Larry Summers on progressive tax reform
Jan 31, 2020
On this episode: the Iowa caucuses, tax reform, and meet a scholar who studies global poverty reduction.
First up, a Brookings expert answers a student’s question about why the Iowa caucuses are so important. This is part of the Policy 2020 Initiative at Brookings. If you have a question for an expert, send a audio...
Challenges and opportunities for Africa’s next decade
Jan 24, 2020
This episode features an interview with Dr. Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly, senior fellow and director of the Africa Growth Initiative at Brookings, about the initiative’s new report, "Foresight Africa: Top priorities for the continent 2020-2030." In the conversation, he addresses some of the report’s key...
How will automation impact middle-class jobs?
Jan 17, 2020
This is an episode in three parts.
First, Marcus Casey interviews James Bessen, executive director of the Technology and Policy Research Initiative at Boston University’s School of Law, on how automation and artificial intelligence are affecting middle-class jobs.
Then, in David Wessel’s Economic Update, Wessel...
What America’s slow-growing population means for immigration, the Electoral College, and more
Jan 10, 2020
Bill Frey, a senior fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings and one of the nation’s leading experts on U.S. population demographics, talks about his new analysis of Census Bureau data on America’s population dynamics and their meaning for immigration, the Electoral College in future...
The top economic issues in 2020
Jan 3, 2020
Stephanie Aaronson, vice president and director of Economic Studies at Brookings, and Louise Sheiner, the Robert S. Kerr Senior Fellow and policy director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, share their views on the state of the U.S. economy and the top economic issues facing the country in...