Editor’s note: To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, join us for a webinartoday at 2:00 PM EDT on safeguarding Asian American inclusion and belonging, featuring Rep. Grace Meng and Rep. Andy Kim.
U.S. student debt strongly influences how individuals make decisions such as emergency savings or down payments on homes, and has deep implications for household economic stability and mobility. Stephen Roll, Jason Jabbari, and Michal Grinstein-Weiss examine how the amount of debt held and the proportion of student debt forgiven matters to these decisions.
President Biden’s infrastructure plan includes $80 billion to connect unserved areas to high-speed broadband networks. Former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler shares a powerful example from eastern Kentucky of how federally-funded broadband infrastructure changed lives, created jobs, and recruited new residents.
Though Cambodia appeared to have a strong track record on COVID-19 initially, it is not immune to the recent surge of cases in South and Southeast Asia. Adrien Chorn and Jonathan Stromseth assess the government’s response and the difficulties ahead.
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