Migration decline in America, a devastated Syria, and revisions and recessions to U.S. environmental regulations under Trump.
| The Trump administration’s major environmental deregulations From shifts on the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards to the repeal of the Clean Power Plan, the Trump administration has made a number of revisions and recessions to America’s environmental regulations over the past few years. Cayli Baker provides an overview of the most consequential changes and looks at what may come next under the Biden administration. Read more |
| Pity the nation: Assessing a half-century of Assadist rule 50 years after Hafez al-Assad seized power from rival factions of the ruling Baath Party, Syria is dealing with a shattered economy, fractured society, and violence and extremism. Steven Heydemann writes about the wreckage caused by the Assad family’s rule over Syria. Read more |
| Just before COVID-19, American migration hit a 73-year low In the year before COVID-19 swept the country, a smaller share of Americans changed residence than in any year since 1947. Using census data, William Frey examines the migration decline in the United States and discusses the pandemic’s potential impact on the trend. Read more |
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