Plus, shows to celebrate International Podcast Day and a new paper explores America's dependence on China for manufacturing key goods.
The FCC's clock is ticking on defining digital discrimination The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is facing a November 15 deadline from Congress to define "digital discrimination," decide its approach toward the issue, and outline methodologies for rules. Nicol Turner Lee and Jack Malamud explain what the agency is grappling with and recommend paths forward. | Measuring US supply chain reliance American manufacturers rely far more on China than standard calculations suggest and reducing U.S. exposure to the country will be difficult and costly, find Richard E. Baldwin, Rebecca Freeman, and Angelos Theodorakopoulos. "In short, the simplistic view that domestic suppliers are safe and foreign suppliers are risky is just that—simplistic," they write. | How adolescent girls in India are breaking barriers and creating change In India, estimates suggest at least 1.5 million girls under 18 get married each year and nearly 16% of girls aged 15-19 are currently married. Echidna Global Scholar Anusha Bharadwaj outlines how India's adolescent girls are denied rights at every stage of their development and discusses her work to break this harmful cycle by empowering girls. | Happy International Podcast Day! | The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. | |