02/29/2024 - Let’s close up shop and go home

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news.On this episode:Democrats' and pundits' concern over the growing realization that President Biden is oldWhy, despite Biden’s weaknesses and the tough map for Democrats in 2024, control of Congress will likely still be up for grabs in NovemberThe Alabama Supreme Court rules that frozen embryos are people, and the Republican Party's toxic politics of reproductive rightsWhy Trump’s legal troubles might not be as financially damaging as they seem…The continued tragedy and impossible politics of the War in GazaSanctions, military expenditures, global isolationism, and the forces shaping the Ukraine War two years inThe UK’S dysfunctional economic agenda, part 78Learn more about the Watson Institute's other podcasts