![The Democratic Party brand is in crisis. A recent NBC poll reports the party’s favorability rating at a record low of 27 percent, marking a nadir that dates back to 1990. This polling follows the Democratic coalition fraying in November’s election as many working-class nonwhite voters defected from their ranks while the Republican coalition traded more white college-educated voters for nonwhites without college degrees. Despite Kamala Harris’ campaign and its allies outspending Republicans by nearly half a billion dollars, Democrats […]](https://i0.wp.com/chicagopolicyreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pexels-reneterp-13834526-2.jpg?resize=1280%2C853&ssl=1)
![India’s economy must create 1.1 billion well-paying jobs by 2050 before its “demographic dividend” window closes. However, neither the government’s current job-creation strategy nor a service-led approach addresses the magnitude of this problem. The fundamental solution lies in removing regulatory bottlenecks in Indian states and decongesting courts, thus creating conditions for private investment. The consequences of stymied jobs growth: a global lens If India fails to meet its employment needs, future government budgets will be strained by two major forces: […]](https://i0.wp.com/chicagopolicyreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Courting-Growth.png?resize=1024%2C912&ssl=1)
![The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has consistently emphasized the need to reduce animal-based food consumption in Western countries in its annual report, The State of Food and Agriculture. In particular, reducing red and processed meat for public health and environmental reasons1. The 2024 edition emphasizes sustainability and health, highlighting how important dietary shifts are for increasing welfare. This shift is also a crucial goal for European agricultural policy2. However, policy action is lagging despite the growing scientific consensus […]](https://i0.wp.com/chicagopolicyreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/meat-tax-europe-university-of-oxford-health-climate-study-1.png?resize=1400%2C912&ssl=1)
![Within the deluge of policies coming out of the second Trump administration, impoundment has resurfaced as a battleground between legislative and executive power. Impoundment is a practice in which the President can refuse to spend federal funds appropriated by Congress. Those who support the restoration of this practice see it as a reinstatement of a constitutional right vested in the office of the President. Opponents argue it shifts the power of the purse away from Congress and toward the […]](https://i0.wp.com/chicagopolicyreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/impoundment_image.png?resize=1400%2C912&ssl=1)
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China’s Economic Woes
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