September's Disappointing Jobs Numbers, the Road to COP26, and More

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Plus insights from education scaling labs launched in Tanzania and new books from Fiona Hill and David Wessel.

October 16, 2021

With only 194,000 jobs added, September's jobs report disappoints

"While the vaccination rate is increasing and hospitalizations are down, more needs to be done to get Americans back to work, end the pandemic, and tackle the racial employment gap." Kristen Broady and Anthony Barr examine the latest jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Cautious optimism on the road to Glasgow

With the crucial United Nations climate-change summit (COP26) in Glasgow rapidly approaching, the positive developments in green energy around the world certainly provide grounds for optimism, but the picture is not all sunny. Kemal Derviş explains what to know about the evolving climate debate ahead of the major conference.

Improving learning and life skills for marginalized children

While many education innovations exist to get more children in school, the question has increasingly become how to scale and sustain those solutions that are most effective at improving learning for all. Patrick Hannahan, Jenny Perlman Robinson, and Christina Kwauk share insights from scaling labs launched in Tanzania.

There Is Nothing for You Here

By Fiona Hill

In this powerful book, Fiona Hill reflects on her personal journey out of poverty and reveals how declining opportunity has set the U.S. on the grim path of modern Russia. Drawing from experience as a historian and a policymaker, Hill shows how we can return hope to our forgotten places.

Only the Rich Can Play

By David Wessel

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 created 8,764 tax havens across America known as Opportunity Zones (OZs). In his latest book, David Wessel details the no-guardrails approach the Trump Treasury took to administering OZs and the choices—both good and bad—that the nation's governors made in designating these zones.