“The president fundamentally does not understand tariffs & trade policy because he keeps saying that this is something that others are paying & that it’s revenue for the United States.” @JoshuaPMeltzer joins @soledadobrien to talk tariffs & US-China trade
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- “Technology should reduce inequality and empower people. But too often, it achieves the exact opposite, expanding the divide between those with resources and those without.”
- Africa has reached a major milestone as more Africans are now escaping extreme poverty than are falling below the poverty line. brook.gs/2HI3NjK
- On #DayOfTheGirl, Global's Center for Universal Education is proud to have led the research and design behind the @ObamaFoundation's new Global Girls Alliance. Learn more:
- The coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating housing disparities in the United States, a new survey finds. brook.gs/2U2vmsG
- .@PaulKagame: There are more similarities than differences across Africa—but we lack one voice on the world stage #AUReform
- Policies deterring human capital mobility are heavily detrimental to local and global knowledge production and might be hard to reverse through subsequent improvements, @danybahar, @prithwic & @sarasgnr write. brook.gs/3sIDrmK
- The 2020s will undoubtedly be characterized by new technology regulation. But while today’s technologies are global, the rules governing their development and use are not.
- ✈️🌍 US Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia this week comes at a critical juncture in terms of advancing commitments made at the US-Africa Leaders Summit. @LandrySigne looks at the path forward:
- Employment of Saudi women has increased substantially over the past two years. brook.gs/3vdAvhS
- If you’re going to be treated for COVID-19 in the US, there’s a good chance your treating physician or nurse will be an immigrant, writes @danybahar brook.gs/3dNWVht
- “There is no reason that a country as rich and as powerful as ours should have to choose between great wealth for the few and great opportunity for all of its citizens.” @CoryBooker explores how to renew the American Dream: brook.gs/2IxBgtf
- Child marriage + low school access are two of the biggest barriers in advancing #girlsedu: brook.gs/1yw96To
- Replying to @BrookingsGlobalEmpowering is the principle rather than entitlement, says @nsitharaman, speaking of Indian government schemes to aid the poor. #GlobalEconomy







