holtz

Saturday, March 6, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A road sign directs traffic towards the Nord Stream 2 gas line landfall facility entrance in Lubmin, Germany, September 10, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo

How to solve the Nord Stream 2 dilemma

Friday, March 5, 2021

A woman reads the newspapers frontpages at a Chiado newsagent, as Portuguese lockdown continues.Portugal, one of the countries hardest hit by the pandemic, authorised the renewal of the state of emergency until March 1st, to try to contain the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente Herrero / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Podcast: Emily Bell on journalism in the platform era

Emily Bell, Quinta Jurecic, and Evelyn Douek

Friday, March 5, 2021