Policy Minded

Women doctors make $2 million less over the course of their careers than their male counterparts; what to do about the weird U.S. job market; implementing social and emotional learning programs; assessing the trade-offs of decisions about U.S. military intervention; and RAND's virtual hackathon. For more information on this week's episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

What could happen if Russia decides to invade Ukraine, the counter-intuitive sensibility of Taiwan's new defense strategy, policy responses to climate migration, and new data on how Americans feel about sharing vaccines with other countries. For more information on this week's episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

Brandon Baker, vice president of development at RAND, joins Deanna Lee for this special episode of Policy Currents. We discuss Tomorrow Demands Today, the most ambitious fundraising campaign that RAND has ever undertaken. Brandon updates us on the status of the campaign, how funds are being used to tackle difficult policy problems, and goals for the future. For more information, visit campaign.rand.org.

What's behind the recent wave of anti-Asian racism—and how to address it; stabilizing U.S. rivalries with Russia and China; lessons from nuclear strategists about the debt-ceiling fight; understanding the extremist online ecosystem; and polarization on U.S. gun policy issues. For more information on this week's episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

How Russia and China manipulated news about COVID-19; the risks of America's increasingly uncivil behavior; measures to help stabilize the health care marketplace; attracting diverse talent to the public sector; and how the West could help Ukraine. For more information on this week's episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

How to help veterans experiencing homelessness; better care for veterans with "invisible wounds"; data showing that veterans need more support when transitioning into civilian jobs; and a sneak peek at a Q&A with two RAND researchers who have served. For more information on this week's episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

A new strategy to manage a nuclear-armed North Korea; what RAND research has revealed about sexual violence in the military; understanding the U.S. labor shortage; RAND's Benjamin Preston at the U.N. climate summit; and what schools need to support the sudden arrival of immigrant children. For more information on this week's episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

A new framework to measure human potential; what factors are associated with prescription drug shortages; Army enlistment waivers in the age of legal marijuana; when and how quantum technologies might be used; the legal barriers to supervised drug consumption sites; and an announcement about RAND CEO and president, Michael Rich. For more information on this week's episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

What the United States can do to counter the potential threat of new Chinese missiles; the pandemic and rising infant deaths in Nigeria; how investments in data could help prevent veteran suicide; protecting older adults from financial scams; and the emerging American mindset on China. For more information on this week's episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

How the China-Russia relationship affects U.S. interests; how raising the minimum wage could affect workers' health insurance coverage; the benefits of increasing funding for women's health research; improving supply chain resilience; and one approach to countering extremism in the military. For more information on this week's episode, visit rand.org/podcast.