Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan. For a meticulous recounting of the crisis and the human response to it, pick up “Meltdown,” a new book from award-winning Japanese journalist Yoichi Funabashi.
After weeks of negotiations, President Biden will sign the American Rescue Plan into law on Friday, providing much-needed economic relief to states and families. On the latest episode of The Current, Wendy Edelberg and Adrianna Pita discuss the major provisions of the legislation.
The Middle East and North Africa region has the lowest levels of extreme poverty among developing regions, but anger and anxiety continue to grow in societies wracked by economic stress and deepening economic precarity. Steven Heydemann explores this dichotomy and what may be causing frustration.
The Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol shook the nation, and many questions about why and how such a breach happened have yet to be answered. James Boykin and Frederick Paige provide recommendations on what Congress should consider when establishing its commission to uncover the security failures that occurred that day.
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