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In just 10 years, Republican and Democratic districts have gone from near-parity on prosperity and income measures to stark, fast-moving divergence. A new analysis from Mark Muro and Jacob Whiton examines the economic and demographic trends that are driving the shift.
Today, students around the world are anticipated to take to the streets to demand climate justice. Christina Kwauk highlights three reasons for the global education community’s lukewarm stance on climate action and calls on leaders to break from the status quo and work with energy, health, finance, and other sectors to develop effective solutions to the crisis.
As Hong Kong’s pro-democracy demonstrations continue, tensions between the government, authorities, and protesters continue to rise. Jeffery Bader outlines a number of specific recommendations for how the United States should respond to the situation.
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