In this episode, Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly, senior fellow and director of the Africa Growth Initiative at Brookings, and Lemma Senbet, William E. Mayer chair professor of finance at the University of Maryland, explain why national debts in sub-Saharan Africa have risen in recent years, the challenges of sustainably financing economic development, and the role of multilateral development banks in solving Africa's massive infrastructure gap.  Full show notes: https://brook.gs/2UozLU9 This is the final episode of the Intersections podcast. Thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, Fred Dews, and Camilo Ramirez for all their support. Send feedback email to intersections@brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

In this episode, Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly, senior fellow and director of the Africa Growth Initiative at Brookings, and Lemma Senbet, William E. Mayer chair professor of finance at the University of Maryland, explain why national debts in sub-Saharan Africa have risen in recent years, the challenges of sustainably financing economic development, and the role of multilateral development banks in solving Africa's massive infrastructure gap.  Full show notes: <a href="https://brook.gs/2UozLU9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://brook.gs/2UozLU9</a> This is the final episode of the Intersections podcast. Thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, Fred Dews, and Camilo Ramirez for all their support. Send feedback email to <a href="mailto:intersections@brookings.edu" rel="noopener">intersections@brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Intersections is part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network.</a>

Financing Africa’s economic growth

In this episode, Brookings Vice President Darrell West and Senior Fellow Camille Busette discuss themes from West's new book, "Divided Politics, Divided Nation: Hyperconflict in the Trump era," including the economic, geographic, racial, and technological factors that have exacerbated U.S. political polarization to its current breaking point, and what's needed to build a healthier democracy. West and Busette also speculated how these pressures may affect the 2020 presidential race. Full show notes: https://brook.gs/2YNXP67  With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, Fred Dews, and Camilo Ramirez for additional support. Send feedback email to intersections@brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

In this episode, Brookings Vice President Darrell West and Senior Fellow Camille Busette discuss themes from West's new book, "<a href="https://www.brookings.edu/book/divided-politics-divided-nation/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Divided Politics, Divided Nation: Hyperconflict in the Trump era</a>," including the economic, geographic, racial, and technological factors that have exacerbated U.S. political polarization to its current breaking point, and what's needed to build a healthier democracy. West and Busette also speculated how these pressures may affect the 2020 presidential race. Full show notes: <a href="https://brook.gs/2YNXP67" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://brook.gs/2YNXP67</a> With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, Fred Dews, and Camilo Ramirez for additional support. Send feedback email to <a href="mailto:intersections@brookings.edu" rel="noopener">intersections@brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Intersections is part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network.</a>

The roots of America’s divided politics

In this episode, Angela Stent and Keir Giles, authors of “Putin’s World: Russia Against the West and with the Rest” and “Moscow Rules: What Drives Russia to Confront the West” examine the history of Russia's national identity and how the U.S. fundamentally misunderstands Russia's view of itself in conflict with the West. Full show notes: https://brook.gs/2Jsi99B With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, Fred Dews, Camilo Ramirez, and intern Quinn Lukas for additional support. Send feedback email to intersections@brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

In this episode, Angela Stent and Keir Giles, authors of “<a href="https://www.brookings.edu/books/putins-world-russia-against-the-west-and-with-the-rest/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Putin’s World: Russia Against the West and with the Rest</a>” and “<a href="https://www.brookings.edu/book/moscow-rules/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Moscow Rules: What Drives Russia to Confront the West</a>” examine the history of Russia's national identity and how the U.S. fundamentally misunderstands Russia's view of itself in conflict with the West. Full show notes: <a href="https://brook.gs/2Jsi99B" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://brook.gs/2Jsi99B</a> With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, Fred Dews, Camilo Ramirez, and intern Quinn Lukas for additional support. Send feedback email to <a href="mailto:intersections@brookings.edu" rel="noopener">intersections@brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Intersections is part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network.</a>

Russia’s challenge to the West

The Task Force on Extremism in Fragile States recently released its recommendations, calling for a new strategy to prevent violent extremism from developing in fragile states. Brookings Senior Fellow George Ingram and President of the U.S. Institute of Peace Nancy Lindborg explain why the U.S. needs to change its priorities from defeating terrorists militarily and focus on addressing the economic, social, and political weaknesses in fragile states which lead to the rise of extremist groups. Full show notes: https://brook.gs/2TgxOxk  With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, Fred Dews, Camilo Ramirez, and intern Quinn Lukas for additional support. Send feedback email to intersections@brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

