The GW WonkCast has returned! Season 7, Episode 1 begins after nearly a year hiatus with a new team, co-host Ali Ulin, co-host Nathan Varnell and producer… Read more “GW WonkCast S7E1 – “Let’s Just Make It All Free”: A Conversation on State Welfare Policy with Matt Bruenig & David Trimmer”
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GW WonkCast S3E10-1: Above the Fold: The Omnibus Bill and Higher Education
This #abovethefold discusses parts of the new omnibus bill that President Trump signed before the Easter recess. Specifically, what does this new spending bill do for higher… Read more “GW WonkCast S3E10-1: Above the Fold: The Omnibus Bill and Higher Education”
GW WonkCast S3E9-1: Below the Fold: Infrastructure Plan Overestimate, Elephant Trophy Imports, and UK Landbanking
This #belowthefold unpacks two U.S. policies and one in the UK. co-Host Gabe Moss looks at a new study that estimates the administration’s plan to invest $200… Read more “GW WonkCast S3E9-1: Below the Fold: Infrastructure Plan Overestimate, Elephant Trophy Imports, and UK Landbanking”
GW WonkCast S3E8-2: Urban Transportation
Listen to this episode about urban transportation on your commute. MPP Grace Mausser who studies urban policy and public economics joins this #wonkywednesday to discuss how cities plan… Read more “GW WonkCast S3E8-2: Urban Transportation”
GW WonkCast S3E7-1: Below the Fold: Minimum Wage Violations and the Primordial Soup of Policy Making
This week, our #BelowtheFold goes meta. co-Host Katherine Lundie starts off by discussing a Politico investigation into the enforcement of minimum wage violations. In six states, there… Read more “GW WonkCast S3E7-1: Below the Fold: Minimum Wage Violations and the Primordial Soup of Policy Making”
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… Read more “GW WonkCast S3E6-3: Above the Fold: The Role of the Judicial Branch during the Trump Administration”
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… Read more “GW WonkCast S3E6-2: Opportunity Zones for Investment”
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… Read more “GW WonkCast S3E6-1: Below the Fold: Cuba Diplomats Follow Up, Tax Refund Fraud, and Tuition Aid in D.C.”
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.… Read more “GW WonkCast S3E5-3: Above the Fold: Changes in the Nuclear Defense Strategy”
GW WonkCast S3E4-3: Above the Fold: Automation and the U.S. Workforce
This week’s Above the Fold covers domestic automation and how new technologies and artificial intelligence are impacting the American workforce. Recorded live at GW’s WRGW radio station,… Read more “GW WonkCast S3E4-3: Above the Fold: Automation and the U.S. Workforce”
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