Abortion in the Midterms, Using Data to Improve Supply Chains, and More

September 19, 2022

One of the biggest questions around the November election is whether support for abortion rights will result in support for Democratic, pro-choice candidates at voting booths. Elaine Kamarck and Celia Shapiro discuss gay marriage ballot initiatives in 2004 and the lessons they provide for the upcoming midterm elections.

Amid the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, rising inflation, geopolitical tensions, and extreme weather events, manufacturing supply chains are struggling to bring goods when and where they are needed. Eleftherios Iakovou and Chelsea C. White III explain how improved data sharing can help turn things around.

For decades, smaller U.S. towns have lost young and highly educated residents to larger cities. At the same time, those same workers have faced high costs of living and separation from their communities. Fortunately, the rapid rise of flexible “work-from-anywhere” arrangements could mitigate this seemingly intractable problem. Prithwiraj Choudhury, Evan Starr, and Thomaz Teodorovicz highlight findings from Oklahoma’s Tulsa Remote program.

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