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U.S. Government & Politics The presidential debate accomplished more for Harris than it did for Trump

William A. Galston, Elaine Kamarck

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Artificial Intelligence Examining the capabilities and risks of advanced AI systems

Chinasa T. Okolo

September 10, 2024

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U.S. Government & Politics Important presidential debate moments from 1976 to 2020

Elaine Kamarck, Kurtis Nelson

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Dorothy Robyn

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Democracy, Conflict, & Governance Democracy is good for the economy. Can business defend it?

Vanessa Williamson

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Climate Change Preparing for domestic climate dislocations: What can we learn from the Great Migration?

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Chinasa Okolo was named one of TIME’s top 100 most influential people in AI of 2024 for her efforts in ensuring those living in the Global South are not victims of biased systems and...

Chinasa T. Okolo

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Generally speaking, I would anticipate that most, if any, legislative action is going to be deadline-forced, certainly in the absence of unified party control…

Sarah A. Binder

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Clean energy tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act may be easier to change or claw back than longstanding fossil fuel provisions because they are relatively new and may remain open..."

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