Raising the Minimum Wage for Essential Workers, Preventing the Next Pandemic in Africa, and More

February 9, 2021

Even in a divided country, an overwhelming majority of Americans support a $15 minimum wage. With millions of frontline essential workers struggling to make ends meet, it is time to recognize their immense societal value and raise the minimum wage, Molly Kinder and Laura Stateler argue.

The spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria is a silent pandemic that could undermine health systems around the world. In Foresight Africa, Patricia Geli and Otto Cars write that African national and regional leadership have created action plans to combat the problem, but funding remains a critical hurdle to implementation.

In his introduction to Darrell West’s new report, Ways to reconcile and heal America, Brookings President John R. Allen discusses how America got to the point of violent insurrection at the Capitol last month and what work now needs to be done to help reunite and heal the country.

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