Ranked #1
The rise of the right: Right-wing populism in the U.S. and Europe
The rise of the right: Right-wing populism in the U.S. and Europe
“I locate the common roots of the rise of right-wing populism in globalization and technological change. You have a lot ... Read more
13 Apr 2016
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46mins
Ranked #2
Trump and the crumbling of the US-led world order
Trump and the crumbling of the US-led world order
In this episode, Robert Kagan, author of the forthcoming "The Jungle Grows Back: America and Our Imperiled World," and T... Read more
1 Aug 2018
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36mins
Ranked #3
The 1967 War, the rise of Saudi Arabia, and modern energy politics
The 1967 War, the rise of Saudi Arabia, and modern energy politics
During the 50th anniversary of the 1967 war between Israel and its Arab neighbors, Brookings experts Bruce Riedel and Sa... Read more
7 Jun 2017
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35mins
Ranked #4
Why taxes in Kansas matter
Why taxes in Kansas matter
William Gale and Vanessa Williamson discuss what can be learned from state-level experiments in taxation in Kansas and C... Read more
12 Jul 2017
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36mins
Ranked #5
Examining multidimensional poverty
Examining multidimensional poverty
“People think poverty as ameasure of income, but as a lived experience for what it means tobe poor, it tends to involve ... Read more
27 Apr 2016
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29mins
Ranked #6
Professionalism in politics: The paradox of populism
Professionalism in politics: The paradox of populism
In this episode of Intersections, Benjamin Wittes and Jonathan Rauch, senior fellows in Governance Studies, address the ... Read more
28 Jun 2017
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39mins
Ranked #7
Transforming public spaces with learning landscapes
Transforming public spaces with learning landscapes
When children as young as two and three years old are already facing significant gaps in their exposure to words, number... Read more
25 Apr 2018
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39mins
Ranked #8
Promoting inclusive economic growth in Washington, D.C.
Promoting inclusive economic growth in Washington, D.C.
In this episode of Intersections, Amy Liu, vice president and director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings, ... Read more
18 Oct 2017
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50mins
Ranked #9
The changing identity of America's middle class
The changing identity of America's middle class
In this episode, Camille Busette, senior fellow and director of the Race, Prosperity and Inclusion Initiative at Brookin... Read more
28 Feb 2018
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28mins
Ranked #10
Russia, Iran, and the Future of Syria
Russia, Iran, and the Future of Syria
Itamar Rabinovich and Amos Harel discuss the state of the civil war in Syria, Iran's growing presence and what that mean... Read more
6 Dec 2017
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25mins
Ranked #11
How to make infrastructure work for people
How to make infrastructure work for people
In this episode, Brookings Fellow Adie Tomer, CityLab's Tanvi Misra, and Route Fifty's Mitch Herckis revisit the themes ... Read more
27 Jun 2018
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37mins
Ranked #12
Renewable energy and the path to a low-carbon energy future
Renewable energy and the path to a low-carbon energy future
David Victor, co-chair of the Energy Security and Climate Initiative at Brookings and professor of international relatio... Read more
26 Jul 2017
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29mins
Ranked #13
Africa’s expanding middle class
Africa’s expanding middle class
In this episode of Intersections, Haroon Bhorat, nonresident senior fellow with the Africa Growth Initiative, and Homi K... Read more
22 Nov 2017
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45mins
Ranked #14
America’s “lost Einsteins”: The importance of exposing children to innovation
America’s “lost Einsteins”: The importance of exposing children to innovation
In this episode, Stanford Professor Raj Chetty explains his new research that examines who becomes an inventor in Americ... Read more
31 Jan 2018
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31mins
Ranked #15
China, the U.S., and Africa's transforming trade environment
China, the U.S., and Africa's transforming trade environment
Witney Schneidman and Yun Sun examine the shape of U.S. and Chinese trade and investment in Africa, Africa's growing reg... Read more
11 Apr 2018
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38mins
Ranked #16
Cash assistance for child poverty
Cash assistance for child poverty
In this episode of Intersections, guest interviewer Ron Haskins, co-director of the Brookings Center on Children and Fam... Read more
24 May 2017
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32mins
Ranked #17
How should schools measure student success?
How should schools measure student success?
In this episode, Lauren Bauer, post-doctoral fellow in Economic Studies and the Hamilton Project at Brookings, and Anne ... Read more
23 May 2018
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37mins
Ranked #18
Priorities for climate change action after COP 24
Priorities for climate change action after COP 24
In this episode, Todd Stern, senior fellow and former special envoy for climate change in the Obama administration, and ... Read more
12 Dec 2018
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42mins
Ranked #19
Is anyone winning the US-China trade war?
Is anyone winning the US-China trade war?
In this episode, Brookings experts David Dollar, senior fellow with the John L. Thornton China Center, and Joseph Parill... Read more
29 Aug 2018
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38mins
Ranked #20
Raising wages and strengthening economic progress for American workers
Raising wages and strengthening economic progress for American workers
In this episode, Jay Shambaugh and Jared Bernstein discuss the decades-long trend of real wage stagnation and policy sol... Read more
14 Mar 2018
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36mins