Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news.

On this episode:

• Queen Elizabeth is dead, and the UK press can’t stop mourning
• Britain’s economic dumpster fire
• Biden and the Democrats doing surprisingly well (but not well enough to keep Congress)
• Elections in Italy and upcoming in Brazil don’t portend well for democracy
• Ukraine’s tripwire strategy, and Putin’s increasing desperation
• Floods in Florida
• Where is Trump?

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