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Asia’s consumer map is being redrawn (Jeongmin Seong and Tiago Devesa, Brookings)

Asia is the world’s consumption growth engine—miss Asia and you could miss half the global picture, a $10 trillion consumption growth opportunity over the...

Stronger and more frequent hurricanes threaten job growth in coastal counties (Rushaine Goulbourne, Brookings)

The southeastern coast of the United States is threatened yearly by hurricanes, some receiving more media coverage and resources than others. Coastal states such as...

Legacy cities can think big for transformative impact with ARP funds (Lavea Brachman and Eli Byerly-Duke, Brookings)

The $130.4 billion of American Rescue Plan (ARP) fiscal relief funds (FRFs) available to local governments would seem tailor made for cities like Buffalo,...

COVID-19’s impact on overall health care services in Africa (Leo Holtz, Brookings)

In addition to directly causing the deaths of at least 200,000 people in Africa, the COVID-19 pandemic is also disrupting critical health services and...

From vision to design in advancing Medicare payment reform: A blueprint for population-based payments (J. Michael McWilliams, Alice Chen, and Michael E. Chernew, Brookings)

With Medicare spending growth over the next decade expected to exceed GDP growth, the trust fund projected to be depleted in 2026,, and evidence of persistent...

Six reasons why an expanded Child Tax Credit or child allowance should be part of the US safety net (Melissa S. Kearney, Brookings)

The Child Tax Credit has been part of the federal income tax code since 1997. It has been expanded many times, most recently as part of...

Alert over spike in security operations against Libya migrants (UN News)

In an alert on Tuesday, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said that vulnerable people on the move in the north African nation experience “a myriad daily...

With clock ticking, sustainable transport key to Global Goals (UN News)

The “clock is ticking on our 2030 timeline” to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Change Agreement, the head of the UN Department...

Hong Kong: Arrests under Security Law, a serious concern (UN News)

The human rights lawyer, who was arrested on 8 September, was a member of the Hong Kong Alliance, an advocacy group which organized an...

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