The <a href="https://www.usip.org/programs/task-force-extremism-fragile-states" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Task Force on Extremism in Fragile States</a> recently released its recommendations, calling for a new strategy to prevent violent extremism from developing in fragile states. Brookings Senior Fellow George Ingram and President of the U.S. Institute of Peace Nancy Lindborg explain why the U.S. needs to change its priorities from defeating terrorists militarily and focus on addressing the economic, social, and political weaknesses in fragile states which lead to the rise of extremist groups. Full show notes: <a href="https://brook.gs/2TgxOxk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://brook.gs/2TgxOxk</a><a href="https://brook.gs/2TgxOxk" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> </a> With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, Fred Dews, Camilo Ramirez, and intern Quinn Lukas for additional support. Send feedback email to <a href="mailto:intersections@brookings.edu" rel="noopener">intersections@brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Intersections is part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network.</a>

Preventing violent extremism in fragile states

In this episode, David M. Rubenstein Fellows Andre Perry and Jenny Schuetz examine past policies and current attitudes that have devalued homes and business in majority-black neighborhoods and the opportunities to be gained by building on the assets in majority-black places. Full show notes: https://brook.gs/2IRBHnQ  With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, Fred Dews, Camilo Ramirez, and intern Quinn Lukas for additional support. Send feedback email to intersections@brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter.

In this episode, David M. Rubenstein Fellows Andre Perry and Jenny Schuetz examine past policies and current attitudes that have devalued homes and business in majority-black neighborhoods and the opportunities to be gained by building on the assets in majority-black places. Full show notes: <a href="https://brook.gs/2IRBHnQ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://brook.gs/2IRBHnQ </a> With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, Fred Dews, Camilo Ramirez, and intern Quinn Lukas for additional support. Send feedback email to <a href="mailto:intersections@brookings.edu" rel="noopener">intersections@brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter.

Realizing the value of black neighborhoods

In this episode, former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, founder of the Global Institute for Women's Leadership and distinguished fellow with the Center for Universal Education (CUE), and CUE Fellow Christina Kwauk discuss the current state of gender equality in leadership roles, the pipeline from quality education for girls to increased opportunities for women in leadership, and the expanding the evidence on what works to challenge gender stereotypes.  Full show notes available here: https://brook.gs/2EMcxDf  With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, Fred Dews, Camilo Ramirez, and intern Tim Madden for additional support. Send feedback email to intersections@brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

In this episode, former Australian Prime Minister <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/julia-gillard/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Julia Gillard</a>, founder of the Global Institute for Women's Leadership and distinguished fellow with the Center for Universal Education (CUE), and CUE Fellow <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/christina-kwauk/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Christina Kwauk</a> discuss the current state of gender equality in leadership roles, the pipeline from quality education for girls to increased opportunities for women in leadership, and the expanding the evidence on what works to challenge gender stereotypes.  Full show notes available here: <a href="https://brook.gs/2EMcxDf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://brook.gs/2EMcxDf</a> With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, Fred Dews, Camilo Ramirez, and intern Tim Madden for additional support. Send feedback email to <a href="mailto:intersections@brookings.edu" rel="noopener">intersections@brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

Advancing women's leadership around the world

In this episode, Todd Stern, senior fellow and former special envoy for climate change in the Obama administration, and David Victor, co-chair of the Cross-Brookings Initiative on Energy and Climate, discuss the key issues at stake at the COP 24 negotiations in Poland, the absence of U.S. federal leadership on climate, and the state of U.S.-China cooperation on climate and energy priorities. Show notes: https://brook.gs/2Euizt5  With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, Fred Dews, and Camilo Ramirez for additional support. Send feedback email to intersections@brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

In this episode, Todd Stern, senior fellow and former special envoy for climate change in the Obama administration, and David Victor, co-chair of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/project/cross-brookings-initiative-on-energy-and-climate/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Cross-Brookings Initiative on Energy and Climate</a>, discuss the key issues at stake at the COP 24 negotiations in Poland, the absence of U.S. federal leadership on climate, and the state of U.S.-China cooperation on climate and energy priorities. Show notes: <a href="https://brook.gs/2Euizt5" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://brook.gs/2Euizt5 </a> With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, Fred Dews, and Camilo Ramirez for additional support. Send feedback email to <a href="mailto:intersections@brookings.edu" rel="noopener">intersections@brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

Priorities for climate change action after COP 24

In between spikes of violence, the people of the Gaza Strip live in a state of perpetual crisis—a man-made humanitarian disaster of severe urban crowding, staggering unemployment, and a dire scarcity of basic services, including electricity, water, and sewage treatment. In this episode, CNAS Middle East Security Program Director Ilan Goldenberg, Brookings Center for Middle East Peace Director Natan Sachs, and Brookings Visiting Fellow Hady Amr lay out the recommendations of high-level task force for changing U.S. policy toward Gaza to help bring an end to Gaza's continued state of crisis. Show notes: https://brook.gs/2FJowUo  With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, Fred Dews, Camilo Ramirez, and interns Churon Bernier and Tim Madden for additional support. Send feedback email to intersections@brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

