Lobbyists have significant power to shape technology policy—from proposing bill text to advising PAC donations to supporting re-election campaigns. Caitlin Chin examines ways to address the "revolving door" on Capitol Hill and mitigate the potential for undue influence in public policy.
In the wake of George Floyd's murder, Joe Biden made addressing systemic racism a central feature of his candidacy. Does the Build Back Better plan redress many of the racial equity issues that he campaigned on? Touching on HBCUs, health equity, environmental justice, and more, nine Brookings experts analyze how Biden's signature policy package could impact Black, Indigenous, Latino, and Asian communities.
There's a long history of American political candidates turning to racist scaremongering to rile up voters, from the Willie Horton ad to the "superpredator" myth. The use of critical race theory in Virginia's recent gubernatorial election is just the latest iteration of this harmful tactic, writes Andre Perry.
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Infrastructure Week finally arrives on Capitol Hill. In The Washington Post, Sarah Binder explains how Congress was able to pass a bipartisan deal—at long last—and what happens next.
"It’s long overdue for public finance scholars to study racism in the tax code." The discipline of public finance has tools that can constructively analyze ways to address the problems racism creates, argues William G. Gale.
A message from Minnesota on policing. Minneapolis voters rejected a ballot initiative that would have overhauled policing in favor of a public safety department. The takeaway? Reform the police, William Galston writes, but don't defund them.
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