#Brookings

Marci Harris

marcidale

Some longstanding Congressional process inefficiencies have been addressed in the wake of COVID. I was happy to join @kevinesterling & Claire Abernathy for @BrookingsGov "TechTank" to chronicle some of the

Patrick Spencer

pspencerCSJ

Thread: 1/ At @csjthinktank we believe work is the best route out of poverty... therefore concerns over AI and automation displacing jobs is of huge concern. Having said that we

Shannon

Avery1776

How embedded are ties to the expired UN selected govt occupying Tripoli in DC? @BenKTallmadge @CarrollQuigley1 @BabeReflex_8 @RevisitedRick @ScheyChris @moses_libico @osamaalobide @MissiWhite4 #KhashoggiKoolAid *Tarek M e g a r i

Greg Ip

greg_ip

1/ Lockdowns were a blunt & indiscriminate tool that slowed infections, but with no clear strategy for what came afterwards. We know enough now about how to bring down infections

Alan Berube

berubea1

Our new research on the economic risks from COVID-19 measures finds 37 million workers, and 2 million small businesses, immediately vulnerable https://brook.gs/39H1xmy https://brook.gs/3dUxoTQ . Will share some links in this thread

Rupa Subramanya

rupasubramanya

In Shamika Ravi's "Reality Check on Suicides in India",a 2015 report for @BrookingsInst @BrookingsIndia ,here are some prima facie instances of plagiarism. It's been verified by TurnItIn and extensive reconfirmation

Evan Weber 🌅🔥

evanlweber

Larry Summers belongs nowhere near the White House for reasons, but especially because of his terrible track record on climate. @JoeBiden isn't serious about climate or "not going back

Carole Maskin

justanurse25

Did you know? Patient zero was identified Jan. 20. Swabs were sent overnight to CDC. Efforts to identify any and all contacts ensued, and the patient was sent to a

Jeanna Smialek

jeannasmialek

Randy Quarles is arguably America's most important bank regulator. He is also still friendly with the industry -- he met with his old colleagues at Davis Polk, which represents the

Shreya Kangovi, MD MS

ShreyaKangovi

1/ Here are two very different takes on the racial disparities in #COVID19. If you read them back to back, you’ll have a perfect understand of the root cause of

Jason Furman

jasonfurman

It is essential that future COVID legislation include triggers that extend whatever assistance is needed as long as is necessary—and work to help ameliorate future recessions as well.Four reasons why:

Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach

dwschanz

New! My coauthor Abby Pitts & I just released week 2 results from the @COVIDImpact survey looking at #foodinsecurity & food pantries in May.Bad news: food insecurity is still up

Casey Burgat

CaseyBurgat

Good Friyay data time!@BernieSanders talks about a revolution. Does he act on it?https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2020/04/09/bernie-talks-about-a-revolution-does-he-act-on-it/ Throughout the primaries (including 2016) Bernie has successfully bra

David Frum

davidfrum

The most politically important "great replacement" under way in the United States is the "replacement" of conservative Christians by their own liberal and secular children and grandchildren. The Great Non-Replacement

Victoria Guida

vtg2

Okay, so I’ve got some #FedContent for you all this morning... The Fed unveiled emergency programs that could dole out more than $2 trillion in loans to businesses of all

Sarah C. DeSilvey, DNP, FNP (she/her)

sarcandes

I've been wary to discuss school reopening here b/c, in the absence of unified federal public health policy, we've had to create regional COVID approaches, w/ vastly different testing, tracing,