How Congress is responding to vaccine-related issues, contrasting views of the internet, and U.S. demographic trends from the past decade.
How has Congress responded to issues surrounding vaccinations? COVID-19 vaccines remain in news headlines, touching on the need for additional boosters, the development of variant-specific doses, vaccines for children under five, and issues of global availability. Shruti Nayak, Naomi Maehr, and Molly Reynolds explain how vaccines have been addressed in congressional hearings. Read more |
Authoritarianism and the splintering of the internet Promoting a free and global internet. Last month, 60 governments signed a "Declaration on the Future of the Internet" at the White House. The declaration articulates an optimistic vision of the internet which stands in stark contrast to a China-Russia joint statement from earlier this year, Cameron Kerry argues. Vladimir Putin's internet plan. Over the past decade, the Kremlin has sought to break away from the West's tech industry and influence over online information. Gavin Wilde and Justin Sherman explain why this attempt to build a more independent Russian tech economy is unlikely to succeed. |
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