Campaigns & Elections

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FixGov

Can Biden hold onto his lead?

William A. Galston

Thursday, June 20, 2019

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Russia

Lessons from the Mueller report on Russian political warfare

Alina Polyakova

Thursday, June 20, 2019

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks at a campaign house party in Windham, New Hampshire, U.S., June 14, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder - RC12B7B4B860

Brown Center Chalkboard

The central role of free college and loan forgiveness in the Democratic primary

Douglas Harris

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign kick off rally at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, U.S., June 18, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri - RC1ADE2C1FE0

FixGov

Trump’s re-election kickoff: The greatest hits and a bit more

Elaine Kamarck

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Reports

A voting official hands back an early voter his ID in Valdosta, Georgia, U.S., October 24, 2018. Photo taken October 24, 2018. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant - RC1540DF0C50

Demographics & Population

2018 voter turnout rose dramatically for groups favoring Democrats, census confirms

William H. Frey

May 2, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a televised address to the nation from his desk in the Oval Office, about immigration and the southern U.S. border on the 18th day of a partial government shutdown, at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 8, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1BC78DD490

Campaigns & Elections

The coming showdown over government reform

Paul C. Light

Thursday, April 18, 2019

A woman exits the voting booth after filling out her ballot for the U.S presidential election at the James Weldon Johnson Community Center in the East Harlem neighbourhood of Manhattan, New York City, U.S. November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly - D1BEULQVQHAB

Campaigns & Elections

The Filer Voter experiment: How effective is voter registration at tax time?

Vanessa Williamson

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Voters cast their ballots on Election Day at Washington Mill Elementary School in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S., November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein - RC1FB1A295B0

Campaigns & Elections

A vast majority of counties showed increased Democratic support in 2018 House election

William H. Frey

Monday, March 4, 2019

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International Affairs

Can the center hold? Populist challenges, liberal democratic responses

William A. Galston

February 2019

Policy Briefs: Election 2016 and America's Future

Upcoming

Get Out the Vote

By Donald P. Green and Alan S. Gerber

2019

FixGov

Can Biden hold onto his lead?

William A. Galston

Thursday, June 20, 2019

Russia

Lessons from the Mueller report on Russian political warfare

Alina Polyakova

Thursday, June 20, 2019

Blog Posts

Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, who forged a conservative revolution that transformed American politics, died on June 5, 2004 after a decade-long battle with Alzheimer's disease, U.S. media reported. Reagan is pictured waving to well-wishers on the south lawn of the White House on April 25, 1986, before departing for a summit in Tokyo. REUTERS/Joe Marquette/FILE SV - RP5DRICWQKAA

FixGov

Millennials, SuperAgers and the 2020 race for president

Elaine Kamarck

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Order from Chaos

Democratic presidential candidates shouldn’t give in to demand they slash defense spending

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Frank A. Rose

Monday, June 17, 2019

The Avenue

What do Midwest working-class voters want and need?

John C. Austin

Thursday, June 13, 2019

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Events

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Experts

Women eat watermelons at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California April 10, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson - GF10000055583

Up Front

Are the kids alright? Saving and wealth accumulation among the millennial generation

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Mar 17, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; A member of the Bridgestone Arena crew sweeps confetti off the court after a win by the Auburn Tigers over the Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC conference tournament championship game at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports - 12368716

Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

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Multimedia

People watch Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) speak during her campaign kick off event in New York, New York, U.S., March 24, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri - RC137D9D5970

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WATCH: Brookings scholars address 21st-century policy issues ahead of 2020

Amanda Waldron

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

A woman leaves after casting her vote at a polling station during the first phase of general election in Majuli, a large river island in the Brahmaputra river, in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, India April 11, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi - RC11642136E0

Podcast Episode

A primer on India’s general elections

Tanvi Madan, Sadanand Dhume, Dhruva Jaishankar, and Milan Vaishnav

Friday, April 12, 2019

A demonstrator protests with a sign showing a divided Red and Blue America in front of the Trump International Hotel during the "March for Our Lives" event demanding gun control after recent school shootings at a rally in Washington, U.S., March 24, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis - HP1EE3O1FJKIW

Podcast Episode

The roots of America’s divided politics

Camille Busette, Darrell M. West, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

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Reports

Policy Briefs: Election 2016 and America's Future

Protest and power: Britain’s Labour Party from Blair to Corbyn

Europe’s post-American future?

Assessing India’s 2019 election results

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