Policy Currents

265 Episodes

1. Why we need to brace for more violence, COVID-19 vaccine questions and answers, how to reform the U.S. mental health system, and more.

   Published: 1/15/2021
2. Wednesday’s siege on the Capitol, Americans’ psychological distress, medical mistrust and COVID-19 vaccines, and more.

   Published: 1/8/2021
3. Americans’ ongoing financial struggles, how we can learn from the first phase of COVID-19 vaccinations, Biden’s Africa strategy, and more.

   Published: 12/18/2020
4. ‘Vaccine nationalism,’ reviving civic education, what the U.S. Coast Guard needs for Arctic missions, and more.

   Published: 12/11/2020
5. Rebuilding America’s civic infrastructure, Biden’s DNI pick, the grim outlook for Syrian refugees, and more.

   Published: 12/4/2020
6. Allocating scarce resources during a pandemic, insights from America’s educators, the lopsided telework revolution, and more.

   Published: 11/20/2020
7. Support for veterans with mental health and substance use disorders, changes to psychedelic drug policy, the vital role of family caregivers, and more.

   Published: 11/13/2020
8. The ‘Internet of Bodies,’ COVID-19 as a preexisting condition, how to cope with election anxiety, and more.

   Published: 11/6/2020
9. Why ‘vaccine nationalism’ could be costly, how voters feel about a pandemic election, why women are leaving the workforce, and more.

   Published: 10/30/2020
10. Fighting back against ‘Truth Decay,’ how to spend opioid settlement funds, China’s lack of friends, and more.

    Published: 10/23/2020
11. Russian propaganda on Facebook, the prospects for domestic terrorism during election season, protecting the U.S. electric grid, and more.

    Published: 10/16/2020
12. Election interference on Twitter, U.S. insulin prices, unemployment insurance’s history with Black workers, and more.

    Published: 10/9/2020
13. How Russia targets U.S. elections, Americans’ increased alcohol consumption, Black workers and COVID-19, and more.

    Published: 10/2/2020
14. Conducting Safe and Secure Elections in 2020

    Published: 9/30/2020
15. What private health plans pay compared to what Medicare pays, when COVID-19's global spread really began, laws that could reduce firearm deaths, and more.

    Published: 9/25/2020
16. The growing risk of wildfires, America’s wealth gap, COVID-19 screening in the workplace, and more.

    Published: 9/18/2020
17. America’s declining global influence, planning for a COVID-19 school year, Abe’s resignation, and more.

    Published: 9/11/2020
18. Voting in the age of COVID-19, why the Postal Service is so essential, why some in law enforcement may be open to “defunding the police,” and more.

    Published: 8/28/2020
19. The potential for a new era of radicalization, insights into the gender pay gap, why the Israel-UAE deal doesn’t merit the hype, and more.

    Published: 8/21/2020
20. The new RAND Center to Advance Racial Equity Policy, high unemployment in Los Angeles, food consumption in the UK, and more.

    Published: 8/14/2020