Congrats to Brookings President Cecilia Rouse for being elected to the National Academy of Sciences!

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As artificial intelligence proliferates more widely in the economy—transforming the nature of work and the quality of labor—the ability of countries to support economic adjustment will be vital to avoiding further polarization and the rise of radicalism.
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Trump v. United States may appear to leave the Supreme Court with a binary choice: Either Trump can be tried on the charges made in the indictment or he has immunity and the government’s case must be dismissed.
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Medication abortion, which is approved by the FDA for terminating a pregnancy of up 10 weeks, accounts for 63% of abortions in the United States but currently faces a challenge before the Supreme Court.
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Democratic decline is associated with negative economic consequences, including instability, brain drain, stagnation, and kleptocracy. brookings.edu/articles/democ…

Voters typically reward lawmakers for positions they take, rather than the resulting outcomes, says Sarah Binder.

Speaker Mike Johnson's votes against Ukraine were superficial. We can never know for sure lawmakers’ underlying preferences on a particular matter. goodauthority.org/news/why-the-h…

“In the post-Dobbs world, prosecutors who choose to investigate women for self-managing abortions have an array of modern surveillance technologies at their disposal,” write Jolynn Dellinger and Stephanie K. Pell. brookings.edu/articles/the-c…

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On May 2, leaders from NASA will join Senior Fellow Darrell West to discuss new directions in space exploration, the role of private companies, and the hopes and challenges for continued ventures in space.

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U.S. democracy has declined in recent years, threatening our most fundamental values.

Vanessa Williamson assesses the material consequences of democratic decline and considers the role of business in preserving democratic functioning in the United States.
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Today, Homeland Security announced the establishment of the Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board, and we at Brookings are delighted to share that our very own Nicol Turner Lee has been selected as an inaugural member! 👏

More on the Board's mission:
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I also noticed (and have been mentioning to people) that the *size* of the GOP no bloc on Ukraine aid was roughly the same size in September and April. But there's less overlap in the actual MCs voting no than I might have expected...

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''It’s the lowest-income students, the first-generation students, who don’t have additional resources to guide them through this process, who are ultimately paying the price for this [FAFSA] rollout,' said Katharine Meyer.'

Via The 74:
the74million.org/article/in-a-d…

Technology-driven automation has created economic insecurity that is partly responsible for rising populism and political polarization across the U.S. and Europe.

This populism tends to favor the far right, Julian Jacobs and co-authors emphasize.
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Today, the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in Trump v. United States, a case born from Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election results.

Richard Lempert explains the significance of the case, the potential outcomes, and their implications.
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'Bragg’s legal theory is genuinely tangled—though the district attorney’s office is doing its best to clarify matters.'
Quinta Jurecic takes a deep dive into New York State law to explain the legal mechanics underlying DA Alvin Bragg's case against Trump. lawfaremedia.org/article/charti…