In between spikes of violence, the people of the Gaza Strip live in a state of perpetual crisis—a man-made humanitarian disaster of severe urban crowding, staggering unemployment, and a dire scarcity of basic services, including electricity, water, and sewage treatment. In this episode, CNAS Middle East Security Program Director Ilan Goldenberg, Brookings Center for Middle East Peace Director Natan Sachs, and Brookings Visiting Fellow Hady Amr lay out the recommendations of high-level task force for changing U.S. policy toward Gaza to help bring an end to Gaza's continued state of crisis. Show notes: <a href="https://brook.gs/2FJowUo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://brook.gs/2FJowUo</a> With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, Fred Dews, Camilo Ramirez, and interns Churon Bernier and Tim Madden for additional support. Send feedback email to <a href="mailto:intersections@brookings.edu" rel="noopener">intersections@brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

Recommendations for US policy toward Gaza

Brookings Fellows Martha Ross and Elizabeth Mann Levesque discuss the important role that community colleges play in putting young adults on a pathway to higher-quality jobs and other strategies for improving economic outcomes for youth from lower-income and disadvantaged backgrounds. Full show notes available here: https://brook.gs/2Dm3AQn  With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, Fred Dews, Camilo Ramirez, and interns Churon Bernier and Tim Madden for additional support. Send feedback email to intersections@brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

Brookings Fellows <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/martha-ross/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Martha Ross</a> and <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/elizabeth-mann/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Elizabeth Mann Levesque</a> discuss the important role that community colleges play in putting young adults on a pathway to higher-quality jobs and other strategies for improving economic outcomes for youth from lower-income and disadvantaged backgrounds. Full show notes available here: <a href="https://brook.gs/2Dm3AQn" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://brook.gs/2Dm3AQn</a> With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, Fred Dews, Camilo Ramirez, and interns Churon Bernier and Tim Madden for additional support. Send feedback email to <a href="mailto:intersections@brookings.edu" rel="noopener">intersections@brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

The promise of community colleges as pathways to high-quality jobs

In a conversation with Natan Sachs, fellow and director of the Center on Middle East Policy, Distinguished Fellow Salam Fayyad, former prime minister and finance minister of the Palestinian Authority, and Visiting Fellow Jeffrey Feltman, former U.N. under-secretary-general for political affairs, assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, and career foreign service officer throughout the Middle East and North Africa, reflect on their days working together in Israel and Palestine in the 1990s and early 2000s. In addition to looking back, Fayyad and Feltman examine the current political environments inside the US, Palestine, and Israel, and prospects for the future of peace. Full show notes available here: https://brook.gs/2AqiNOh  With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, Fred Dews and Camilo Ramirez for additional support. Send feedback email to intersections@brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

In a conversation with <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/natan-sachs/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Natan Sachs</a>, fellow and director of the Center on Middle East Policy, <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/salam-fayyad/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Distinguished Fellow Salam Fayyad</a>, former prime minister and finance minister of the Palestinian Authority, and <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/jeffrey-feltman/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Visiting Fellow Jeffrey Feltman</a>, former U.N. under-secretary-general for political affairs, assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, and career foreign service officer throughout the Middle East and North Africa, reflect on their days working together in Israel and Palestine in the 1990s and early 2000s. In addition to looking back, Fayyad and Feltman examine the current political environments inside the US, Palestine, and Israel, and prospects for the future of peace. Full show notes available here: <a href="https://brook.gs/2AqiNOh" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://brook.gs/2AqiNOh </a> With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, Fred Dews and Camilo Ramirez for additional support. Send feedback email to <a href="mailto:intersections@brookings.edu" rel="noopener">intersections@brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

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“I locate the common roots of the rise of right-wing populism in globalization and technological change. You have a lot of people in Europe and the United States displaced, in the sense that they had decent standards of living and could count on that happening for their children...but that is in danger now” --  E.J. Dionne, Jr.   “In my own country, Germany, the increasing amount of aggression and hate related to refugees, coming particularly from Eastern Germany, suggests that we underestimate the degree to which some people were taken along with reunification and globalization and some have felt stranded, not receiving some of the benefits of the last twenty or thirty years.” – Constanze Stelzenmüller In this episode of “Intersections,” scholars Constanze Stelzenmüller, the Robert Bosch senior fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe and E.J. Dionne, Jr., a senior fellow in Governance Studies discuss how economic grievances and political fragmentation are fueling the rise of right-wing political movements in the United States and Europe. Show Notes  Why the right went wrong: Conservatism from Goldwater to the Tea Party and beyond.  A Donald for all of us—how right-wing populism is upending politics on both sides of the Atlantic  With thanks to audio engineer and producer Zack Kulzer, Carisa Nietsche, Sara Abdel-Rahim, Eric Abalahin, Fred Dews and Richard Fawal. Subscribe to Intersections on iTunes, and send feedback email to intersections@brookings.edu. 

