Last month’s jobs numbers offer some positive news, but they also show an alarming loss of Black women in the U.S. labor force. Anthony Barr, Makada Henry-Nickie, and Kristen Broady discuss what’s going on behind the numbers and what’s at stake for America’s ongoing recovery.
How is the world’s largest democracy viewing the Biden administration’s Summit for Democracy? Constantino Xavier explains Delhi’s calculus regarding the meeting, writing that the summit could provide an important opportunity for India to take on more leadership in global democratic cooperation.
“Biden should either take action to embrace government reform or risk a one-term presidency.” In the context of major actions taken by the Biden administration, such as the Afghanistan pull-out and the campaign to get more Americans COVID-19 booster shots, Paul Light discusses the U.S. public’s continued desire for federal government reform.
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