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A man holds a cancel student debt sign in front of the White House

Biden’s student debt cancellation doesn’t solve the root problems facing borrowers—but it’s a start

Andre M. Perry · Thursday, August 25, 2022

Workers marry the body structure with the battery pack and the front and rear sub frames as they assemble electric vehicles at the Lucid Motors plant in Casa Grande, Arizona, U.S.

Climate Change

Fixing the climate crisis will require local experimentation and solutions

David G. Victor and David Dollar

Monday, August 22, 2022

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A women interacts with 'Alter', a machine body with a human like face and hands who learns through interplaying with the surrounding world. Alter was created by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro and is on display at the 'AI: More Than Human' exhibition at the Barbican Centre in London. The major new exhibition explores the relationship between humans and artificial intelligence.

Technology & Innovation

Patents and AI inventions: Recent court rulings and broader policy questions

John Villasenor

Thursday, August 25, 2022

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Giorgia Meloni, leader of far-right Fratelli d'Italia party, poses for a picture after an interview with Reuters, in Rome, Italy, August 24, 2022. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Italy

What happens if right-wing Giorgia Meloni wins Italy’s elections?

Friday, August 26, 2022

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Post

Food security shouldn’t take a summer vacation

Lauren Bauer, Krista Ruffini, Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, and Natalie Tomeh

August 26, 2022

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Latest Research

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Essay

Valuing rural minority communities: Inclusive growth, broadband, and leadership

Makada Henry-Nickie and Regina Seo

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Trade at a port

Global Trade

Biden could reduce inflation, mitigate a recession, and strengthen democracy with a new EU-US trade agreement

Sanjay Patnaik and James Kunhardt

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Concept image of financial impact by viruses such as pneumonia, influenza, SARS, coronavirus, and COVID-19

Report

Macroeconomic stabilization for a post-pandemic world

Anton Korinek and Joseph E. Stiglitz

Monday, August 29, 2022

prescription drug prices

Health Care Industry

Auditing the prescription drug Consumer Price Index

Richard G. Frank, Ernst R. Berndt, and Andrew L. Hicks

Friday, August 26, 2022

Diverse patients with face masks sitting in queue in hospital waiting room

Report

New data shows long Covid is keeping as many as 4 million people out of work

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Events

Power politics: Trump and the assault on American democracy

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Anti-corruption’s cutting edge: New directions in beneficial ownership transparency

8:30 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

Fed Vice Chair Michael Barr: Making the financial system safer and fairer

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

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Blog Posts

Miami, Florida, The Underline Promenade, people playing ping pong under outdoor rail system

The Avenue

How Miami’s new linear park is using ‘community-centered technology’ to bridge the digital divide

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Minneapolis, Minesota skyline at sunset

The Avenue

Two tools for tracking the American Rescue Plan’s local and national impacts

Alan Berube, Peter Frosch, and Allison Bell

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

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Up Front

It’s getting more expensive to raise children. And government isn’t doing much to help.

Isabel V. Sawhill, Morgan Welch, and Chris Miller

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

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Books

Cvr: Ukraine's Revolt

Ukraine’s Revolt, Russia’s Revenge

By Christopher M. Smith

2022

Cvr: Searching for Peace

Searching for Peace

By Ehud Olmert

2022

Fixer Upper

Fixer-Upper

By Jenny Schuetz

2022

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Digital Authoritarianism: Pathways, Trends, Solutions.

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

podcasting in Africa

The future of podcasting in Africa

Josephine Karianjahi and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

A Taliban fighter stands guard on a bridge in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 6, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

What’s happening in Afghanistan one year after the U.S. withdrawal?

Madiha Afzal and Adrianna Pita

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Soldiers of People's Liberation Army (PLA) are seen before a giant screen as Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the military parade marking the 70th founding anniversary of People's Republic of China, on its National Day in Beijing, China October 1, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee

The Reshuffling Report No. 16: China’s military-civil fusion — objectives and operations

China-US Focus Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity

Introducing the Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity

Janice C. Eberly and James Stock

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

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Scott Sumner: The money Illusion: Market Monetarism, the Great Recession, and the Future of Monetary Policy

Tuesday, August 30, 2022