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USA/Rural America/American Rescue Plan – Will Biden deliver for rural America? The promise of the American Rescue Plan (Anthony F. Pipa and Natalie Geismar,...

Despite having carried the vote in only 10 percent of rural counties and 15 percent of rural counties that are in economic distress, President Biden...

USA/Immigration Reform – Can Biden pass immigration reform? History says it will be tough (Elaine Kamarck, Brookings)

On his very first day in office the new President Biden sent a comprehensive immigration bill to Congress to fulfill one of his major...

USA/Climate Finance/Infrastructure Resilience – Rethinking climate finance to improve infrastructure resilience (Joseph W. Kane, Adie Tomer, and Caroline George, Brookings)

The impacts of a changing climate are no longer a hypothetical. Each year, extreme events such as hurricanes, droughts, fires, and freezes grow more...

USA – How the American Rescue Plan Act will help cities replace police with trained crisis teams for mental health emergencies (Stuart M. Butler...

Last November, we co-authored a Brookings report on alternatives to police as first responders when dealing with people experiencing a mental health crisis. In the report,...

TechInnovation – Autonomous vehicles as a “killer app” for AI (Robert Seamans, Brookings)

Artificial intelligence (AI) is used in a wide variety of products and services, including maps embedded on our smart phones and “chat bots” that...

Nicaragua – Crackdown on Critics Ahead of Election (HRW)

The Ortega government’s intensifying campaign of violence and repression against the opposition and civil society in Nicaragua requires escalating involvement by the United Nations to address...

Afghanistan – Children Detained, Tortured for Insurgent Links (HRW)

The Afghan government should release children detained for alleged association with armed insurgent groups and work with the United Nations and donors to establish programs for...

Myanmar – Teenager Describes Torture, Mock Burial (HRW)

Myanmar’s security forces have arbitrarily detained thousands of people and, according to numerous credible sources, subjected many to torture, routine beatings, and other ill-treatment since...

UAE – Arbitrary Targeting of Pakistani Shia Residents (HRW)

United Arab Emirates authorities have forcibly disappeared at least four Pakistani men since October 2020 and deported at least six others without explanation, apparently based...

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