Giving minority men a chance to succeed. Disproportionately high rates of poverty, unemployment, and imprisonment among African-American and Native American men are rooted in a long history of segregation and structural racism, Camille Busette argues. In a new blog post and episode of the Brookings Cafeteria podcast, she calls for developing policies akin to a ‘New Deal’ to address this poverty-to-prison crisis in disadvantaged communities.
“I don’t want my mother to have to bury me.” In Chicago, one student dies every two weeks in the public school system as a result of the city’s massive gun crime problem. Last week, former Education Secretary Arne Duncan led a powerful discussion between young Chicago residents on the deadly cycle of gun violence in their communities and how they were able to turn their lives around.
Something’s not right about the Trump-Kim summit. Kim Jong-un’s sudden willingness to discuss denuclearization with President Trump defies the North Korean dictator’s last six years of behavior. As a result, former CIA analyst Jung Pak argues we may have a false or incomplete understanding of how this proposed meeting came to be.
How unemployment affects families. Research shows that spouses experience lower life satisfaction when their partner becomes unemployed. Milena Nikolova and Sinem Ayhan argue unemployment policies and severance packages therefore need to take into account the negative effects of job losses—beyond financial insecurity—for both workers and their families.
Can the West keep up in Africa? Africa’s tremendous business potential and booming consumer base make it the world’s last frontier market. Landry Signé calls on Western nations to start taking advantage of the continent’s potential, as China has, or risk getting left behind.
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This is an excellent piece on Tillerson's tenure and Pompeo's prospects by Shamila Chaudhary. (@MadihaAfzal)
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