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Joseph Kane · Friday, August 12, 2016

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The wallflower at the Obamacare party

Henry J. Aaron

Friday, August 12, 2016

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Why Hillary Clinton wouldn’t be a foreign policy hawk as president

Jeremy Shapiro and Richard Sokolsky

Friday, August 12, 2016

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The DEA’s marijuana decision is more important than rescheduling

John Hudak

Thursday, August 11, 2016

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Student test scores: How the sausage is made and why you should care

Brian A. Jacob

Thursday, August 11, 2016

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The challenges of state reliance on revenue from fossil fuel production

Adele Morris

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

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Financing Africa’s infrastructure deficit: From development banking to long-term investing

Rabah Arezki and Amadou Sy

August 2016

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Why has regional income convergence declined?

Peter Ganong and Daniel Shoag

Thursday, August 4, 2016

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The 2016 Brookings Financial and Digital Inclusion Project Report

John Villasenor, Darrell M. West and Robin Lewis

August 2016

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Jonathan Rauch and Fred Dews

Friday, August 12, 2016

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Jeremy Shapiro and Richard Sokolsky

Friday, August 12, 2016

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What is the tone of the 2016 presidential campaign on Facebook?

Saud Alashri, Anish Pradhan, Srinivasa Srivatsav Kandala and Kevin C. Desouza

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

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Paul Ryan, Donald Trump and complacency in the down-ballot races

Elaine Kamarck

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

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From Washington with love: An open letter to the next Italian foreign minister

Matteo Garavoglia

Monday, August 15, 2016

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Once a drug den, Medellín is on a new path

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Elizabeth Pearce

Saturday, August 13, 2016

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Is selling tanks to Saudi Arabia such a good idea?

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Africa in the news: East and Southern African trade issues, Ethiopia’s land reform protests, and Zambia’s general elections

Amy Copley

Friday, August 12, 2016

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Will the West welcome or shun Chinese FDI?

Geoffrey Gertz

Friday, August 12, 2016

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Mexico illustrates global drive toward advancing financial inclusion

Robin Lewis, John Villasenor and Darrell M. West

Thursday, August 11, 2016

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Renewables get the job done despite skepticism

John P. Banks

Thursday, August 11, 2016

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