Reckoning with Anti-Asian Violence, Climate Resilience and Risk Mitigation, and More

How banks profit off of overdraft fees, racial stereotyping amid the pandemic, and the need for a federal Climate Planning Unit.

View in browser March 2, 2021   How can the United States tackle global security challenges moving forward? This morning, Brookings Senior Fellow Thomas Wright is joining former U.S. National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster to testify on the subject for the Senate Armed Services Committee. Tune into their testimony at 9:30 AM EST. The need for a federal Climate Planning Unit   As extreme weather events continue to unleash widespread damage, Americans can no longer afford federal inaction and obstructionism on addressing the climate crisis. In their Blueprints brief, Joseph Kane, Jenny Schuetz, Shalini Vajjhala, and Adie Tomer call on the Biden administration to create a Climate Planning Unit within the Office of Management and Budget to plan for climate risks and costs.   Read more Re-imagining safety, belonging, and justice in the wake of anti-Asian violence   Since March 2020, there have been over 3,000 self-reported incidences of anti-Asian violence in America, ranging from beatings to verbal harassment to being spit on and pepper-sprayed. Jennifer Lee and Tiffany Huang discuss how language around the pandemic has played into racist stereotypes, the gender and age dynamics of the harassment, and what needs to be done to combat hate.   Read more A few small banks have become overdraft giants   U.S. banks and credit unions generate an estimated $34 billion in overdraft fees annually. For some small banks, these fees are the only profitable aspect of their business. Aaron Klein explains how regulators can crack down on these institutions and protect the American people.   Read more Help support Brookings with a donation   Brookings is committed to making its high-quality, independent policy research free to the public. Please consider making a contribution today to our Annual Fund to support our experts' work. The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Brookings Institution campus in Washington, D.C. is currently closed and all events are virtual only. For more information on the Institution's response, read our full guidance here. The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Unsubscribe Manage your newsletter preferences | Receive the Brookings Brief less often