Ryon J. Cobb reveals how church leadership and racial makeup shape Black Americans' political engagement and power.

Brittany Friedman argues Michigan's next attorney general can end prison pay-to-stay, which sues incarcerated people for ...

James C. Benton analyzes the historical significance and current reality of tariff policy in relation to Black economic ...

Brookings scholars comment on what Xi's D.C. visit reveals about the future trajectory of U.S.-China relations.

Homi Kharas and Ayan Sarkar score fiscal space in 144 emerging and developing economies and find 59 remain constrained, with ...

Rooms working group asks whether AI, the technology fueling the data center boom, could help the communities hosting it reach ...

Carranza, Choukhmane, O'Dea, and Schmidt argue current 401(k) safe harbor match formulas are poorly designed—and propose a ...

Security is a top concern for Brazilian voters and many perceive crime to be out of control writes Vanda Felbab-Brown.

Three German state elections may have ushered in a new era of polarization, volatility, and fragmentation.

Douglas N. Harris and co-authors examine how nine overlooked design choices determine who benefits from school choice.

AI is lowering the cost of specialized knowledge—pushing more work in-house and leaving outside specialists with only the ...

Brookings experts unpack the issues at stake during high-level meetings of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).