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June 26, 2014

Global
St. Louis Fed President Bullard on Monetary Policy and Economic Inequality

St. Louis Fed president James Bullard joins Matthew Winkler of Bloomberg News to discuss monetary policy and its effects on economic inequality.

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July 20, 2024

Olympics
The Economics of Hosting the Olympic Games

The costs of hosting the Olympics have skyrocketed, while the economic benefits are far from clear. The 2024 Paris Olympics could be a test of whether reforms to the process have made hosting a bette…

Workers install the multicolored Olympic rings between the steel beams of the Eiffel tower.
Backgrounder by James McBride, Noah Berman, and Melissa Manno

June 18, 2024

Economics
Economic Update

Benn Steil, senior fellow and director of international economics at CFR, gives an update on the state of the U.S. economy and forecast trends in the coming months. The host of the webinar is Carla A…

Play A screen displays trading information about shares of Truth Social and Trump Media & Technology Group, outside the Nasdaq Market site in New York City, U.S.
Webinar by Benn Steil, Carla Anne Robbins, and Irina A. Faskianos Local Journalists Webinars

August 12, 2024

Nigeria
A Loud Silence

Pentecostal leaders’ avoidance of the #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria speaks volumes about the protests’ ethnoreligious undercurrents.

People join a third day of anti-government demonstrations against bad governance and economic hardship in Lagos, Nigeria on August 3, 2024.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition

August 9, 2024

Venezuela
In Venezuela, the Latin American Left Will Show Us What it Really Stands For

The presidents of Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico must constrain Maduro to negotiate—for their own good.

Photo of Colombian President Gustavo Petro on a call with his counterparts in Brazil and Mexico.
Blog Post by Will Freeman Latin America’s Moment

July 16, 2024

Election 2024
Meet JD Vance, Republican Vice-Presidential Candidate

The Ohio senator is Donald Trump’s choice as his running mate for the 2024 presidential election.

JD Vance at the Republican National Convention
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

July 31, 2024

Venezuela
Venezuela: The Rise and Fall of a Petrostate

Venezuela’s ongoing descent into economic and political chaos is a cautionary tale of the dangerous influence that resource wealth can have on developing countries.

Venezuelans protest against the results of the country’s July 2024 presidential election, in Caracas.
Backgrounder by Diana Roy and Amelia Cheatham

July 22, 2024

Election 2024
Meet Kamala Harris, Democratic Presidential Candidate

Vice President Kamala Harris is seeking the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination in the wake of Joe Biden's exit from the race.

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Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

May 28, 2024

Climate Change
Daughters and Sons Guest Event: From Image to Action—Raising Climate Awareness

Using visual mediums and narratives, an artist and a documentary producer discuss the urgent challenges of climate change and what it will take to solve the climate crisis through science, the power …

Play Fishermen row a boat in the algae filled Chaohu Lake in Hefei, Anhui province in China.
Virtual Event by Oliver Jeffers, Kathryn Murdoch, Juju Chang, and Michael Froman