Governance Studies

Marijuana is seen for sale at Harborside, one of California's largest and oldest dispensaries of medical marijuana, on the first day of legalized recreational marijuana sales in Oakland, California, U.S., January 1, 2018. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage - RC14812827E0

In a new documentary short, Brookings looks at the human side of medical cannabis policy

John Hudak and George Burroughs

Thursday, April 19, 2018

U.S. 1040 Individual Income Tax forms are seen in New York

On tax day, what are the experts saying?

William G. Gale, Vanessa Williamson, Henry J. Aaron, and Fred Dews

Friday, April 13, 2018

Michael Cohen, personal attorney for U.S. President Donald Trump, talks to reporters as he departs after meeting with Senate Intelligence Committee staff.

What the FBI raid on Michael Cohen means for Trump

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Teachers pack the state Capitol rotunda to capacity, on the second day of a teacher walkout, to demand higher pay and more funding for education, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., April 3, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1482AB0B40

Four reasons teachers are striking

Thursday, April 5, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump talks with a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Patrol Agent while participating in a tour of U.S.-Mexico border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, California. U.S., March 13, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - HP1EE3D1KSH5O

What’s wrong with Trump’s plan to send troops to the border

Thursday, April 5, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump talks with a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Patrol Agent while participating in a tour of U.S.-Mexico border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, California. U.S., March 13, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - HP1EE3D1KSH5O

Rebuffed by Congress, Trump resorts to old ideas on the border

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on stage during a town hall.

Facebook’s data breach and the future of consumer privacy

Nicol Turner-Lee

Thursday, March 29, 2018

The Life She Deserves: Medical marijuana in the US

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM PDT

West Hollywood, California

Marijuana flags are seen as protesters gather to smoke marijuana on steps of the U.S. Capitol to tell Congress to "De-schedule Cannabis Now" in Washington, U.S. April 24, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RC17FF72CF10

Are marijuana pop-ups legal in DC?

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Betsy DeVos testifies before the Senate Health, Education and Labor Committee confirmation hearing to be next Secretary of Education on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RC1D5B7B0CF0

The spending bill is a rebuke of DeVos’ priorities

Elizabeth Mann Levesque

Friday, March 23, 2018