CGD is looking for a new president. Here’s why (I think) you should be applying, which I hope reflects the kind of people (I think) we want. Note CGD doesn’t have institutional positions (see below) –so maybe other people here see/want something different :-).

Bring global health insights to the US—more pioneering working from RWJF and Karabi Acharya

Recent research found clear links between the US crisis of despair and vulnerability to misinformation. Addressing despair in communities could better protect voters from false news, Carol Graham, Amy Liu, and Isabel Shaheen O'Malley write in Bloomberg CityLab. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

"Vote Democratic. We don't shoot puppies."

Great article by Carol Graham et al in Bloomberg bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Our UK Measures of National Well-being Dashboard has been updated, tracking progress across 10 topic areas of well-being. Find out more ➡️ ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

In The Power of Hope, Carol Graham argues for the importance of hope—little studied in economics at present—as an independent dimension of well-being. 🎧 Save 50% on this timely & innovative #audiobook (read by Katherine Fenton) with code FIFTY until 5/31: hubs.ly/Q02y8S2P0

Brookings Econ Carol Graham 🧐 We also have a crisis of real local news itself: Credible sources of local, independent, truth seeking journalism are vanishing under the weight of decades of corporate consolidation and big tech giants vacuumhosing data and ad dollars with impunity.

Only 1,213 daily newspapers are still operating in the United States. Yet there are 1,265 fake local news websites. Carol Graham sheds light on the harms of misinformation: brookings.edu/articles/our-t…

The US is facing a worrying rise in mental distress among young people. In a recent ranking of happiness by country, American youth placed 62. In a new brief, Carol Graham studies what trends are driving the decline, and how restoring hope can counter it. brookings.edu/articles/the-k…

“When you have rapid #economic changes, people’s attitudes don’t shift as quickly.” The Brookings Institution Isabel V. Sawhill Isabel Sawhill and Carol Graham Carol Graham discuss #identity in #America and the #AmericanDream from The American Question (2024), everywhere October 29th

👀 We’re looking for an outstanding post-doctoral researcher to lead on research studying the relationship between human #wellbeing and environmental sustainability, as our first Reapra Research Fellow. Find out more 👉 wellbeing.hmc.ox.ac.uk/work-for-us/

The need to address despair, and to restore hope, is critical to America’s future. Listen to a sample #audiobook chapter of Carol Graham' The Power of Hope, read by Katherine Fenton: hubs.ly/Q02WFgYD0

As Carol Graham explains in the new #AmericanEducator, our youth are suffering from a lack of hope. We need to help them develop agency over their futures with education innovations & mentoring. Find out how here. aft.org/ae/winter2024-…

Youth in the US are experiencing an increase in anxiety, depression, & suicide. Carol Graham explains why helping them form a vision of their futures can stop this devastating trend. Learn more in #AmericanEducator: aft.org/ae/winter2024-…

The Kids Are Not OK, But Education Innovations Provide Hope - Our youth are suffering from a lack of hope. We need to help them develop agency over their futures with education innovations & mentoring. Carol Graham explains how at aft.org//ae/winter2024… via @aftunion

At first glance, Jose and Sara are the kind of couple Wyo politicians love. Jose is a welder in the oil fields. Sara worked at a coal mine. But there’s a wrinkle to this Wyo story. Tried to encompass the fears and realities of the immigration debate here wyofile.com/fear-is-drivin…

Spring 2025 #AmericanEducator is out! Read: 💪 strengthening democracy via labor & education by Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸❌👑💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣🇺🇦 🎨 benefits of arts education by Fedrick Ingram 🧠 solutions to improve youth mental health from Carol Graham, Design It For Us & J.C. Hall, LCSW, EXAT 🔗: aft.org/ae/spring2025

Youth in the US are experiencing an increase in anxiety, depression & suicide. Carol Graham explains why helping them form a vision of their futures can stop this devastating trend. Learn more in #AmericanEducator: aft.org/ae/spring2025/…

“There is no magic solution” for the US youth mental health crisis, says Carol Graham—but education models that focus on career and technical education can restore hope by creating pathways to good jobs. More in #AmericanEducator: aft.org/ae/spring2025/…