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The success of federal climate funding depends on local leadership (Joseph W. Kane, Andrew Bourne, Adie Tomer, and Caroline George, Brookings)

The urgency to address climate change is centering around two cities at the moment: Glasgow and Washington, D.C. World leaders are converging at the...

Trump didn’t invent racism; racism invented Trump and other elected hopefuls (Andrew M. Perry, Brookings)

In the first months of the gubernatorial race in Virginia, the eventual winner, Glenn Youngkin, trailed the Democrat, former Governor Terry McAuliffe, so decisively...

What does the Build Back Better Framework mean for BIPOC communities? (Kristen Broady, Camille Busette, Tonantzin Carmona, Keon L. Gilbert, Carlos Martín, Robert Maxim,...

On Oct. 28, President Joe Biden presented his Build Back Better Framework (BBB), a guide for legislative language for several proposals in his $1.75...

Sudan coup: Human Rights Council hears calls for return to democratic rule (UN News)

International calls for the restoration of democratic government in Sudan continued on Friday, as the Human Rights Council met in special session in Geneva to discuss the recent military coup. Sudan coup: Human Rights Council hears calls for return to democratic rule  | |...

Security Council ‘deeply concerned’ by expanding clashes in northern Ethiopia (UN News)

The Members of the United Nations Security Council expressed “deep concern” about the expansion and intensification of military clashes in northern Ethiopia. Security Council ‘deeply concerned’ by expanding clashes in northern Ethiopia  |...

Myanmar: Systematic attack on civilians, rights mechanism reveals (UN News)

Preliminary evidence shows a widespread and systematic attack on civilians in Myanmar in the wake of the coup in February, amounting to crimes against...

Spare no effort in probe into attack against blue helmets in CAR: Guterres (UN News)

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged authorities in the Central African Republic (CAR) to spare no effort in investigating the “unacceptable attack” earlier this...

More than half of Afghans face food insecurity at ‘crisis’ or ‘emergency’ levels (U News)

Nearly 23 million people, or 55 per cent of the Afghan population, are estimated to be in crisis or experiencing emergency levels of food insecurity between now and...

COP26: Thousands of young people take over Glasgow streets demanding climate action (UN News)

“What do we want? Climate justice! When do we want it? Now!” echoed throughout central Glasgow on Friday as thousands of protesters took the...

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