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Latino entrepreneurs are driving job creation and innovation across the U.S.—but sudden shifts in federal policy are threatening their progress.
Tonantzin Carmona outlines how local leaders can respond with emergency infrastructure and long-term resilience strategies.
Tonantzin Carmona outlines how local leaders can respond with emergency infrastructure and long-term resilience strategies.
Stabilizing Latino entrepreneurs amid federal policy volatility | Brookings
This report traces how policy volatility erodes stability, how geography shapes exposure to these shocks, and what states, cities, philanthropy, and the private sector can do to respond.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Latino entrepreneurs are driving job creation and innovation across the U.S.—but sudden shifts in federal policy are threatening their progress.
Tonantzin Carmona outlines how local leaders can respond with emergency infrastructure and long-term resilience strategies.
Tonantzin Carmona outlines how local leaders can respond with emergency infrastructure and long-term resilience strategies.
What do the 2025 off-year elections reveal about the political landscape heading into 2026 and 2028? Brookings experts break down key races, voter trends, and what it all means for both parties.
2025 election wrap-up: Insights from Brookings | Brookings
Brookings scholars react to the 2025 off-year elections results and what they say about how Americans feel one year into Trump's second term.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
What do the 2025 off-year elections reveal about the political landscape heading into 2026 and 2028? Brookings experts break down key races, voter trends, and what it all means for both parties.
"A tariff is a tax; by definition, a tariff is the tax paid by an importer for the right to import a product. When you tax something, you get less of it."
Tariffs are a particularly bad way to raise revenue | Brookings
In this explainer, Jay C. Shambaugh shows why tariffs are a particularly bad way to raise funds for the U.S. government.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"A tariff is a tax; by definition, a tariff is the tax paid by an importer for the right to import a product. When you tax something, you get less of it."
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A novel take on why fertility rates are falling from the recent Brookings Papers on Economic Activity conference. My podcast interview with the authors. @brookings.edu www.brookings.edu/articles/are...
Are fertility rates falling because of social comparisons? | Brookings
Fertility rates are falling in many countries around the world, with births failing to keep pace with deaths in nearly half of countries. Researchers believe it’s possible that the world’s population ...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A novel take on why fertility rates are falling from the recent Brookings Papers on Economic Activity conference. My podcast interview with the authors. @brookings.edu www.brookings.edu/articles/are...
Syria is rebuilding under a new regime after 14 years of civil war. For The Current, Aslı Aydıntaşbaş and Mara Karlin discuss the country’s transformation, the challenges ahead, and what it means for U.S. policy.
Syria at a crossroads | Brookings
After years of war, Syria is attempting to rebuild under a new government. Brookings Fellow and Director of the Turkey Project Aslı Aydıntaşbaş is joined by Visiting Fellow Mara Karlin, a former assis...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Syria is rebuilding under a new regime after 14 years of civil war. For The Current, Aslı Aydıntaşbaş and Mara Karlin discuss the country’s transformation, the challenges ahead, and what it means for U.S. policy.
The GENIUS Act sets a U.S. regulatory framework for stablecoins—but its impact will depend on how it's implemented.
Nellie Liang outlines four key issues regulators must address, from capital standards to illicit finance risks.
Nellie Liang outlines four key issues regulators must address, from capital standards to illicit finance risks.
Stablecoins: Issues for regulators as they implement GENIUS Act | Brookings
This article highlights four key issues for stablecoin regulators as they implement the GENIUS Act.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The GENIUS Act sets a U.S. regulatory framework for stablecoins—but its impact will depend on how it's implemented.
Nellie Liang outlines four key issues regulators must address, from capital standards to illicit finance risks.
Nellie Liang outlines four key issues regulators must address, from capital standards to illicit finance risks.
How can domestic resource mobilization and climate adaptation finance advance gender equality?
A new Brookings compendium explores innovations in public finance—from care investments to fiscal rule reform—designed to embed equity in economic policy.
A new Brookings compendium explores innovations in public finance—from care investments to fiscal rule reform—designed to embed equity in economic policy.
Innovations in public finance: A new fiscal paradigm for gender equality, climate adaptation, and care | Brookings
The Center for Sustainable Development’s new compendium features thirteen essays on innovations in public finance that advance gender equality, care, and climate adaptation.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
How can domestic resource mobilization and climate adaptation finance advance gender equality?