“I locate the common roots of the rise of right-wing populism in globalization and technological change. You have a lot of people in Europe and the United States displaced, in the sense that they had decent standards of living and could count on that happening for their children...but that is in danger now” --  E.J. Dionne, Jr.   “In my own country, Germany, the increasing amount of aggression and hate related to refugees, coming particularly from Eastern Germany, suggests that we underestimate the degree to which some people were taken along with reunification and globalization and some have felt stranded, not receiving some of the benefits of the last twenty or thirty years.” – Constanze Stelzenmüller In this episode of “Intersections,” scholars <a href="http://www.brookings.edu/experts/stelzenmullerc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Constanze Stelzenmüller</a>, the Robert Bosch senior fellow in the <a href="http://www.brookings.edu/about/centers/cuse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center on the United States and Europe</a> and <a href="http://www.brookings.edu/experts/dionnee" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">E.J. Dionne</a>, Jr., a senior fellow in <a href="http://www.brookings.edu/about/programs/governance" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Governance Studies</a> discuss how economic grievances and political fragmentation are fueling the rise of right-wing political movements in the United States and Europe. Show Notes <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Why-Right-Went-Wrong-ConservatismFrom/dp/1476763798" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why the right went wrong: Conservatism from Goldwater to the Tea Party and beyond. </a> <a href="http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/order-from-chaos/posts/2016/03/11-right-wing-populism-us-europe-stelzenmueller" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Donald for all of us—how right-wing populism is upending politics on both sides of the Atlantic </a> With thanks to audio engineer and producer Zack Kulzer, Carisa Nietsche, Sara Abdel-Rahim, Eric Abalahin, Fred Dews and Richard Fawal. Subscribe to Intersections on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/intersections/id1097108911?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, and send feedback email to <a href="mailto:intersections@brookings.edu">intersections@brookings.edu</a>.

The rise of the right: Right-wing populism in the U.S. and Europe

In this episode, Robert Kagan, author of the forthcoming "The Jungle Grows Back: America and Our Imperiled World," and Thomas Wright, author of "All Measure Short of War: The Contest for the 21st Century and the Future of American Power," discuss with guest host Will Moreland how the success of the post-World War II international order left it vulnerable to internal complacency and external pressure from authoritarian regimes. They explain how at the same time, Trump's longstanding disdain for global commitments finally found audience with an American public who have forgotten why the U.S. originally engaged in the system of international alliances and institutions designed to defuse the great power conflicts that led to two world wars.  Full show notes: https://brook.gs/2O3eIUe  With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, and Fred Dews for additional support. Send feedback email to intersections@brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

In this episode, <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/robert-kagan/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Robert Kagan</a>, author of the forthcoming "<a href="https://www.brookings.edu/books/the-jungle-grows-back-america-and-our-imperiled-world/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Jungle Grows Back: America and Our Imperiled World</a>," and <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/thomas-wright/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Thomas Wright</a>, author of "<a href="https://www.brookings.edu/books/all-measures-short-of-war-the-contest-for-the-21st-century-and-the-future-of-american-power/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">All Measure Short of War: The Contest for the 21st Century and the Future of American Power</a>," discuss with guest host Will Moreland how the success of the post-World War II international order left it vulnerable to internal complacency and external pressure from authoritarian regimes. They explain how at the same time, Trump's longstanding disdain for global commitments finally found audience with an American public who have forgotten why the U.S. originally engaged in the system of international alliances and institutions designed to defuse the great power conflicts that led to two world wars.  Full show notes: <a href="https://brook.gs/2O3eIUe" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://brook.gs/2O3eIUe</a> With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, and Fred Dews for additional support. Send feedback email to <a href="mailto:intersections@brookings.edu" rel="noopener">intersections@brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

Trump and the crumbling of the US-led world order

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During the 50th anniversary of the 1967 war between Israel and its Arab neighbors, Brookings experts Bruce Riede<a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/bruce-riedel/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">l</a> and Samantha Gross detail the consequences of that struggle for Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states and the lasting reverberations for energy and geopolitical relations in the region today. Full show notes are available here: <a href="http://brook.gs/2sTkIV2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://brook.gs/2sTkIV2</a> Subscribe to Brookings podcasts <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/intersections/id1097108911?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, send feedback email to <a href="mailto:intersections@brookings.edu">intersections@brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Intersections is part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.

