Brookings Cafeteria Podcast

Jenny Doss, an early childhood special education teacher at Ben Franklin Elementary School, works with her K-5 class at the school in Menomonee Falls on June 8. Doss is speaking out against Republican lawmakers' spending proposal, which only calls for a slight boost in special education funding.MJS-special education funding00p1

Challenges to early childhood education in the wake of COVID-19

Jon Valant, Miriam Calderon, Jenna Conway, and Christina Weiland

Friday, September 3, 2021

FILE PHOTO: An employee puts up a price tag ahead of Black Friday at a Walmart store in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. November 23, 2016. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski/File Photo

Why high unemployment persists for Black workers

Kristen Broady and Fred Dews

Friday, August 27, 2021

A member of Taliban forces keeps watch at a checkpost in Kabul, Afghanistan August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

The Taliban takes Afghanistan

Vanda Felbab-Brown and Fred Dews

Friday, August 20, 2021

An essential delivery worker wearing personal protective equipment in Tribeca, New York during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Why it’s harder for American workers to get ahead, and what we can do about it

Marcela Escobari and Fred Dews

Friday, August 13, 2021

Couple planning retirement

How to make retirement income more accessible for all Americans

J. Mark Iwry, David C. John, and Bill Finan

Friday, August 6, 2021

People wait in line as Kentucky Labor Cabinet reopens 13 Regional Career Centers for in-person unemployment insurance services, in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud

After the COVID-19 lockdowns, how to fix benefit delivery tech for workers

Annelies Goger and Fred Dews

Friday, July 30, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Cannabis product boxes are displayed at The Cannabis World Congress & Business Exposition (CWCBExpo) trade show in New York City, New York, U.S., May 30, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

A plan for marijuana policy reform

John Hudak and Fred Dews

Friday, July 23, 2021

The entrance to Trump Tower on 5th Avenue is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., May 19, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

The Trump Organization tax fraud charges

Norman Eisen and Fred Dews

Friday, July 16, 2021

An event to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party is held at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on July 1, 2021. (Kyodo)==KyodoNO USE JAPAN

Global China’s growing role in the world

Ryan Hass, Emilie Kimball, and Bill Finan

Friday, July 9, 2021

Isle of Man, "tax haven"

Dirty money in offshore banks

Matthew Collin and Fred Dews

Friday, July 2, 2021

A man confronts Trump supporters with a contingent of far-right sympathizers as they rally in the street outside the Justice Center in Portland, Ore., on August 22, 2020. (Photo by Alex Milan Tracy/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Defending truth from the war on facts

Jonathan Rauch and Bill Finan

Friday, June 25, 2021

People attend a rally for racial justice on the one year anniversary of the police shooting of Rayshard Brooks, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., June 12, 2021. REUTERS/Dustin Chambers TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A public reckoning on racial injustice and inequality

Makada Henry-Nickie and Fred Dews

Friday, June 18, 2021

Linda Dennis (L) sits with her 11-year-old family member Sharee Nelo (R) inside the L.A. Sports Area in Los Angeles, California, December 20, 2009. Thousands of bicycles and toys were given away to families in need during The Dream Center Christmas in the City event. Dennis and her family waited in line outside for over 16 hours, including sleeping overnight, to ensure they were one of the families to receive the and gifts. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY)

The race gap in multigenerational poverty; Census 2020 findings

William H. Frey, Richard V. Reeves, Scott Winship, and Fred Dews

Friday, June 11, 2021

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" and the United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, debut the Super Delta formation consisting of six F-16 Fighting Falcons and six F/A-18 Super Hornets over a C-130J Super Hercules at Naval Air Facility El Centro, March 2, 2021. This is the first time the demo teams performed the formation which grew out of joint training opportunities held in 2020 and 2021.Where: NAF El Centro, California, United StatesWhen: 02 Mar 2021Credit: AF Thunderbirds/Cover-Images.com**Editorial Use Only**

The art of war in an age of peace

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Fred Dews

Friday, June 4, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Holding tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at Colonial Pipeline's Dorsey Junction Station in Woodbine, Maryland, U.S. May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Drone Base/File Photo/File Photo

Regulating markets most efficiently

Sanjay Patnaik and Fred Dews

Friday, May 28, 2021