Fighting Digital Poverty, Refocusing the US-China Debate, and More

February 10, 2020

“While Beijing hasn’t done itself any favors with its bullying behavior, U.S. policymakers can’t reasonably expect partners to take on significant risk without an assurance they won’t be left flapping in the wind.” Lindsey Ford argues that the United States needs to focus its efforts on its alliances in the face of its changing relationship with China.

Check out Ford’s second piece in her series about U.S.-China decoupling here.

In 2018, more than 18 million U.S. households lived without a broadband internet subscription. To ensure that residents are not excluded from the education and labor market opportunities it provides, Adie Tomer and Lara Fishbane say broadband should be treated with the same kind of priority as electric and water utilities.

The United States has a longstanding legacy of systematic racism that dates back centuries. Kicking off a new series of videos on race in American public policy, Brookings President John R. Allen reflects on his time in the military as a ray of hope in dismantling racial discrimination within institutions.

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