The 1967 War, the rise of Saudi Arabia, and modern energy politics

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<a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/william-g-gale/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">William Gale</a> and <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/vanessa-williamson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vanessa Williamson</a> discuss what can be learned from state-level experiments in taxation in Kansas and California, Americans’ feelings about paying their taxes, and the empirical evidence versus ideology on how tax policy affects economic growth. Full show notes available here: <a href="http://brook.gs/2vcjAx6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://brook.gs/2vcjAx6</a> Take 2 minutes to tell us what you think about Intersections and the rest of the Brookings Podcast Network:  <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/brookingspodcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/brookingspodcasts</a>

Why taxes in Kansas matter

“People think poverty as ameasure of income, but as a lived experience for what it means tobe poor, it tends to involve a lot of other things as well. We havetaken some other dimensions such as low education, lack of healthinsurance, being in an unemployed household, and being in an areawith concentrated poverty, where 1 in 5 of your neighbors in belowthe poverty line. One of the interesting questions becomes, how dothose different dimensions of disadvantage go together? Is it thesame people experiencing all of those different kinds ofdisadvantage, or different people in different places experiencingdifferent things?”—RichardReeves “Policies need to be betterintegrated to work. To alleviate poverty, rarely is just increasingincome going to be enough if you’re facing things like deep healthdisparities and concentrations of poverty that carry so many otherbarriers that make it much harder for people to move out ofpoverty. This sort of a lens just gives you that multidimensionallook beyond income.”—Elizabeth Kneebone In this episode of“Intersections,” Brookings experts Elizabeth Kneebone, fellow inMetropolitan Policy Program, and Richard Reeves, senior fellow inEconomic Studies, discuss their recent research on the multiplebarriers and challenges that complicate the path out of poverty,and how different dimensions of poverty affect different peopleacross the country. Shownotes The intersection of race, place, andmultidimensional poverty With thanks to audio engineer and producer Zack Kulzer, CarisaNietsche, Sara Abdel-Rahim, Eric Abalahin, Fred Dews and RichardFawal. Subscribe to the Intersections oniTunes, and send feedbackemail to intersections@brookings.edu.

“People think poverty as a measure of income, but as a lived experience for what it means to be poor, it tends to involve a lot of other things as well. We have taken some other dimensions such as low education, lack of health insurance, being in an unemployed household, and being in an area with concentrated poverty, where 1 in 5 of your neighbors in below the poverty line. One of the interesting questions becomes, how do those different dimensions of disadvantage go together? Is it the same people experiencing all of those different kinds of disadvantage, or different people in different places experiencing different things?”—<a href="http://www.brookings.edu/experts/reevesr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Richard Reeves</a> “Policies need to be better integrated to work. To alleviate poverty, rarely is just increasing income going to be enough if you’re facing things like deep health disparities and concentrations of poverty that carry so many other barriers that make it much harder for people to move out of poverty. This sort of a lens just gives you that multidimensional look beyond income.”—<a href="http://www.brookings.edu/experts/kneebonee" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elizabeth Kneebone</a> In this episode of “Intersections,” Brookings experts Elizabeth Kneebone, fellow in Metropolitan Policy Program, and Richard Reeves, senior fellow in Economic Studies, discuss their recent research on the multiple barriers and challenges that complicate the path out of poverty, and how different dimensions of poverty affect different people across the country. Show notes <a href="http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports2/2016/04/21-race-place-multidimensional-poverty-kneebone-reeves" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The intersection of race, place, and multidimensional poverty</a> With thanks to audio engineer and producer Zack Kulzer, Carisa Nietsche, Sara Abdel-Rahim, Eric Abalahin, Fred Dews and Richard Fawal. Subscribe to the Intersections on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/intersections/id1097108911?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, and send feedback email to <a href="mailto:intersections@brookings.edu">intersections@brookings.edu</a>.

Examining multidimensional poverty

In this episode of Intersections, Benjamin Wittes and Jonathan Rauch, senior fellows in Governance Studies, address the importance of political institutions in relation to direct democratic participation and discuss their new report,  "More professionalism, less populism: How voting makes us stupid, and what to do about it."   Subscribe to Intersections here or on  Apple Podcasts, and send feedback email to intersections@brookings.edu. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

In this episode of Intersections, <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/benjamin-wittes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Benjamin Wittes</a> and <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/jonathan-rauch/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jonathan Rauch</a>, senior fellows in <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/program/governance-studies/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Governance Studies</a>, address the importance of political institutions in relation to direct democratic participation and discuss their new report, <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/more-professionalism-less-populism.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> "More professionalism, less populism: How voting makes us stupid, and what to do about it."</a> Subscribe to Intersections <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/series/intersections-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/intersections/id1097108911?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Apple Podcasts</a>, and send feedback email to <a href="mailto:intersections@brookings.edu">intersections@brookings.edu</a>. Intersections is part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.

Professionalism in politics: The paradox of populism

When children as young as two and three years old are already facing significant gaps in their exposure to words, numbers, and spatial understanding, urban planners and child psychologists are developing ways to transform community spaces - from bus stops to supermarkets - into opportunities to augment children's education through playful learning. In this episode, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Stanley and Debra Lefkowitz faculty fellow and co-director of the Infant &amp; Child Lab at Temple Univ, and Jennifer Vey, senior fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings, talk about these "learning landscapes" help reinvigorate public spaces for the whole community.   Show notes available here: https://brook.gs/2I4oQKZ  Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.  Send feedback to intersections@brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter.

