On Thursday, April 2, Brookings will host a webinar discussion to address how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting low-income and vulnerable communities.
Pakistan’s initial coronavirus response is already exposing concerning political patterns — including the powerful army asserting competence over the civilian government— that will persist beyond the pandemic.
The U.S. government should make strategic short-term investments in Cameroon to increase citizen participation in local governance, while supporting long-term stabilization and redress of political and security grievances.
With more than 1,000 deaths, 3 million and counting unemployed, and no definite end in sight, the coronavirus has upended nearly every aspect of American life. In the last two weeks, the Federal Re…
When new crises hit, there is often a knee-jerk reaction to reinvent the wheel in response. But the global public health capacity embodied in the Global Health Security Agenda provides a strong foundation for addressing the pandemic we face today.
Congress is on the cusp of enacting a costly and ineffective new tax expenditure for workers with student debt as part of the broader coronavirus relief package. Rather than providing relief to dis…
Once the COVID-19 crisis is over, we will hopefully awaken into a new world, one where we can learn far-reaching, long-term lessons from our past negligence.
Given the COVID-19 pandemic, it is increasingly likely the British government will need to extend the Brexit timeline or risk additional economic shocks. The health crisis is also underscoring the post-Brexit regulatory and coordination challenges...
COVID-19 is forcing many middle class families to draw on their limited assets. Hopefully, actions by policymakers will provide sufficient cash to middle-class families to weather this economic storm.
From left: Lisa Harris, Amber Stevens, Matt Milzman, and Courtney Meadows As worried Americans pack supermarket aisles in anticipation of quarantines and shelter-in-place orders, grocery workers li…