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Can the CHIPS Act heal the nation’s economic divides?

Mark Muro
August 2, 2022

The CHIPS and Science Act—the sprawling technology package Congress passed last week—has been called many things.  What started as the Endless Frontier Act became the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, then the COMPETES Act, the Bipartisan Innovation Act, CHIPS-Plus, and finally, the CHIPS and Science Act.  Along the way, some senators called the bill a.

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White and youth population losses contributed most to the nation’s growth slowdown, new census data reveals

William H. Frey
August 1, 2022

Previous analyses of Census Bureau estimates make plain that the nation’s population growth has ground down to a historic low: only 0.1% growth between July 2020 and July 2021. During this prime year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of deaths rose sharply, births declined, and immigration reached its lowest levels in decades. At the.

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As extreme heat grips the globe, access to air conditioning is an urgent public health issue

Rebecca Mann and Jenny Schuetz
July 25, 2022

Cities across the globe are gasping in extreme summer heat. Last week, the United Kingdom—known for its cool, rainy climate—broke its all-time-high temperature record, topping out at 104.4 degrees Fahrenheit. Meanwhile, U.S. cities are scrambling to protect their residents and physical infrastructure from the dangers of extreme heat, which can cause school closures, transit system.

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June’s jobs report shows warning signs for workers of color

Regina Seo, Oluwasekemi Odumosu, Anthony Barr, and Andre M. Perry
July 20, 2022

According to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) monthly jobs report, the U.S. economy added 372,000 jobs in June, while the unemployment rate remained unchanged from May, at 3.6%. Yet Black unemployment remains almost double the national rate (5.8%), and there are still 5.7 million people who are not in the labor force but.

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