When children as young as two and three years old are already facing significant gaps in their exposure to words, numbers, and spatial understanding, urban planners and child psychologists are developing ways to transform community spaces - from bus stops to supermarkets - into opportunities to augment children's education through playful learning. In this episode, <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/kathy-hirsh-pasek/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kathy Hirsh-Pasek</a>, Stanley and Debra Lefkowitz faculty fellow and co-director of the Infant &amp; Child Lab at Temple Univ, and <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/jennifer-s-vey/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Jennifer Vey</a>, senior fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings, talk about these "learning landscapes" help reinvigorate public spaces for the whole community. Show notes available here: <a href="https://brook.gs/2I4oQKZ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://brook.gs/2I4oQKZ </a> Intersections is part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.  Send feedback to <a href="mailto:intersections@brookings.edu">intersections@brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter.

Transforming public spaces with learning landscapes

In this episode of Intersections, Amy Liu, vice president and director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings, and Jason Miller, nonresident senior fellow at Brookings and CEO of the Greater Washington Partnership, discuss the economic dynamics of the Washington, D.C. metro area, including the importance of regional cooperation, intentionality in building a long-term growth strategy, and what Amazon's HQ2 search tells us about how cities should think about their economic development. Full show notes available here: http://brook.gs/2yRKMqM  Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

In this episode of Intersections, Amy Liu, vice president and director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings, and Jason Miller, nonresident senior fellow at Brookings and CEO of the Greater Washington Partnership, discuss the economic dynamics of the Washington, D.C. metro area, including the importance of regional cooperation, intentionality in building a long-term growth strategy, and what Amazon's HQ2 search tells us about how cities should think about their economic development. Full show notes available here: <a href="http://brook.gs/2yRKMqM" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://brook.gs/2yRKMqM</a> Intersections is part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.

Promoting inclusive economic growth in Washington, D.C.

In this episode, Camille Busette, senior fellow and director of the Race, Prosperity and Inclusion Initiative at Brookings, and Richard Reeves, senior fellow and co-director of the Center on Children and Families at Brookings, discuss the changing racial demographics of the U.S. middle class, political and cultural assumptions about the middle class, and what effect the increasing racial pluralism of the middle class may have on economic policy.   With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, and Fred Dews for additional support.  Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Send feedback email to intersections@brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter.

In this episode, <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/camille-busette/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Camille Busette</a>, senior fellow and director of the Race, Prosperity and Inclusion Initiative at Brookings, and <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/richard-v-reeves/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Richard Reeves</a>, senior fellow and co-director of the Center on Children and Families at Brookings, discuss the changing racial demographics of the U.S. middle class, political and cultural assumptions about the middle class, and what effect the increasing racial pluralism of the middle class may have on economic policy.   With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, and Fred Dews for additional support.  Intersections is part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>. Send feedback email to <a href="mailto:intersections@brookings.edu" rel="noopener">intersections@brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter.

The changing identity of America's middle class

Itamar Rabinovich and Amos Harel discuss the state of the civil war in Syria, Iran's growing presence and what that means for Israel, and the changing relationship between the Assad regime and Russia. Full show notes available here: http://brook.gs/2zRPguj Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

<a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/itamar-rabinovich/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Itamar Rabinovich</a> and <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/misc/writers/amos-harel-1.285" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Amos Harel</a> discuss the state of the civil war in Syria, Iran's growing presence and what that means for Israel, and the changing relationship between the Assad regime and Russia. Full show notes available here: <a href="http://brook.gs/2zRPguj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://brook.gs/2zRPguj</a> Intersections is part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.

Russia, Iran, and the Future of Syria

In this episode, Brookings Fellow Adie Tomer, CityLab's Tanvi Misra, and Route Fifty's Mitch Herckis revisit the themes of Infrastructure Week with an examination of historical patterns of urban and suburban planning that separated communities and discuss infrastructure as system for stitching communities together and creating access to opportunity.  Show notes: https://www.brookings.edu/podcast-episode/how-to-make-infrastructure-work-for-people  With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, and Fred Dews for additional support. Send feedback email to intersections@brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network

In this episode, Brookings Fellow Adie Tomer, CityLab's Tanvi Misra, and Route Fifty's Mitch Herckis revisit the themes of Infrastructure Week with an examination of historical patterns of urban and suburban planning that separated communities and discuss infrastructure as system for stitching communities together and creating access to opportunity.  Show notes: <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcast-episode/how-to-make-infrastructure-work-for-people" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.brookings.edu/podcast-episode/how-to-make-infrastructure-work-for-people </a> With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, and Fred Dews for additional support. Send feedback email to <a href="mailto:intersections@brookings.edu" rel="noopener">intersections@brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network

