Disparities in U.S. life expectancy, America’s poverty landscape, and how to address murder and violence on social media during conflicts.
| Posting murder on social media platforms “Unless we get a handle on social media content, it will be difficult for countries to protect themselves and their citizens from criminals and terrorists and insulate viewers from the radicalizing power of extreme actions broadcast online.” Darrell West discusses the horrifying images and videos—both real and fraudulent—coming out of the Israel-Hamas conflict and explains what technology companies need to do to address this challenge. |
| Post-pandemic poverty is rising in America’s suburbs Between 2019 and 2022, the poor population in major metropolitan suburbs grew three times as fast as in major cities. Using new census data, Elizabeth Kneebone and Alan Berube examine America’s poverty landscape and discuss the challenge of addressing economic hardship after pandemic-era federal funding runs dry. |
| Listen: Why is life expectancy falling faster for adults without a BA? In their recent paper, Anne Case and Angus Deaton showed that life expectancy for American adults without a bachelor’s degree has been on the decline for almost a decade. On the first episode of season three of the Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity, Case joins Carol Graham to dig into U.S. mortality data. |
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