Policy Currents

265 Episodes

1. Why Russia doesn’t want an Israel-Iran war, AI in America's classrooms, China’s role in the opioid crisis.

   Published: 4/19/2024
2. Threats to the 2024 election, Kishida’s visit to Washington, veterans’ working conditions.

   Published: 4/12/2024
3. Gaza’s humanitarian crisis, gun deaths in America, climate change and conflict.

   Published: 4/5/2024
4. The risks posed by AI, NATO's new members, patient privacy laws.

   Published: 3/15/2024
5. The Israel-Hamas war, Russia's mistakes, ensuring safe drinking water.

   Published: 3/8/2024
6. Crisis at the U.S. southern border, diminishing the Houthi threat, L.A.’s dire rental market.

   Published: 3/1/2024
7. Two years of war in Ukraine, the ripple effects of overdose deaths, Israel’s duty to Gazans.

   Published: 2/23/2024
8. Postwar strategy toward Russia, restrictions on classroom discussion topics, threats to critical infrastructure.

   Published: 2/16/2024
9. America’s high prescription drug prices, L.A.’s housing crisis, stopping the spread of false information.

   Published: 2/9/2024
10. The future of Alzheimer’s treatment in America, allied space power, raising the stakes in Ukraine.

    Published: 2/2/2024
11. The Israel-Hamas war, AI and the risk of biological attacks, supporting veterans.

    Published: 1/26/2024
12. The facts on hiring people with criminal histories, Taiwan's election, how to deal with the Houthis.

    Published: 1/19/2024
13. The cost of care for hospitalized COVID-19 patients, how climate change could affect elections, planning for Ukraine's recovery.

    Published: 1/12/2024
14. The trouble with a cease-fire in Gaza, what Americans think of veterans and the military, tropical cyclones.

    Published: 1/5/2024
15. Looking back at the big policy stories of 2023.

    Published: 12/15/2023
16. Can psychedelic-assisted therapies help veterans with PTSD?

    Published: 12/8/2023
17. How economics might lead to peace in Gaza, the link between climate change and conflict, "crime-free housing" policies.

    Published: 12/1/2023
18. Insights on the Israel-Hamas war, promoting the 988 hotline, the nuclear threat facing South Korea.

    Published: 11/17/2023
19. Veterans Day: Supporting those who served

    Published: 11/10/2023
20. The information war between Israel and Hamas, recreational cannabis, gun violence in America.

    Published: 11/3/2023