A new Brookings compendium explores innovations in public finance—from care investments to fiscal rule reform—designed to embed equity in economic policy.
A new Brookings compendium explores innovations in public finance—from care investments to fiscal rule reform—designed to embed equity in economic policy.
The government shutdown revealed a major flaw in how the U.S. funds Native American Tribes.
@robmaxim.bsky.social and co-authors outline why reform is needed—and what Congress can do to ensure stability.
@robmaxim.bsky.social and co-authors outline why reform is needed—and what Congress can do to ensure stability.
The government shutdown shows the need to reform how the federal government funds Native American Tribes and communities | Brookings
This piece summarizes the challenges that the congressional funding process and government shutdowns present to Tribal Nations, citizens, and communities.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The government shutdown revealed a major flaw in how the U.S. funds Native American Tribes.
@robmaxim.bsky.social and co-authors outline why reform is needed—and what Congress can do to ensure stability.
@robmaxim.bsky.social and co-authors outline why reform is needed—and what Congress can do to ensure stability.
This week, Brookings welcomed European Parliament President Roberta Metsola for a timely dialogue on responsible AI.
From the EU AI Act to transatlantic policy, the conversation explored how innovation can uphold democracy and protect rights.
From the EU AI Act to transatlantic policy, the conversation explored how innovation can uphold democracy and protect rights.
October 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This week, Brookings welcomed European Parliament President Roberta Metsola for a timely dialogue on responsible AI.
From the EU AI Act to transatlantic policy, the conversation explored how innovation can uphold democracy and protect rights.
From the EU AI Act to transatlantic policy, the conversation explored how innovation can uphold democracy and protect rights.
Happening now: Watch our discussion with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa, moderated by @theatlantic.com writer Vivian Salama.
A conversation with Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa on the state of Palestinian politics | Brookings
On October 30, Brookings will host an analytic discussion with H.E. Mohammad Mustafa, prime minister of the Palestinian Authority
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October 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Happening now: Watch our discussion with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa, moderated by @theatlantic.com writer Vivian Salama.
📅 Join @hamiltonproject.org today at 12:30p ET for a discussion on how recent policy changes could weaken SNAP’s role as an economic stabilizer during recessions, featuring Senator @amyklobuchar.com.
Addressing threats to the SNAP program - The Hamilton Project
On October 30, The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution will host an event to highlight the importance of SNAP amid the ongoing government shutdown and in the wake of major cuts to the progra...
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October 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
📅 Join @hamiltonproject.org today at 12:30p ET for a discussion on how recent policy changes could weaken SNAP’s role as an economic stabilizer during recessions, featuring Senator @amyklobuchar.com.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act offers new child savings accounts and modest tax credit increases—but also cuts key safety net programs. Joshua Gotbaum explains why the law may harm as many families with children as it helps.
How children are treated in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act | Brookings
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will likely end up hurting roughly as many families with children as it helps.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act offers new child savings accounts and modest tax credit increases—but also cuts key safety net programs. Joshua Gotbaum explains why the law may harm as many families with children as it helps.
As President Trump heads to the APEC summit, decisions on the U.S.–South Korea alliance will shape broader Indo-Pacific strategy.
Andrew Yeo examines Seoul’s evolving role amid tensions with China and North Korea.
Andrew Yeo examines Seoul’s evolving role amid tensions with China and North Korea.
How Trump and Lee can ‘modernize’ the US-South Korean alliance | Brookings
The direction of U.S.-South Korea alliance modernization will test where Trump stands on prioritizing the Indo-Pacific.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
As President Trump heads to the APEC summit, decisions on the U.S.–South Korea alliance will shape broader Indo-Pacific strategy.
Andrew Yeo examines Seoul’s evolving role amid tensions with China and North Korea.
Andrew Yeo examines Seoul’s evolving role amid tensions with China and North Korea.
The U.S. faces a defining moment in foreign policy.
Join Brookings on Oct. 29 for the 2025 Knight Forum on Geopolitics, featuring Rep. Adam Smith, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, and expert panels on global security and defense strategy.
