By modernizing and reconciling the four Congressionally-mandated inputs into the Thrifty Food Plan and removing cost-neutrality, the U.S. will better support food security, nutrition, health, and healthy development. Lauren Bauer explains how the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits became outdated and how the Department of Agriculture fixed them.
Afghanistan’s evolving drama of state-building and state breakdown is highly complex, but one element that can be usefully singled out is U.S.-Russia interactions over a land in which both have intervened. Pavel Baev discusses Moscow and Washington’s experiences and what they mean for security in Central Asia.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has an important role to play in helping achieve the Senate’s goals of universal broadband deployment and adoption. Blair Levin outlines seven steps the commission can take to further these goals and close the digital divide.
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