Russian President Vladimir Putin had big plans for this spring at the beginning of the year: constitutional amendments to remain in power until 2036 and a huge patriotic celebration of the 75th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany were on the table. Steven Pifer writes that the coronavirus has derailed Putin's trajectory and has forced him to start managing a deadly health and economic crisis.
The coronavirus is forcing parents to be teachers and forcing everyone—students, parents, and teachers—to adapt to online learning tools. Using lessons learned from the Hurricane Katrina crisis, Douglas Harris argues that this will have a lasting impact on education long after the pandemic.
With people across the world being forced to stay at home, the COVID-19 pandemic has sent crude oil prices plummeting, so much so that the price for West Texas Intermediate oil dropped below zero dollars earlier this week. David Dollar and Samantha Gross sat down for an episode of Dollar & Sense to explain the changes and the long-term effects on U.S. oil production and renewable energy.
You're graduating in a pandemic. What's next? Graduation is always a time of uncertainty, now COVID-19 has introduced new complications for young people entering the "real world." In this post, Amanda Sloat offers some helpful advice for the class of 2020.
Perspectives from Brookings interns. "When the world looks for hope and information, I know it will find some with the Brookings spring intern class of 2020." Claire Doire shares their unique experiences working at the institution during the coronavirus crisis.
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