The publication argues that current efforts to improve the well-being of men and boys of color are too fragmented, failing to account for the structural linkages between systems like education, employment, and criminal justice. It proposes a new, holistic framework that traces how structural conditions flow through multiple domains to measurable outcomes, such as longevity. Key reasoning emphasizes the need to treat 'place' as a fundamental actor and to identify successful communities where these populations are already thriving. Policy implications require shifting away from individual-focused interventions toward developing structural, place-based agendas that address systemic inequities.
Tracking regulatory changes in the second Trump administration
English Summary
The Brookings Reg Tracker monitors the significant policy shifts expected under a second Trump administration, which is characterized by renewed deregulatory ambitions. The resource tracks a curated selection of changes, including new, delayed, and repealed rules, guidance, and executive actions across key sectors such as environmental, health, and labor. This indicates that policy actors must prepare for rapid and substantial regulatory shifts as the administration implements its agenda. Stakeholders should utilize the tracker to anticipate and strategically adapt to the scope of potential deregulation across multiple policy domains.
中文摘要
布魯金斯監管追蹤器（Brookings Reg Tracker）監測了在第二屆川普政府下預期發生的重大政策轉變，其特點是重啟了去監管化的雄心。此資源追蹤了精選的變動，包括在環境、健康和勞工等關鍵部門中，新頒布、延遲或廢除的規定、指導方針和行政行動。這表明政策參與者必須為政府實施其議程時可能出現的快速且實質的監管轉變做好準備。利害關係人應利用此追蹤器，預測並策略性地調適跨多個政策領域潛在的去監管化範圍。
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