Demographics & Population

Automation workers

The Avenue

AI will affect better-paid workers—but that doesn’t mean they’re the most vulnerable

Mark Muro, Robert Maxim, and Jacob Whiton

Thursday, December 5, 2019

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The Avenue

Why the race for Black voters is the most important Democratic primary of them all

Andre M. Perry and David Harshbarger

Monday, November 25, 2019

Commuters walk through New York's Pennsylvania Station, the nation's busiest train hub, which will be closing tracks for repairs and causing massive disruptions to commuters in New York City, U.S., July 9, 2017. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz - RC170CEFD710

The Avenue

For the first time on record, fewer than 10% of Americans moved in a year

William H. Frey

Friday, November 22, 2019

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Technology & Innovation

What jobs are affected by AI? Better-paid, better-educated workers face the most exposure

Mark Muro, Jacob Whiton, and Robert Maxim

November 20, 2019

Reports

Worcester, Massachusetts

Economic Development

Small and midsized legacy communities: Trends, assets, and principles for action

November 14, 2019

Supporters react to election results during the watch party for Kentucky's Attorney General Andy Beshear, running for governor against Republican incumbent Matt Bevin, in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. November 5, 2019. REUTERS/Harrison McClary - RC2G5D95SWRE

Campaigns & Elections

This week’s election and last year’s midterms bear good news for Democrats in 2020

William H. Frey

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Low-wage workforce

Workforce Development

Meet the low-wage workforce

Martha Ross and Nicole Bateman

November 7, 2019

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Business & Industry

How startups help cities measure their economic development frontier

Sifan Liu and Joseph Parilla

October 24, 2019

Du Bois Web

Race & Ethnicity

Not just a typographical change: Why Brookings is capitalizing Black

David Lanham and Amy Liu

September 23, 2019

Blog Posts

Delores Leonard (C) walks her daughters Emmarie (L) and Erin to school before heading to work at a McDonald's Restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, September 25, 2014. Leonard, a single mother raising two daughters, has been working at McDonald's for seven years and has never made more than minimum wage. Picture taken September 25, 2014. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) - GM1EAAH1LMV01

The Avenue

To lift the American economy, we need to understand the workers at the bottom of it

Martha Ross and Nicole Bateman

Thursday, November 14, 2019

A man walks on a street between buildings at a business district in Tokyo, Japan, November 19, 2015. The Bank of Japan maintained its current pace of monetary stimulus on Thursday, clinging to hopes that an economic recovery is in sight despite soft domestic capital expenditure and challenging global business conditions. REUTERS/Yuya Shino - GF20000065409

Up Front

American optimism, longevity, and the role of lost hope in deaths of despair

Thursday, November 7, 2019

African-American Congressional staffers and representatives, including Representative Mark Veasey (D-TX) (L) and Elijah Cummings (D-MD) (C) stage a walk out on the steps of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol to protest the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, in Washington December 11, 2014. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - GM1EACC0G0P01

The Avenue

Black-majority cities need more advocates like Elijah Cummings

Thursday, October 17, 2019

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Events

Census 2020: Navigating the national and local challenges

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The future of American Indian gaming: The next 30 years

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Homeownership while black: Examining the devaluation of assets in black neighborhoods

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM EST

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Experts

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Up Front

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

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

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Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

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Multimedia

A protester holds a sign outside the U.S. Supreme Court where the court ruled that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration did not give an adequate explanation for its plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, delivering a victory to New York state and others challenging the proposal in Washington, U.S., June 27, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC11B5E74430

Podcast Episode

What does the Supreme Court decision on citizenship status mean for the 2020 census?

William H. Frey

Thursday, June 27, 2019

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Podcast Episode

Will new documents sway the Supreme Court on census citizenship question?

Monday, June 3, 2019

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean calls the first session of the 2008 Democratic National Convention to order in Denver, Colorado August 25, 2008. U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) is expected to accept the Democratic presidential nomination at the convention on August 28. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA) - GF2E48P1N2B01

U.S. Politics & Government

Why did Democrats choose Milwaukee for 2020 DNC convention?

William H. Frey

Thursday, March 14, 2019

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