How to make infrastructure work for people

David Victor, co-chair of the Energy Security and Climate Initiative at Brookings and professor of international relations at the University of California, San Diego, and Christopher Clack, CEO of Vibrant Clean Energy, discuss the complexities of adopting sources of renewable energy, why the U.S. grid presents a unique challenge, and the political and economic challenges facing the pursuit of zero-carbon emission energy. Full show notes available here: http://brook.gs/2eO5qiz  Subscribe to Intersections here or on iTunes, send feedback email to intersections@brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

<a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/david-victor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Victor</a>, co-chair of the Energy Security and Climate Initiative at Brookings and professor of international relations at the University of California, San Diego, and Christopher Clack, CEO of <a href="http://www.vibrantcleanenergy.com/about-us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vibrant Clean Energy</a>, discuss the complexities of adopting sources of renewable energy, why the U.S. grid presents a unique challenge, and the political and economic challenges facing the pursuit of zero-carbon emission energy. Full show notes available here: <a href="http://brook.gs/2eO5qiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://brook.gs/2eO5qiz</a> Subscribe to Intersections <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/intersections/id1097108911?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, send feedback email to <a href="mailto:intersections@brookings.edu">intersections@brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Intersections is part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.

Renewable energy and the path to a low-carbon energy future

In this episode of Intersections, Haroon Bhorat, nonresident senior fellow with the Africa Growth Initiative, and Homi Kharas, interim vice president and director of the Global Economy and Development Program, discuss how the global trend of a rising middle class has played out in sub-Saharan Africa, whether a strong manufacturing sector is required for middle-class expansion, and the difference between reducing poverty and building economic security. Full show notes available here: http://brook.gs/2yRKMqM  Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

In this episode of Intersections, <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/haroon-bhorat/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Haroon Bhorat</a>, nonresident senior fellow with the Africa Growth Initiative, and <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/homi-kharas/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Homi Kharas</a>, interim vice president and director of the Global Economy and Development Program, discuss how the global trend of a rising middle class has played out in sub-Saharan Africa, whether a strong manufacturing sector is required for middle-class expansion, and the difference between reducing poverty and building economic security. Full show notes available here: <a href="http://brook.gs/2zjb3yJ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://brook.gs/2yRKMqM </a> Intersections is part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.

Africa’s expanding middle class

In this episode, Stanford Professor Raj Chetty explains his new research that examines who becomes an inventor in America and who gets left behind, and discusses with Brookings expert Richard Reeves how innovation isn't a zero-sum game, and how inequality stifles American innovation. Full show notes: https://www.brookings.edu/podcast-episode/americas-lost-einsteins-the-importance-of-exposing-children-to-innovation With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, and Fred Dews for additional support. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Follow us on Twitter @policypodcasts

In this episode, Stanford Professor Raj Chetty explains his new research that examines who becomes an inventor in America and who gets left behind, and discusses with Brookings expert Richard Reeves how innovation isn't a zero-sum game, and how inequality stifles American innovation. Full show notes: <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcast-episode/americas-lost-einsteins-the-importance-of-exposing-children-to-innovation" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.brookings.edu/podcast-episode/americas-lost-einsteins-the-importance-of-exposing-children-to-innovation</a> With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, and Fred Dews for additional support. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Follow us on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/policypodcasts" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a>

America’s “lost Einsteins”: The importance of exposing children to innovation

Witney Schneidman and Yun Sun examine the shape of U.S. and Chinese trade and investment in Africa, Africa's growing regional economic power, and how both China and the U.S. weigh in on political as well as economic development in African countries.  Full show notes available here: https://brook.gs/2v3TL7h  With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, and Fred Dews for additional support. Send feedback to intersections@brookings.edu. Follow us on Twitter @policypodcasts. 

<a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/witney-schneidman/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Witney Schneidman</a> and <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/yun-sun/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Yun Sun</a> examine the shape of U.S. and Chinese trade and investment in Africa, Africa's growing regional economic power, and how both China and the U.S. weigh in on political as well as economic development in African countries.  Full show notes available here: <a href="https://brook.gs/2v3TL7h" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://brook.gs/2v3TL7h </a> With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, and Fred Dews for additional support. Send feedback to <a href="mailto:intersections@brookings.edu" rel="noopener">intersections@brookings.edu</a>. Follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a>.

