Policy Currents

265 Episodes

1. Preparing for a COVID-19 election, how the pandemic is affecting artists, North Korea’s deadly artillery, and more.

   Published: 8/7/2020
2. The future of U.S.-China competition, mobile tools used to track COVID-19, supporting parents during the pandemic, and more.

   Published: 7/31/2020
3. How to reopen schools, an opportunity to increase affordable housing, helping post-9/11 veterans, and more.

   Published: 7/24/2020
4. The COVID learning slide, how to fight Russian trolls, racial disparity in unemployment benefits, and more.

   Published: 7/17/2020
5. Online shopping during the pandemic, life in a riskier world, a step toward “defunding the police” in Los Angeles, and more.

   Published: 7/10/2020
6. The U.S. Postal Service and the pandemic, preparing for the election, reducing child deaths in Nigeria, and more.

   Published: 6/26/2020
7. Protests and police reform after George Floyd’s killing, facial recognition bans, gun policies that will likely reduce deaths, and more.

   Published: 6/19/2020
8. Using air travel data to predict COVID risk, planning for a heat wave, how to persuade Americans to get a vaccine, and more.

   Published: 6/12/2020
9. A statement by RAND’s president and CEO, paying the bills during COVID-19, America’s growing wealth gap, and more.

   Published: 6/5/2020
10. The health and economic consequences of states reopening, the dangers of ‘Truth Decay’ during this crisis, helping refugees, and more.

    Published: 5/22/2020
11. Why we need a blueprint for a post-vaccine world, helping domestic abuse victims during COVID-19, the pandemic's historic economic effects, and more.

    Published: 5/15/2020
12. The public health and economic effects of reopening America, using police powers for pandemic response, China's “mask diplomacy” and more.

    Published: 5/8/2020
13. Unintended consequences of a proposed COVID-19 cure, another wave of economic destruction, North Korea after Kim Jong Un, and more.

    Published: 5/1/2020
14. Gun policy in America, what schools will be like when they reopen, preparing for a COVID-19 hurricane, and more.

    Published: 4/24/2020
15. Who’s in charge during a pandemic, reducing medical supply shortfalls, helping people experiencing homelessness, and more.

    Published: 4/17/2020
16. How hospitals can increase critical care capacity, reforming the U.S. unemployment system, supporting farmworkers, and more.

    Published: 4/10/2020
17. Battling COVID-19: preventing a mental health crisis, addressing food insecurity, personalizing online learning, and more.

    Published: 4/3/2020
18. COVID-19 and the economy, strengthening the U.S. blood supply, how the pandemic could affect the Gaza Strip, and more.

    Published: 3/27/2020
19. COVID-19: Expert insights on the U.S. response, the spread of misinformation, economic effects, and more.

    Published: 3/20/2020
20. Why estimates of COVID-19's fatality rate might keep changing, limiting out-of-network payments to hospitals, RAND's fundraising campaign, and more.

    Published: 3/13/2020