Join Brookings on Oct. 29 for the 2025 Knight Forum on Geopolitics, featuring Rep. Adam Smith, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, and expert panels on global security and defense strategy.
The 2025 Knight Forum on Geopolitics | Brookings
On October 29, 2025, join Brookings to examine the strategic choices confronting American national security and defense policy.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The U.S. faces a defining moment in foreign policy.
Join Brookings on Oct. 29 for the 2025 Knight Forum on Geopolitics, featuring Rep. Adam Smith, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, and expert panels on global security and defense strategy.
Join Brookings on Oct. 29 for the 2025 Knight Forum on Geopolitics, featuring Rep. Adam Smith, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, and expert panels on global security and defense strategy.
Is China helping stabilize the North Korea nuclear challenge—or complicating it?
Five experts explore diverging U.S.-China diplomatic strategies, Pyongyang’s growing ties with Russia, and Washington’s ability to influence Beijing’s approach.
Five experts explore diverging U.S.-China diplomatic strategies, Pyongyang’s growing ties with Russia, and Washington’s ability to influence Beijing’s approach.
Stabilizer or spoiler? The China factor in the North Korea nuclear dilemma | Brookings
While both Washington and Beijing are officially committed to the denuclearization of North Korea, neither appear to be prioritizing it.
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October 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Is China helping stabilize the North Korea nuclear challenge—or complicating it?
Five experts explore diverging U.S.-China diplomatic strategies, Pyongyang’s growing ties with Russia, and Washington’s ability to influence Beijing’s approach.
Five experts explore diverging U.S.-China diplomatic strategies, Pyongyang’s growing ties with Russia, and Washington’s ability to influence Beijing’s approach.
President Trump’s upcoming trip to Japan, Malaysia, and South Korea—culminating in the APEC summit—comes at a critical moment for U.S. engagement in Asia. Brookings experts break down what’s at stake 👇
What’s at stake during Trump’s visit to Asia? | Brookings
Brookings scholars assess what is at stake in Trump's upcoming visit to the Asia-Pacific region.
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October 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
President Trump’s upcoming trip to Japan, Malaysia, and South Korea—culminating in the APEC summit—comes at a critical moment for U.S. engagement in Asia. Brookings experts break down what’s at stake 👇
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My latest for @brookings.edu, w/ the prolific Jesse Humpal, making the case for a defense strategy based on resilience. America’s adversaries are already waging war across the spectrum of conflict. We need total defense for an age of total war
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Why the US needs a total defense strategy based on resilience | Brookings
The U.S. needs a whole-of-society strategy of resilience that leverages all the tools at its disposal: total defense for an age of total war.
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October 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
My latest for @brookings.edu, w/ the prolific Jesse Humpal, making the case for a defense strategy based on resilience. America’s adversaries are already waging war across the spectrum of conflict. We need total defense for an age of total war
www.brookings.edu/articles/why...
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Now posted: Video and slides from today's Hutchins Center @brookings.edu event on the geopolitical forces leading to potential fragmentation of the global financial system. #GenevaReport. www.brookings.edu/events/are-g...
Are geopolitics leading to fragmentation of the international financial system? | Brookings
On Moday October 20, experts will summarize their findings of the Geneva Report on the World Economy at Brookings.
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October 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Now posted: Video and slides from today's Hutchins Center @brookings.edu event on the geopolitical forces leading to potential fragmentation of the global financial system. #GenevaReport. www.brookings.edu/events/are-g...
Is the D.C. region’s economy stalling?
For The Current, Tracy Hadden Loh and Glencora Haskins break down the latest DMV Monitor data on jobs, housing, and business trends across the region 📊
For The Current, Tracy Hadden Loh and Glencora Haskins break down the latest DMV Monitor data on jobs, housing, and business trends across the region 📊
Is DC’s economy stalling? Insights from the DMV Monitor | Brookings
The Washington, D.C., metropolitan region, known as the DMV is home to the U.S. federal government, 6.4 million people, and hundreds of thousands of private sector jobs. To track the cascading impacts...
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October 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Is the D.C. region’s economy stalling?
For The Current, Tracy Hadden Loh and Glencora Haskins break down the latest DMV Monitor data on jobs, housing, and business trends across the region 📊
For The Current, Tracy Hadden Loh and Glencora Haskins break down the latest DMV Monitor data on jobs, housing, and business trends across the region 📊
"If the multilateral order unravels, everyone will end up worse off, not least the United States."
