The Fundamentals: Immigrants Power the Superpower
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What is the role of migrants and refugees in the American economy? A Brookings Institution panel held four days before the midterms aimed to answer that question against a backdrop of election-tinged rhetoric around President... Read More
Trump’s War on the Press: Two Veteran Journalists Speak Up
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On October 17, I attended a discussion at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, between legendary CBS journalists and lifelong friends Dan Rather and Marvin Kalb. They were there to discuss Kalb’s latest book, Enemy... Read More
The Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released its annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health this past Friday, September 14, reporting that 2.1 million people over the age of twelve have an... Read More
Back to School? LGBTQ+ Youth Homelessness
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As the summer winds down and back-to-school season begins, public focus increases on funding for schools, teachers, and resources. While enrollment in public schools for children between the ages of six and sixteen is mandatory... Read More
Want to Bring Back Bipartisanship? Try Restoring Pork Barrel Spending
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American politics are especially divisive at the moment, which is why the current Congress is one of the least productive in decades and struggles to get much of anything done. But just because things are... Read More
Foster Failure: Proposed Amendment Puts Faith-Based Discrimination before Child Welfare
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Last week the House Appropriations Committee voted in favor of a legislative amendment that would allow faith-based child welfare agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ people, interfaith couples, single parents, and others. The amendment was added... Read More
BLACK LIVES MATTER: Brookings Holds Discussion on Race, State Violence, and Representation in the United States
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According to data from Mapping Police Violence, police in the United States killed 1,147 people last year. Officers were only charged with a crime in 1 percent of cases. And of the 1,147 people killed,... Read More