Craig Garthwaite and Matthew Notowidigdo shed light on the ugly business of college sports, which is built on taking the money generated by athletes who are more likely to be Black and from low-income neighborhoods and transferring it to sports played by athletes who are more likely to be white and from higher-income neighborhoods.
"We can't just invest in highways—we also need to invest in the technology underpinning the information superhighway." Frank Nagle argues that in order to aid economic recovery and set the United States up to have effective digital infrastructure in the future, Congress needs to invest in direct funding, procurement regulation, and tax incentives for free and open source software.
40 years ago, a major war between Iran and Iraq claimed at least one million lives and set the stage for far-reaching and lasting regional dynamics. Ranj Alaaldin discusses the legacy of the conflict and explains how its effects are still being felt to this day.
China has emerged as a truly global actor, impacting every region and every major issue. Over the past year, Brookings experts have examined key themes for our Global China project, including trade, human rights, technology leadership, and much more. Catch up on the papers here.
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