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Who decides? Courts, Congress, and the shifting boundaries of tax authority

Elena Patel

September 10, 2025

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Introducing the Trump K-12 education litigation tracker

Rachel M. Perera, Thalia González, Aidan Tomlinson

September 8, 2025

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Corps to careers: Expanding career opportunities for young adults involved in service and conservation programs

Joseph W. Kane, Martha Ross, Zoë Dec

September 9, 2025

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What the 80th UN General Assembly means for Africa

Cristina Duarte, Landry Signé

September 3, 2025

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K-12 Education Declining public school enrollment

Dylan Council, Sofoklis Goulas, Faidra Monachou

Education Policy How to reimagine education for the 21st century

Natalie Evans, Kimberly Nesbitt, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

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Higher Education Exam ready: Who uses college admissions test prep and does it work?

Sarah Reber, Zaria Roller, Quinn Sanderson

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Education Legal experts weigh in on the implications of the 2025 Supreme Court term for K-12 education

Robert Kim, Derek Black, Suzanne Eckes, Preston Green III, Rachel M. Perera

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Executive Power

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U.S. Government & Politics Is the growth of executive power a threat to constitutional democracy?

William A. Galston

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U.S. Government & Politics What’s the president’s legal basis for sending National Guard troops to DC streets?

Scott R. Anderson, Fred Dews

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U.S. Democracy How has democratic erosion harmed businesses?

Vanessa Williamson, Ellis Chen

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U.S. Government & Politics Tracking Trump’s actions on tariffs, the environment, immigration, and more

Chase Parry, David Wessel

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Transportation Access to resilient transportation in metropolitan New Orleans

Adie Tomer, Ben Swedberg

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Cities & Communities Addressing environmental injustices as a resilience strategy: Challenges and areas for action in New Orleans 20 years after Hurricane Katrina

Manann Donoghoe

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Crime, Justice & Safety One step forward, three steps back: Criminal legal reform and community safety in New Orleans 20 years after Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures

Kim Mosby, Sarah Omojola, Hanna Love, Keesha Middlemass

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Education Creating and sustaining a new kind of education system after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans

Jamie M. Carroll, Douglas N. Harris

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China

Diplomacy & Multilateralism The countdown to a Trump-Xi summit

Patricia M. Kim

Pharmaceutical & Drug Policy US drug supply chain exposure to China

Marta E. Wosińska, Yihan Shi

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September 12

2025

China US-China trade wars: A conversation with Michael Froman

The Brookings Institution, Washington DC

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Taiwan Taiwan’s recall vote: Implications for Taiwan, China, and the United States

Richard C. Bush, Ryan Hass

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Artificial Intelligence

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Technology & Information To prepare young people for the AI workplace, focus on the fundamentals

Annelies Goger, Samia Amin, Christina Yancey

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Artificial Intelligence Why humans matter most in the age of AI: Jacob Taylor on collaboration, vibe teaming, and the rise of collective intelligence

Jacob Taylor, Junjie Ren

Corporations Google decision demonstrates need to overhaul competition policy for AI era

Tom Wheeler, Bill Baer

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on artificial intelligence at the "Winning the AI Race" Summit in Washington D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025.

Artificial Intelligence What to make of the Trump administration’s AI Action Plan

Sorelle Friedler, Cameron F. Kerry, Aaron Klein, Raj Korpan, Ivan Lopez, Mark Muro, Chinasa T. Okolo, Stephanie K. Pell, Jude Poirier, Landry Signé, Nicol Turner Lee, Judy Wang, Darrell M. West, Tom Wheeler, Niam Yaraghi

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2025

China US-China trade wars: A conversation with Michael Froman

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2025

Global Economy & Development The state of democracy: Global insights from Africa

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Monday, 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT

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September 15

2025

Education Policy What the Trump administration legally can and can’t do to implement its agenda in public schools

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