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From the skills gap in the Indian labor force to historical data on the U.S. Congress, the best Brookings videos highlight research from the world's leading experts.
Drought continues to wreak havoc in the American west, especially in places like Lake Mead. The impact of climate change plays itself out in the water arena says Brookings Senior Fellow Pat Mulroy,...
Just how unequal is the U.S. before taxes? How much--or how little, depending on your perspective--does the tax code change that? David Wessel, Director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetar...
This video highlights key findings from the 2015 Brown Center Report’s study of the gender gap in literacy, including how the gap has changed over time, and how the gender gap in America compares t...
Vladimir Putin is arguably the most consequential public figure in the world. Where do Putin’s ideas come from, and how far is he willing to go? In the expanded and revised edition of Mr. Putin: Op...
America’s “advanced industries” stand out as a vital component for the future of the U.S. economy. Defined by their deep investment in R&D and STEM workers, these industries encompass the nation’s ...
The U.S. spends a huge amount on health care, but in recent years, spending growth has slowed. Will this continue or will costs start rising again? Senior Fellow Louise Sheiner, from the Hutchins ...
Nuclear engineers Leslie Dewan and Mark Massie share their progress on creating safer and more efficient nuclear energy technologies to power the world and address the looming threat of climate cha...
What happens when a conservative president makes a liberal professor from the Ivy League his top urban affairs adviser? The president is Richard Nixon, the professor is Harvard’s Daniel Patrick Moy...
In “Diversity Explosion: How New Racial Demographics are Remaking America” published by the Brookings Institution Press, demographer and Brookings senior fellow William H. Frey shares the good news...
"Billionaires: Reflections on the Upper Crust” author Darrell M. West attributes his fascination with the ultra-rich to his humble beginnings, growing up in rural Ohio. Now a Vice President at the ...
Young adults in the United States are increasingly drifting into parenthood — and too often it is happening early, outside of marriage, and without the stable support of a second parent. In "Genera...
Drought continues to wreak havoc in the American west, especially in places like Lake Mead. The impact of climate change plays itself out in the water arena says Brookings Senior Fellow Pat Mulroy,...
On September 9, the Energy Security Initiative (ESI) at Brookings hosted an event focusing on the future of U.S. energy security and oil export policy.
Al Gore, Former U.S. Vice President: The report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change determined that scientists are 95% certain of the man-made causes of global warming.
Laurent Fabius, Foreign Minister of France: Our focus on the planet is connected to our very survival. We are on the edge of a climatic abyss. In fact, we have 500 days to avoid climate chaos.
On February 4, the Energy Security Initiative (ESI) at Brookings hosted Brookings Trustee Jim Rogers and ESI Nonresident Senior Fellows Mike Chesser and Ron Binz to discuss the future of the electr...
Warwick McKibbin: The recession has affected climate change policy in two significant ways: it's led to lower levels of greenhouse gas emissions and smaller budgets for troubleshooting the problems.
As the U.S. prepares to assume chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2015, a new policy brief from the Energy Security Initiative at Brookings examines how the U.S. can elevate the Arctic as a prio...
On March 13, the Energy Security Initiative (ESI) at Brookings hosted a discussion on the restructuring of the electricity sector in Japan and comparing it to the experience of deregulation in the ...
On March 31, the Brown Center on Education Policy hosted an event examining the evidence on noncognitive skills and alternative approaches for policymakers seeking to incorporate them into K-12 edu...
This video highlights key findings from the 2015 Brown Center Report’s study of the gender gap in literacy, including how the gap has changed over time, and how the gender gap in America compares t...
Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States: Now isn’t the time to be hesitant or risk averse. So many girls across the globe are counting on us to be bold and creative and to give them all of ...
Millions Learning is an effort by the Center for Universal Education at Brookings to understand where learning has improved across the world and what factors contributed to that process. The resear...
Early Childhood Development (ECD) spans from the moment of conception until the beginning of primary school, and includes physical well-being, and cognitive, linguistic, and socio-emotional develop...
Brookings Senior Fellow Ernesto Talvi argues that improving the quality of education is key to raising the productivity and growth prospects of Latin America.
On May 29th, the Center on Children and Families at Brookings and the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management hosted Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to explore the administration's...
On April 16, the Global Economy and Development program and the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution hosted Greek Minister of Finance Yanis Varoufakis to discu...
On April 16, Wolfgang Schäuble, who has been Germany’s finance minister since 2009 and is at the center of current economic policy conversations, discussed key economic policy issues in Germany and...
On Tuesday, March 31, the Foreign Policy and Global Economy and Development programs at Brookings hosted Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Löfven for an address on the goals and benefits of globaliza...
On March 26, Foreign Policy at Brookings will host a conversation with Chief Executive Officer Abdullah to discuss these challenges, the U.S.-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership, and the future of Af...
Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States: Now isn’t the time to be hesitant or risk averse. So many girls across the globe are counting on us to be bold and creative and to give them all of ...
On June 30, Foreign Policy's Latin America Initiative at Brookings hosted President Michelle Bachelet of Chile for a discussion on strengthening democracy and stability, focused on Chile's present ...
On May 15, Brookings hosted a live webcast of President Bill Clinton for the inaugural Robert S. Brookings President's Lecture. Clinton spoke on "The Global Economy: Challenge of the Century."
On Monday, June 16, the Foreign Policy program at Brookings hosted Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende for an address on the importance of dialogue and inclusiveness in post-conflict settings, ...
On March 19, the Center on the United States and Europe (CUSE) at Brookings hosted NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen for a Statesman's Forum address on the importance of the transatlanti...