China-Russia ties, considerations when raising the minimum wage, women’s health research.
How the China-Russia relationship affects U.S. interests; how raising the minimum wage could affect workers’ health insurance coverage; the benefits o...
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The Policy Currents podcast highlights new research findings, commentary, multimedia, and events from the RAND Corporation. Hosted by Evan Banks and Deanna Lee, with new episodes every Friday.
Assessing the four-day school week, countering domestic violent extremism, racial disparities in who is convicted of more-serious speeding charges.
A look at the trade-offs of a shorter school week; why countering domestic terrorism may require a new U.S. intelligence strategy; data showing that B...
Supporting undocumented and asylum-seeking K–12 students, what drives U.S. adversaries to use military forces, the end of California’s eviction moratorium.
What schools need to better support undocumented and asylum-seeking students; understanding what leads Russia, Iran, and China to use their military f...
U.S. prescription drug prices, the flaw of unemployment insurance, and mitigating the effects of disasters.
How linking U.S. drug prices to those in other nations could cut costs; unemployment insurance’s failings; the rise in anti-Asian American violence; h...
Addressing vaccine hesitancy, the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, and environmental racism.
What needs to be done to ensure more Americans get vaccinated against COVID-19; Afghanistan’s worsening refugee crisis; understanding environmental ra...
Yesterday’s attacks in Kabul, just how many lives COVID vaccines have saved, and the competition for virtual-reality dominance.
Insights on ISIS-K; why the Afghanistan withdrawal shouldn’t reduce confidence in other U.S. security commitments; how many lives were saved by the ea...
Expert insights on Afghanistan and new RAND survey results as parents, students, and educators prepare to head back to school.
Insights from RAND researchers on the collapse in Afghanistan; parents’ views on sending their kids back to school; and budget and staffing challenges...
Defunding prisons, how to deter ransomware attacks, overcoming barriers to COVID-19 vaccinations, and more.
The case for shrinking prisons and their budgets; a national deterrence strategy for ransomware attacks; the trade-offs of making U.S. military activi...
Helping students learn media literacy skills, sexual harassment and gender discrimination in the Army, an effort to build supportive housing in L.A., and more.
A guide to help teachers implement media literacy education; a look at sexual harassment and gender discrimination among active-duty U.S. Army soldier...
The link between historic lynchings and voter registration, Afghanistan in the era of fentanyl, supporting firefighters’ mental health, and more.
Historic lynchings in the American South are linked to lower voter registration among Black people; how a drop in demand for Afghanistan's opiates cou...