How many people can the federal government lose before it crashes?
It has been 10 months since Donald Trump was inaugurated as president for his second term. In this…
Welcoming newcomers: The implications of immigration for rural communities, with Rachel Perić of Welcoming America
TP: What led you personally to this work? RP: My family, like many families in this country, came…
Lessons from Germany’s family leave policies for the US care economy
The United States has an aging population that is expected to grow around 14% in the next five…
Are President Trump’s tariffs legal?
On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump declared that foreign trade and economic practices had created a “national…
Nonpartisan conservation, energy policy, and rural stakeholder relations with Benji Backer
In the latest episode of the Reimagine Rural podcast, Tony Pipa, Senior Fellow at Brookings’ Center for Sustainable Development, learns how trusted…
What harsh immigration policies mean for students, families, and schools
The Supreme Court affirmed in Plyler v. Doe (1982) that children have a right to public education regardless…
Why AI demand for energy will continue to increase
DeepSeek, a Chinese startup company, announced the release of its AI reasoning model, DeepSeek R1, in January. It…
The enduring dilemma of managing American high-level nuclear waste
Nuclear energy expansion represents a rare American policy topic that garners considerable political support across partisan and regional…
How will we know if DOGE is succeeding?
One of the most contentious but potentially transformative initiatives by the second Trump administration has been the creation…
The missing piece in the US labor market?
Marcus, a Detroit autoworker, successfully transitioned to logistics coordination after plant automation. He learned inventory management, customer service,…
Shakedown federalism and energy policy nationalization
The Trump administration’s approach to federalism increasingly entails identifying states that do not embrace its policies and applying…
How DOGE is using AI in government
Some leaders in the Trump administration are adopting an “AI-first strategy,” as it seeks to both remove “burdensome…