Can ambitious climate plans from Beijing to California keep global warming to a minimum? Noah Kaufman comments.

The upcoming election may cause political instability if President Trump does not commit to a peaceful transition of power, but it likely won't be like those in post-Soviet Europe and Asia. Alexander Cooley comments. 

Alex Hertel-Fernandez discusses the influence of money in politics and conservative political dominance at the state level.

Kenneth Prewitt spoke at the Data Science for the Public Good Annual Symposium last month about the changing Census.

Jeffrey Sachs explains how renewable energy jobs are safer, cleaner, and better for the planet than fossil fuel jobs.

U.S. leadership was formally challenged this week by China announcing bold new climate pledges. David Sandalow comments.

Carbon pricing has dominated conversations around climate policy for decades, but it is ineffective. Only a bold approach that centers politics can meet the problem at its scale, Leah Stokes writes.

Jason Healey comments on cyber attacks at U.S. hospitals during the pandemic.