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Brookings Now

Charts of the Week: Gun violence

Tamari Dzotsenidze

Friday, November 15, 2019

U.S. Department of Labor

Economic Development

Moving federal jobs out of Washington could work, if it’s done correctly

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

An automated guided vehicle carrying a battery pack moves under a partially assembled 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicle on the assembly line at General Motors Orion Assembly in Lake Orion, Michigan, U.S., March 19, 2018. Photo taken March 19, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook - RC16181E9F00

Up Front

Automation, work and skills

Marcus Casey and Sarah Nzau

Thursday, November 7, 2019

A line worker installs the back seats on the flex line at Nissan Motor Co's automobile manufacturing plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, U.S., August 23, 2018. Picture taken August 23, 2018. REUTERS/William DeShazer - RC1B6E2ACF40

Technology & Innovation

Gender, occupational segregation, and automation

Patricia Cortes and Jessica Pan

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Librarian Bertrand Bobis (L) teaches a senior citizen how to use a Facebook account during a class at a branch of the New York Public Library in New York August 13, 2012. Seniors, some in their 90s, could soon be making new friends on Facebook thanks to New York libraries offering classes to help the elderly learn, or brush up their social network skills. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION) - GM2E88E0HDJ01

Technology & Innovation

Employment and training for mature adults

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Librarian Josh Soule turns on computers in preparation to teach senior citizens how to set up and use a Facebook account during a class at a branch of the New York Public Library in New York August 13, 2012. Seniors, some in their 90s, could soon be making new friends on Facebook thanks to New York libraries offering classes to help the elderly learn, or brush up their social network skills. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION) - GM2E88E0HHA01

Up Front

Comments on “Employment and training for mature adults: The current system and moving forward” by Paul Osterman

Thursday, November 7, 2019

An Electroimpact automated fiber placement machine, which lays down carbon fiber strips onto the 777X spar, is seen during a media tour of the Boeing 777X at the Boeing Composite Wing Center in Everett, Washington, U.S., February 27, 2019. Picture taken February 27, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson - RC1220B68860

Up Front

Comments on “How automation and other forms of IT affect the middle class: Assessing the estimates” by Jaimovich and Siu

Harry J. Holzer

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Jacob Bailey conducts assembly on an SUV chassis at the General Motors Assembly Plant in Arlington, Texas June 9, 2015. General Motors Co is raising the stakes on its bet that sales of fuel-thirsty sport utility vehicles will keep driving its global profits as Chinese and other markets sag. GM said on July 14, 2015 that it plans to spend $1.4 billion to modernize the factory in Arlington, Texas, that builds the Cadillac Escalade, Chevrolet Suburban and GMC Yukon sport utility vehicles. It's the largest single investment in a $5.4 billion, three-year plant upgrade program announced earlier this year. Picture taken June 9, 2015. To match Insight GM-SUVS/ REUTERS/Mike Stone - GF10000166170

Technology & Innovation

How automation and other forms of IT affect the middle class

Nir Jaimovich and Henry E. Siu

Thursday, November 7, 2019

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott - RC1EDB0ED010

Impeachment

Pelosi will get more out of today’s impeachment inquiry vote than Republicans. Here’s why.

Sarah A. Binder

The Washington Post Thursday, October 31, 2019

Sarah A. Binder

Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

BinderSAB

Girls' education research and policy symposium

8:30 AM - 6:00 PM EDT

U.S House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivers remarks at the opening plenary session of the National Association of the Advancement for Colored People's annual convention in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook - RC1AAE7BD040

Impeachment

Pelosi finally called for an impeachment inquiry. Here’s what’s happening behind the scenes.

Sarah A. Binder

The Washington Post September 27, 2019

Moving to Opportunity: What’s next?

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT

An electroimpact automated fiber placement machine, which lays down carbon fiber strips onto the 777X spar, seen during a media tour of the Boeing 777X at the Boeing Composite Wing Center in Everett, Washington, U.S., February 27, 2019. Picture taken February 27, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson - RC1B1FA69A40

Up Front

The differing impact of automation on men and women's work

Marcus Casey and Sarah Nzau

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Up Front

What happens if Trump tries to fire Fed chair Jerome Powell?

Peter Conti-Brown

Monday, September 9, 2019