Federal crisis spending in U.S. education, a radical protest group in Germany, and the link between climate policy and economic policy.
| The US should treat climate policy as economic policy Historically, governments have often prioritized economic growth over climate policy. This approach is becoming increasingly outdated, Jonas Nahm and Johannes Urpelainen argue. Their new report explores the link between climate policy and economic policy, clean energy moves made in China and Europe, and ways the United States can benefit from investments in decarbonization. Read more |
| Has federal crisis spending for K-12 schools served its intended objectives? In the space of just over a decade, the U.S. federal government has provided nearly a quarter of a trillion dollars of emergency fiscal stimulus to the public K-12 education system. Kenneth Shores and Matthew Steinberg assess how sufficient these funds were, if they reached the places with the most need, and whether they accomplished purported policy goals. Read more |
| Trouble is brewing in Germany While Germany may have dropped the last of its “extensive protection measures” against COVID-19, the pandemic—or rather the societal and political damage it wrought—is certainly not done with the country. Sam Denney discusses a radical protest group known as the Querdenker movement and the impact this group has had on German society. Read on Lawfare |
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