Where are AI-exposed workers concentrated, and how do they vote? New research from Mark Muro, Todd Jones, and Shriya Methkupally maps the political geography of AI exposure ahead of the midterms.
For years, the cost of basic necessities has outpaced incomes for many Americans—leaving over 40% of households struggling to make ends meet. The first piece in a new series, States of Affordability, maps affordability challenges by state, county, and race—and what it would take to close the gap.
Military assistance is one of the most frequently used—and least understood—tools of U.S. national security. Richard Bennet and Alexander Noyes join Mara Karlin tomorrow, June 2 to discuss their new book on how America can build more effective partners.
What does it take to improve American education? Rashawn Ray sits down with Reps. Mark Takano and Kevin Kiley—two former teachers now serving on the House Education and Workforce Committee—for a candid conversation on AI in schools, school choice, and the path to bipartisan reform.
New research from Marcela Escobari, Ian Seyal, and Paul Beach finds the 2025 ICE enforcement surge cost 668,000 jobs across U.S. cities—including an estimated 51,000–297,000 held by American-born workers.
Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical claims AI is not "inherently evil," but it's also "never neutral." Nicol Turner Lee, Elham Tabassi, and Valerie Wirtschafter dig into what a 42,000-word Vatican document means for AI governance, digital equity, and the tech industry's moral accountability.
The crisis in Gaza and the war in Iran have split the U.S. and Europe more sharply than at any point since Iraq in 2003. Philip Gordon examines what's driving the divide and whether cooperation is still possible.
The BUILD America 250 Act marks a major step toward reauthorizing the federal surface transportation program. Adie Tomer and Ben Swedberg break down what it gets right, and where it falls short, on roads, rails, transit, and more.
Trump-backed candidates defeated incumbents Bill Cassidy, Thomas Massie, and now John Cornyn in recent Republican primaries. Elaine Kamarck explains why these wins may carry hidden costs heading into November.
Fewer than 1 in 6 Americans say the U.S. is winning the war in Iran—and a majority say it has impacted American interests more negatively than positively. Shibley Telhami breaks down new University of Maryland polling on public assessments of the war.
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A recent poll shows that a majority of Americans say the war in Iran has impacted American interests more negatively than positively.
As concerns about AI’s impact on jobs grow, understanding where AI-exposed workers live and how they vote offers new insight into the technology’s emerging political geography ahead of the election.
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Escobari, Seyal, and Beach find the 2025 ICE enforcement surge cost 668,000 jobs across U.S. cities, including jobs held by American-born workers.
On this episode of The Brookings Current, Brookings Senior Fellow Rashawn Ray sits down with two former teachers-turned-lawmakers: Reps. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) and Kevin Kiley (I-Calif.), members of t...
The BUILD America 250 Act marks Congress’s first major step toward reauthorizing federal surface transportation programs. This analysis examines the bill’s strengths, shortcomings, and implications fo...
Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical is a 42,000-word Vatican treatise that elevates "the protection of the human person in the age of artificial intelligence." Nicol Turner Lee, senior fellow and director...
