Tag: USA

USA/COVID19 VACCINE – If necessary, the U.S. should pay people to get a COVID-19 vaccine (Robert Litan, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2020/12/17/if-necessary-the-u-s-should-pay-people-to-get-a-covid-19-vaccine/

USA/LEGACY INFRASTYRUCTURE/COVID19 RECOVERY – Four steps to undo the harms of legacy infrastructure in the COVID-19 recovery (Shalini Vajjhala and Joseph W. Kane, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/research/four-steps-to-undo-the-harms-of-legacy-infrastructure-in-the-covid-19-recovery/

USA/LEGACY INFRASTRUCTURE/COVID19 RECOVERY – Prioritize people, not projects: Addressing the harms of legacy infrastructure in the COVID-19 recovery (Joseph W. Kane and Shalini Vajjhala,...

https://www.brookings.edu/research/prioritize-people-not-projects-addressing-the-harms-of-legacy-infrastructure-in-the-covid-19-recovery/

USA/EDUCATION POLICY – The Biden presidency and a new direction in education policy (Kenneth K. Wong, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brown-center-chalkboard/2020/12/17/the-biden-presidency-and-a-new-direction-in-education-policy/

IRAN/USA – Iran’s Rouhani expects Biden presidency to resume commitments under nuclear deal (Al Arabiya)

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday voiced confidence that President-elect Joe Biden will resume US commitments under the nuclear deal which Donald Trump pulled...

USA/CHINA/MARITIME SECURITY – US slams China for no-show at meeting on maritime security (Al Jazeera)

The US military has slammed China for failing to appear at virtual, senior-level meetings slated for this week, with the top US admiral for...

USA/GOOGLE – Antitrust breach? 10 US states sue Google over advertisement deal (Al Jazeera)

Texas and nine other US states have sued Google, accusing it of working with Facebook Inc in an unlawful manner that violated antitrust law...

USA/CONGRESS/COVID RELIEF BILL – Congress shouldn’t give a $120 billion windfall to the top 1 percent as part of its COVID relief bill (Adam...

https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/congress-shouldnt-give-a-120-billion-windfall-to-the-top-1-percent-as-part-of-its-covid-relief-bill/

USA/REAL ESTATE – The Great Real Estate Reset. Modernizing family: America’s demographics are transforming, but our housing supply is not (Evan Farrar and Tracy...

https://www.brookings.edu/essay/trend-2-americas-demographics-are-transforming-but-our-housing-supply-is-not/

USA/AUTOMATIC STABILIZATION PROGRAMS/RECOVERIES – Using automatic stabilization programs to fight recessions and speed recoveries (William A. Galston, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/research/using-automatic-stabilization-programs-to-fight-recessions-and-speed-recoveries/

USA/STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY – Strengthening citizen-centered governance should be a core element of the Biden administration’s democracy agenda (Patrick W. Quirk and Eguiar Lizundia, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2020/12/16/strengthening-citizen-centered-governance-should-be-a-core-element-of-the-biden-administrations-democracy-agenda/

USA/REAL ESTATE – The Great Real Estate Reset Separate and unequal: Persistent residential segregation is sustaining racial and economic injustice in the U.S (Tracy...

https://www.brookings.edu/essay/trend-1-separate-and-unequal-neighborhoods-are-sustaining-racial-and-economic-injustice-in-the-us/

USA/REAL ESTATE – The Great Real Estate Reset Risky (housing) business: Distorted and destabilized housing markets are pushing households into climate-risky, low-opportunity communities (Christopher...

https://www.brookings.edu/essay/distorted-and-destabilized-housing-markets-are-pushing-households-into-climate-risky-low-opportunity-communities/

USA/REAL ESTATE – The Great Real Estate Reset. A data-driven initiative to remake how and what we build (Christopher Coes, Jennifer S. Vey, and...

https://www.brookings.edu/essay/the-great-real-estate-reset-a-data-driven-initiative-to-remake-how-and-what-we-build/

USA/REAL ESTATE – The Great Real Estate Reset. The office, reimagined: The nature of office work is shifting, and so must downtowns (Tracy Hadden...

https://www.brookings.edu/essay/the-nature-of-office-work-is-shifting-and-so-must-downtowns/

USA/IRAN – Iran ‘very happy’ to see Trump leave office, says Rouhani (Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera)

While Iran is not “excited” by Joe Biden taking over at the White House, it was “very happy” to see the end of Donald...