China, the U.S., and Africa's transforming trade environment

In this episode of Intersections, guest interviewer Ron Haskins, co-director of the Brookings Center on Children and Families, discusses changes in the social safety net and the role of cash assistance in meeting the needs of families with children with Luke Shaefer of the University of Michigan and Chris Wimer from Columbia University. Shaefer and Wimer present details from their upcoming papers on the costs and benefits of establishing a universal child allowance to provide families with a measure of financial stability. Full show notes available here: http://brook.gs/2qWHkpW Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on iTunes, send us feedback at intersections@brookings.edu, and follow us on Twitter @policypodcasts. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

In this episode of Intersections, guest interviewer <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/ron-haskins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ron Haskins</a>, co-director of the Brookings Center on Children and Families, discusses changes in the social safety net and the role of cash assistance in meeting the needs of families with children with <a href="https://ssw.umich.edu/faculty/profiles/tenure-track/lshaefer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Luke Shaefer</a> of the University of Michigan and <a href="http://cupop.columbia.edu/people/christopher-wimer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chris Wimer</a> from Columbia University. Shaefer and Wimer present details from their upcoming papers on the costs and benefits of establishing a universal child allowance to provide families with a measure of financial stability. Full show notes available here: <a href="http://brook.gs/2qWHkpW" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://brook.gs/2qWHkpW</a> Subscribe to Brookings podcasts <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/intersections/id1097108911?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, send us feedback at <a href="mailto:intersections@brookings.edu">intersections@brookings.edu</a>, and follow us on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/policypodcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a>. Intersections is part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.

Cash assistance for child poverty

In this episode, Lauren Bauer, post-doctoral fellow in Economic Studies and the Hamilton Project at Brookings, and Anne Wicks, director of education reform at the George W. Bush Institute, explain how states are developing new measures of school quality and student success as required under the Every Student Succeeds Act. Bauer and Wicks also detail how using two specific measures - chronic absenteeism and college and career readiness - help teachers and administrators understand and improve students' education.  Full show notes available here: https://brook.gs/2J2AKaN  With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, and Fred Dews for additional support. Send feedback email to intersections@brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network

In this episode, <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/lauren-bauer/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Lauren Bauer</a>, post-doctoral fellow in Economic Studies and the Hamilton Project at Brookings, and <a href="http://www.bushcenter.org/people/anne-wicks.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Anne Wicks</a>, director of education reform at the George W. Bush Institute, explain how states are developing new measures of school quality and student success as required under the Every Student Succeeds Act. Bauer and Wicks also detail how using two specific measures - chronic absenteeism and college and career readiness - help teachers and administrators understand and improve students' education.  Full show notes available here: <a href="https://brook.gs/2J2AKaN" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://brook.gs/2J2AKaN </a> With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, and Fred Dews for additional support. Send feedback email to <a href="mailto:intersections@brookings.edu" rel="noopener">intersections@brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network

How should schools measure student success?

In this episode, Brookings experts David Dollar, senior fellow with the John L. Thornton China Center, and Joseph Parilla, fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program, examine what effect the trade war has had on the U.S. and Chinese economies–and workers–so far. They explain why trade wars don’t actually reduce the trade deficit, which other countries might benefit, and what the prospects are for resolution between the U.S. and China. Full show notes available here: https://brook.gs/2PgOE8N  With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, Fred Dews and Camilo Ramirez for additional support. Send feedback email to intersections@brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

In this episode, Brookings experts <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/david-dollar/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">David Dollar</a>, senior fellow with the John L. Thornton China Center, and <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/joseph-parilla/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Joseph Parilla</a>, fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program, examine what effect the trade war has had on the U.S. and Chinese economies–and workers–so far. They explain why trade wars don’t actually reduce the trade deficit, which other countries might benefit, and what the prospects are for resolution between the U.S. and China. Full show notes available here: <a href="https://brook.gs/2PgOE8N" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://brook.gs/2PgOE8N </a> With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, Fred Dews and Camilo Ramirez for additional support. Send feedback email to <a href="mailto:intersections@brookings.edu" rel="noopener">intersections@brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

Is anyone winning the US-China trade war?

In this episode, Jay Shambaugh and Jared Bernstein discuss the decades-long trend of real wage stagnation and policy solutions for increasing productivity, strengthening wage growth, and ensuring that national economic growth is reflected in the living standards of all American workers. Full show notes available here: https://www.brookings.edu/podcast-episode/raising-wages-and-strengthening-economic-progress-for-american-workers  With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, and Fred Dews for additional support.  Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Send feedback email to intersections@brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter.

In this episode, <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/jay-shambaugh/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Jay Shambaugh</a> and <a href="http://jaredbernsteinblog.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Jared Bernstein</a> discuss the decades-long trend of real wage stagnation and policy solutions for increasing productivity, strengthening wage growth, and ensuring that national economic growth is reflected in the living standards of all American workers. Full show notes available here: <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcast-episode/raising-wages-and-strengthening-economic-progress-for-american-workers" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.brookings.edu/podcast-episode/raising-wages-and-strengthening-economic-progress-for-american-workers </a> With thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo, Chris McKenna, Brennan Hoban, and Fred Dews for additional support.  Intersections is part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>. Send feedback email to <a href="mailto:intersections@brookings.edu" rel="noopener">intersections@brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter.

Raising wages and strengthening economic progress for American workers

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