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  • GW WonkCast S3E6-3: Above the Fold: The Role of the Judicial Branch during the Trump Administration

    GW WonkCast S3E6-3: Above the Fold: The Role of the Judicial Branch during the Trump Administration

    GW WonkCast interrupts the airwaves to talk about the power of the judicial branch and what role the court systems play among the policies of the Trump administration. Recorded live at GW’s WRGW radio station, GW WonkCast co-Hosts Haley Dunn and Gabe Moss join WRGW News anchors Harris Kay, Robert O’Shaughnessy, and Matthew Williams to discuss cases…

  • GW WonkCast S3E6-2: Opportunity Zones for Investment

    GW WonkCast S3E6-2: Opportunity Zones for Investment

    The new tax bill contains an opportunity zones provision which allows companies and corporations to defer capital gains to an opportunity fund. These funds will be allocated to low-income tracks. Special guest MPP Lorena Roque who concentrates on economic and energy policy joins to unpack the provision. co-Host Erik LaDue moderates joined by co-Hosts Katherine Lundie and…

  • GW WonkCast S3E6-1: Below the Fold: Cuba Diplomats Follow Up, Tax Refund Fraud, and Tuition Aid in D.C.

    GW WonkCast S3E6-1: Below the Fold: Cuba Diplomats Follow Up, Tax Refund Fraud, and Tuition Aid in D.C.

    Diplomats hearing cicadas, tax refund fraud, and potential cuts to a grant for tuition aid for D.C. residents are all on the docket for this week’s Below the Fold. For her Below the Fold, Haley Dunn says American and Canadian diplomats who fell ill in Cuba are suffering from new neurological syndromes. Eli Richman reports that…

  • GW WonkCast S3E5-3: Above the Fold: Changes in the Nuclear Defense Strategy

    GW WonkCast S3E5-3: Above the Fold: Changes in the Nuclear Defense Strategy

    This week on Above the Fold, we’re talking nuclear weapons. Learn about the Department of Defense’s Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), which outlines the U.S. nuclear defense strategy. Hear what’s in the review and what has changed, followed by a discussion on the role nuclear weapons play today. Recorded live at GW’s WRGW radio station, GW WonkCast…

  • Commercial DNA Testing Creates Need to Protect Biometric Data

    Commercial DNA Testing Creates Need to Protect Biometric Data

    Kelly Straub, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Has your DNA been compromised? The recent rise in popularity of commercial DNA testing companies is transforming the medical field, but few consumers are aware of the privacy implications of using these services. Since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized commercial genetic testing for hereditary diseases in…