Latino wealth data, the African Growth and Opportunity Act, and tracking the places most vulnerable to despair and misinformation.
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Brookings Brief

July 14, 2023

Demonstrators hold signs and American flags during rally in opposition to COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates in Chicago
Despair underlies America's misinformation crisis
 

Misinformation has consequences, not only for democracy but also for people's mental and physical health. Carol Graham and Emily Dobson examine this connection and share a new interactive tool which highlights the places and populations in America that are most vulnerable to despair and misinformation.

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Here's why US-Africa trade under AGOA has been successful for some countries but not others
 

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) gives countries in sub-Saharan Africa preferential access to U.S. markets, allowing them to export products to the nation tariff-free. Landry Signé explains why some African countries have benefited more from AGOA than others and discusses what this means for Biden's Africa strategy.

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Understanding Latino wealth to address disparities and design better policies
 

The average white family has five times the wealth of the average Hispanic family, according to the Federal Reserve's Survey of Consumer Finances. The underlying causes of this wealth gap are often misunderstood, which has real implications for U.S. policy. To provide context on Latinos' economic position, Tonantzin Carmona outlines important data on wealth and asset ownership, household debt, and more.

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