Members of Congress are growing increasingly concerned about economic competition with China. In 2022, President Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act into law to decrease US reliance on Chinese-made semiconductors. The following year, the president signed an... More »
Data visualization for this article was prepared by Yufei Liu. The National Football League has a major problem on its hands. Or, at least, the league’s running backs do: they aren’t getting paid like they used to, and the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement i... More »
This article was co-authored by Rachel Huyhn.While the myth of the modern “supermom” endures, real working mothers have to navigate a siloed, broken childcare system in America. This is especially true for low-wage earners, of which nearly two-thirds are women... More »
Nearly two years have passed since Russia invaded Ukraine, beginning a conflict that has had profound effects on human and economic well-being around the world. A record 349 million people across 79 countries currently face acute food insecurity– this is a 200... More »
Artificial intelligence forces important education policy questions into the national landscape. Automation has only gotten cheaper and more prolific through the introduction of machine learning and artificial intelligence. Self-check-out and autonomous drivin... More »
The world is making inadequate progress towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In November, climate institutes collaborated on the State of Climate Action report explaining that efforts to limit average global temperature increases are failing across almos... More »
On September 5th, 2023, New York City implemented a municipal policy mandating that all hosts offering rentals for less than 30 days register with the city. The policy, known as Local Law 18, or the Short-Term Rental Registration Law, reinforces existing laws ... More »
During the House Speaker crisis, military service members were sent to the front lines once again, not to fight a war against great powers across oceans, but to serve as a rhetorical tool for politicians within U.S. borders. The nearly avoided government shutd... More »
On July 20, 2023, after much contention, the United Kingdom (UK) passed into law the “Illegal Migration Bill”. The Tory-led government implemented the bill to deter the number of migrants illegally entering the United Kingdom, from small boats crossing the Eng... More »
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has dedicated his entire career to serving the state. Mark Gordon originally hails from Kaycee, Wyoming and he is a Middlebury College graduate. He is currently serving his second term as governor, securing reelection in 2022 with ... More »
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has dedicated his entire career to serving the state. Mark Gordon originally hails from Kaycee, Wyoming and he is a Middlebury College graduate. He is currently serving his second term as governor, securing reelection in 2022 with ... More »
The views expressed in this article are those solely of the author and do not reflect the policies or views of the U.S. government or the U.S. Agency for International Development.Venezuela’s autocratic government signed an agreement with opposition parties Oc... More »