As the World Bank and IMF hold their annual meetings, Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly and Zia Qureshi argue the U.S. must lead in reshaping the multilateral system.
As the World Bank and IMF hold their annual meetings, Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly and Zia Qureshi argue the U.S. must lead in reshaping the multilateral system.
The world is changing, multilateralism must too | Brookings
The multilateral system is faltering and must be reimagined for today's challenges, Brahima S. Coulibaly and Zia Qureshi explain.
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October 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"If the multilateral order unravels, everyone will end up worse off, not least the United States."
As the World Bank and IMF hold their annual meetings, Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly and Zia Qureshi argue the U.S. must lead in reshaping the multilateral system.
As the World Bank and IMF hold their annual meetings, Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly and Zia Qureshi argue the U.S. must lead in reshaping the multilateral system.
Join Brookings for “The American AI stack and the world” on Oct. 21—a full-day event on U.S. AI strategy, sovereign AI, and global governance.
Experts from Brookings, industry, and government will explore how the U.S. can lead in innovation and diplomacy.
Experts from Brookings, industry, and government will explore how the U.S. can lead in innovation and diplomacy.
The American AI stack and the world | Brookings
Join the Brookings Institution on October 21 in a discussion about the implications for the U.S. AI Action Plan.
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October 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Join Brookings for “The American AI stack and the world” on Oct. 21—a full-day event on U.S. AI strategy, sovereign AI, and global governance.
Experts from Brookings, industry, and government will explore how the U.S. can lead in innovation and diplomacy.
Experts from Brookings, industry, and government will explore how the U.S. can lead in innovation and diplomacy.
📉 Can the U.S. avoid a fiscal crisis?
Join the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center on Oct. 20 for expert insights on long-term budget challenges and emergency fiscal strategies.
Join the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center on Oct. 20 for expert insights on long-term budget challenges and emergency fiscal strategies.
New perspectives on the fiscal outlook | Brookings
On October 20, the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center will host an event to provide new perspectives on fiscal policy.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
📉 Can the U.S. avoid a fiscal crisis?
Join the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center on Oct. 20 for expert insights on long-term budget challenges and emergency fiscal strategies.
Join the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center on Oct. 20 for expert insights on long-term budget challenges and emergency fiscal strategies.
Hope is a powerful but often overlooked dimension of well-being.
Carol Graham and Redzo Mujcic report on 14 years of data to explore how hope shapes life outcomes—from health to employment.
Carol Graham and Redzo Mujcic report on 14 years of data to explore how hope shapes life outcomes—from health to employment.
Hope and the life course | Brookings
Carol Graham and Redzo Mujcic summarize new longitudinal study on the personal and economic benefits of hope.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Hope is a powerful but often overlooked dimension of well-being.
Carol Graham and Redzo Mujcic report on 14 years of data to explore how hope shapes life outcomes—from health to employment.
Carol Graham and Redzo Mujcic report on 14 years of data to explore how hope shapes life outcomes—from health to employment.
Senate Republicans recently changed chamber rules to allow batch confirmations of executive nominees by simple majority vote. What does this mean for presidential staffing?
Chris Piper and Kathryn Dunn Tenpas analyze the implications.
Chris Piper and Kathryn Dunn Tenpas analyze the implications.
Will the new Senate rule make it easier for presidents to confirm their teams? | Brookings
En bloc voting will not significantly speed up the overall process, but can have an impact at the final stage, the floor vote.
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October 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Senate Republicans recently changed chamber rules to allow batch confirmations of executive nominees by simple majority vote. What does this mean for presidential staffing?
Chris Piper and Kathryn Dunn Tenpas analyze the implications.
Chris Piper and Kathryn Dunn Tenpas analyze the implications.
Brookings foreign policy scholars reflect on the Israel-Gaza agreement and what it means for the broader Middle Eastern region.
What could the Israel-Gaza deal mean for the Middle East? | Brookings
Brookings scholars reflect on the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement and what it means for the broader Middle Eastern region.
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October 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Brookings foreign policy scholars reflect on the Israel-Gaza agreement and what it means for the broader Middle Eastern region.