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    The Current

    The Current

    The Current

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    Length:
    100 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    The Current brings you smart, timely, and quick analysis from Brookings experts on breaking news and changing policies. In under ten minutes, learn not only what happened, but why, and how to make sense of it.
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 100 episodes

    Title

    Cities need more housing. ADUs can help.

    Cities and states have a variety of policy options to help combat high housing costs. B...

    14 minutes
    		May 13, 2024

    Do US voters care about America's role in the world?

    Brookings scholar Constanze Stelzenmüller, director of the Center on the United States ...

    19 minutes
    		May 03, 2024

    How a divided House passed critical foreign aid bills

    The U.S. House of Representatives passed four bi-partisan bills in a $95 billion foreig...

    21 minutes
    		Apr 22, 2024

    Economic impact of the Baltimore bridge collapse

    The recent collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore after being struck by ...

    15 minutes
    		Mar 28, 2024

    What a strong economy can and can't fix

    The U.S. has recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic's economic disruption with a strong e...

    15 minutes
    		Mar 27, 2024

    Fighting corruption's threat to democracy

    The third Summit for Democracy takes place March 18 to 20, in Seoul, South Korea. The t...

    22 minutes
    		Mar 14, 2024

    Is Russia winning in Ukraine?

    "Russia has failed in its biggest goals, but those failures may be reversed. Ukraine's ...

    13 minutes
    		Feb 23, 2024

    What to know about Pakistan’s turbulent national elections

    This week, Pakistan holds national elections. Voters in the world's fifth most populous...

    15 minutes
    		Feb 06, 2024

    Meet Cecilia Rouse, new Brookings president

    For the first episode of 2024, the new president of Brookings, Cecilia Rouse, sits down...

    8 minutes
    		Jan 26, 2024

    Taking stock of the ongoing war in Israel and Gaza

    As the Israeli offensive in Gaza moves south toward Khan Younis, and as some hostages c...

    16 minutes
    		Dec 07, 2023