Bloomberg: Ezra Fieser on Puerto Rico’s electricity grid The island canceled a $300 million contract awarded to a tiny company based in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s Montana hometown....
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Pulitzer Center: Malia Politzer on pitching a global story Establishing relationships with editors and other tips from ICWA's former fellow in India and Spain....
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Bustle: Pramila Jayapal on the “Heartbeat” bill The congresswoman was the only female participant in a House hearing on banning abortion as early as six weeks....
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Reuters: Cheng Li on President Xi Jinping Xi appears to have traded securing favorable amendments to the constitution in exchange for a compromise on the make-up of the Standing Committee....
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CatholicPhilly: Ezra Fieser on rebuilding in the Caribbean The Catholic Church is coordinating shipments of construction equipment for families on islands largely destroyed by hurricanes Irma and Maria....
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Politico: Neri Zilber on Israel and Syria What started with an isolated event has expanded into a massive cross-border military operation to provide food, aid and infrastructure....
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Devex: Malia Politzer on global health security Pandemics are the greatest global risk by far, with the potential to wipe out between 5 and 10 percent of the world's GDP....
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WPJ: Robbie Corey-Boulet on the challenges for LGBT Liberians The election of Donald Trump and the selection of a successor to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf this fall threaten to undo recent progress....
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Former Fellow Cheng Li on China’s Upcoming Party Congress Former Fellow Cheng Li (China, 1993-1995) discusses the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) upcoming 19th Party Congress in a series on the Brookings website. The page, “which will be updated throughout the 19th Party Congress, features research and analysis from Brookings experts, who unpack the trends and signals that are most essential to follow.” Click here...
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Preet Bharara Wants to Inform Listeners About the Law With His New Podcast Former Fellow Andrew Rice (Uganda, 2002-2004) wrote an article published by New York Magazine regarding former U.S Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara, and his new podcast Stay Tuned with Preet. “Earlier this year, under circumstances that are still somewhat mysterious, Bharara was fired by President Donald Trump. Upon his ouster,...
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