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Crime, Justice & Safety In Washington, DC and elsewhere, ‘tough-on-crime’ policies make cities less safe

Hanna Love, Hannah Stephens

April 23, 2025

A young black manufacturing worker controls an assembly line in a factory, making notes on a tablet. Young woman in hard hat watches the work process

Cities & Communities Growing from the middle out: An economic model of good jobs for the heartland, by the heartland

Ben Armstrong, Elisabeth Reynolds

April 21, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump signs an energy-related executive order at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on April 8, 2025.

U.S. Government & Politics Shakedown federalism and energy policy nationalization

Barry G. Rabe

April 21, 2025

Global Education Taking stock, part 2: Mapping global education and early childhood costing and financing initiatives

Elyse Painter, Emily Gustafsson-Wright, Ansumana Konneh

April 17, 2025

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Gian Claudia Sciara Nonresident Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro

Xavier de Souza Briggs Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro

Christopher Severen Nonresident Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro

Ahmadou Aly Mbaye Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

Kenneth K. Wong Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Brown Center on Education Policy, Annenberg Professor of Education Policy - Brown University

Geoff Boeing Nonresident Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro

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