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The House’s Build Back Better Act is a milestone for place-based solutions

Mark Muro, Robert Maxim, Anthony F. Pipa, Yang You, and Colleen Dougherty · Tuesday, November 23, 2021

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Modernizing American infrastructure requires people and procurement, not just dollars

Friday, November 19, 2021

COP26 President Alok Sharma receives applause during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain November 13, 2021. REUTERS/Phil Noble

COP26 shows cities can lead on climate, but must strengthen their data and action plans

Mark Muro, David G. Victor, Colleen Dougherty, Adie Tomer, and Joseph W. Kane

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

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How a Massachusetts town is investing in social infrastructure to rebuild its Main Street

Aaron Greiner and Emily Cooper

Monday, November 15, 2021

To recognize the six U.S. Native American nations represented by students enrolled at The University of Southern Mississippi, the flag of each nation is now flying at R.C. University Union. Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021.Southern Miss Native American Flags

The monthly jobs report ignores Native Americans. How are they faring economically?

Gabriel R. Sanchez, Robert Maxim, and Raymond Foxworth

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

The CMA CGM Marco Polo, an Explorer class container ship crosses the Bayonne bridge for then dock at Elizabeth port as seen from Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S., May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

America has an infrastructure bill. What happens next?

Adie Tomer, Caroline George, Joseph W. Kane, and Andrew Bourne

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

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Big cities aren’t dividing America. They hold the key to our collective future

Amy Liu and Alan Berube

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Participants rest in the Climate Action Hub during the sixth day of the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference, held by UNFCCC inside the COP26 venue - Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, Scotland on November 5, 2021. COP26, running from October 31 to November 12 in Glasgow, will be the most significant climate conference since the 2015 Paris summit as the nations are expected to set new greenhouse gas emission targets in order to slow the global warming, as well as firming up other key commitments. (Photo by Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

The success of federal climate funding depends on local leadership

Joseph W. Kane, Andrew Bourne, Adie Tomer, and Caroline George

Friday, November 5, 2021

A red tag hangs on a cell door, indicating an active COVID-19 case for the occupant at Faribault Prison, in Faribault, Minnesota, USA on October 28, 2021. States have been rolling back the amount of information they publicly report about the status of the pandemic in correctional facilities. Photo by Aaron Lavinsky/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dramatically increasing incarceration is the wrong response to the recent uptick in homicides and violent crime

Anthony Barr and Kristen Broady

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

An aerial view shows vehicle traffic on Interstate 5 (I-5) and homes in residential areas in Los Angeles, California, U.S. August 10, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Bing Guan

Introducing the Brookings and Ashoka Collaborative Innovation Challenge: Valuing Homes in Black Communities

Andre M. Perry and Stuart Yasgur

Thursday, October 28, 2021

Sunrise Movement members rallied at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on June 21, 2021. The rally launched a 105-mile, week-long trek to Washington, DC where they will meet up with other Sunrise groups and deliver demands to the Biden Administration and Congress. (Photo by Paul Weaver/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

American Rescue Plan funds can jump-start stalled opportunities for youth

Martha Ross, Lili Allen, Annelies Goger, and Avni Nahar

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

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How a New Orleans community land trust is providing permanently affordable housing and supporting Black entrepreneurs

Julius E. Kimbrough, Jr.

Friday, October 22, 2021

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Embracing placemaking as a core state strategy

Joanne Kim and John D. Ratliff

Thursday, October 21, 2021

A view of the exterior of the Nevada State Capitol Building in Carson City, Nevada, U.S., June 30, 2021. Picture taken June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Linda So

Reimagining local public finance: Equitable reform of taxes, fines, and fees

Tonantzin Carmona

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

A general view of the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, D.C., on May 28, 2020 amid the Coronavirus pandemic. This week marked 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths in the United States, as outbreaks accelerated in more than a dozen states and many countries across the global south according to reports. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

With only 194,000 jobs added, September’s jobs report disappoints

Kristen Broady and Anthony Barr

Thursday, October 14, 2021