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Deadly force: The legal basis of police shootings of unarmed black males in America
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On Oct. 26, Brookings hosted a discussion to address the cycle of police brutality against black males in America.
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Brookings How does race and skin tone play into the perception of threat? explains in a past Brookings event: 16h
Essential but undervalued: Millions of health care workers aren’t getting the pay or respect they deserve in the COVID-19 pandemic
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Doctors and nurses are not the only ones risking their lives during the pandemic—in fact, they represent less than 20% of all essential health workers.
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Brookings “It is long past time that low-wage workers who are essential to our society are treated with dignity.” highlights the bravery of America’s essential but undervalued healthcare workers. 17h
Bad apples come from rotten trees in policing
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Rashawn Ray writes that to better identify the bad apples in policing and justify their removal, policymakers need to restructure civilian payouts for police misconduct.
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Brookings Restructuring civilian payouts for police misconduct may be the first step in addressing endemic issues in law enforcement, argues . 38h
Reopening America & the World
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As America and the world reopen from the COVID-19 pandemic, Brookings scholars look at the experiences of the United States and other countries to see what we can derive about the reopening and its human impact.
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Brookings Today, we’re launching a new publication analyzing the #COVID19 situation in America and offering ideas for reopening the economy in ways that better society as a whole. Read it here: #COVIDReopening 6d
Among essential workers, big partisan divides in attitudes on social distancing
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Attitudes towards the value of social distancing among essential workers vary widely by party affiliation.
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Brookings Attitudes towards the value of social distancing among U.S. essential workers vary widely by party affiliation. New analysis from 6d
Congress must stay connected even in a time of social distancing
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Kevin Esterling, Michael Neblo, and David Lazer discuss how members of Congress can hold online town halls with constituents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Brookings As Congress turns to digital engagement amid the coronavirus pandemic, Kevin Esterling, Michael Neblo, and David Lazer lay out some priorities for members to keep in mind. 7d
Exposure on the job
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“Essential workers” who continue to go to work while COVID-19 is spreading risk exposing themselves and their families to the virus. This memo provides data about who these workers are to inform related policy discussions.
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Brookings Research from and Luke Pardue illustrates the need for hazard pay policies to compensate America’s at-risk essential workers. 8d
Trends in online disinformation campaigns
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Ben Nimmo, Director of Investigations at Graphika, discusses trends in online disinformation campaigns.
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Brookings “One of the big things going into 2020 is not the large scale state operations, but the small home-grown domestic copy-cats,” says of online disinformation campaigns. #TechStream 8d
To reopen the economy safely, we need both liability protection and hazard pay
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Joshua Gotbaum writes that for the economy to reopen, a compromise between business and labor interests would be for workers to receive temporary hazard pay, and employers to be protected from liability but required to meet strict safety standards...
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Brookings Workers are being asked to risk their lives to reopen the economy. Here’s what Congress can do to make things safer for them and businesses. 11d
Protecting our economy and our health in a pandemic
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The social and mental health side of the COVID19 crisis is as, and perhaps even more, important to society’s long-term health and sustainability than the economic one.
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Brookings “COVID-19 has us at a critical juncture where failing to respond could change our society—and any remaining remnants of the American Dream—for good, for better or worse,” write and . 12d
In many of the hardest-hit states, COVID-19 small business relief is lagging
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For policymakers, understanding what is happening in real time is more important than ever as businesses face the COVID-19 across America.
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Brookings Even though revenue for small businesses have plunged everywhere, some states are being hit harder than others. 12d
Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America's Black Cities
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Changing perceptions about the worth of African Americans and their communitiesKnow Your Price establishes new means of determining value of Black communities. The deliberate devaluation of Blacks and their communities, stemming from America's...
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Brookings In his new book, #KnowYourPrice, takes readers on a tour of five Black-majority cities whose strengths and assets have been undervalued. Get your hands on his book here 15d
COVID-19 much more fatal for men, especially taking age into account
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Men and women have similar odds of contracting the virus, but men face a higher risk of death than women, across the U.S. and indeed across the globe.
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Brookings Men and women have similar odds of contracting the coronavirus, but men face a higher risk of death. and explore the data 15d
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Brookings Why are men dying in such greater numbers from COVID-19? New analysis from and 17d
In developing countries, communities and primary care providers—not hospitals—hold the key to successful pandemic response
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Low- and middle-income countries must play to their strengths and rapidly build the capacity of community-based organizations and primary care providers to respond to COVID-19.
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Brookings Many low- and middle-income countries lack adequate hospital and emergency transportation infrastructure, but most have strong community-based organizations. calls on governments to empower them during the coronavirus crisis. 19d
Losing your own business is worse than losing a salaried job
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While losing a salaried job is terrible for one’s psychological well-being, losing one’s business is even worse.
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Brookings Job loss entails much more than losing an income. Studies show that unemployment leads to large and lasting unhappiness due to the loss of social identity, contacts with colleagues, and stigma. 23d
Putting women and girls’ safety first in Africa’s response to COVID-19
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African policymakers should act quickly and decisively to save the lives and livelihoods of African women and girls amid COVID-19.
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Brookings Women and girls in Africa are among the most vulnerable groups exposed to the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Policymakers must move quickly to protect them. 23d
Ahmaud Arbery and the dangers of running while black
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The threat of being killed merely for existing can shape black men’s lives.
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Brookings “Black men who I’ve spoken to, who have seen the horrific killing of Ahmaud, state that, wow, I’ve had similar sort of experiences where people have followed me—where cars have ran me off the road.” for on Ahmaud Arbery 25d
Get rid of the White House Coronavirus Task Force before it kills again
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Elaine Kamarck writes that the White House Coronavirus Task Force should be disbanded. She draws on the example of 9/11 and the formation of DHS to show that large-scale crisis response can't be managed from the White House, and should reside with...
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Brookings The White House and president should get out of the way of government agencies and let them do the real work to combat the coronavirus, writes . 26d
Women’s work boosts middle class incomes but creates a family time squeeze that needs to be eased
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Middle-class incomes have risen modestly in recent decades, and most of any gains in their incomes are the result of more working women. Isabel Sawhill and Katherine Guyot explain the important rol…
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Brookings Resolving the tension between women’s role in the workforce and their role in the family has implications not just for gender equity, but also for middle-class incomes and the overall well-being of American families, write and . 27d
The midlife dip in well-being: Why it matters at times of crisis
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A new paper shows that there is no doubt about the existence of the midlife dip in well-being.
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Brookings Several economic studies have found evidence of a significant downturn in human well-being during the midlife years. and explain why that matters during times of crisis. 27d