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.
More than 100 days into the U.S.- and Israel-led war with Iran, a new series examines the long-term implications—from Strait of Hormuz energy disruptions to shifts in U.S. alliances, China's global positioning, and the domestic political fallout.
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.
New research from Jon Valant, Ariell Bertrand, Rachel M. Perera, and Nicolas Zerbino examines how COVID, culture-war conflicts, and political tensions have impacted America's school boards—and how board members themselves feel about serving during this pivotal moment.
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.
Federal downsizing is reshaping the D.C. housing market: rents fell 1%–4% across every DMV jurisdiction last year, at a pace comparable to the pandemic. Emilia Calma, Nicholas Finio, and Tracy Hadden Loh on what local governments should do while there's still a window to act.
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.
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.
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.
New data from the DMV Monitor suggests weakening housing demand across the Washington region, with falling rents, softening home prices, and growing economic uncertainty reshaping the local market.
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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...
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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.
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.
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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...
