Welcome to Project Syndicate Podcasts – a hub for conversation on the world’s most pressing issues. On Opinion Has It, host Elmira Bayrasli sits down with leading economists, policymakers, Nobel laureates, academics, and more. Listen and subscribe to all episodes from your favorite podcast app. Find Opinion Has It on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, or via RSS Feed.
Opinion Has ItNov 3, 2020Richard Pildes & Elmira Bayrasli
examine polarization’s deep roots in the US – and its implications for the next administration’s ability to govern.
Opinion Has ItOct 27, 2020Richard Pildes & Elmira Bayrasli
discuss what may transpire if the results of the upcoming US presidential election are delayed.
Opinion Has ItOct 13, 2020Kathy Matsui & Elmira Bayrasli
assess the impact and future of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s signature economic-policy program.
Opinion Has ItSep 29, 2020Claudia Sahm & Elmira Bayrasli
consider what the US Federal Reserve’s new monetary-policy framework means for America’s economic outlook.
Opinion Has ItSep 15, 2020Bill McKibben & Elmira Bayrasli
assess the world’s chances of cutting greenhouse-gas emissions fast enough to avert catastrophe.
Opinion Has ItSep 1, 2020Robert Kelchen & Elmira Bayrasli
discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic is devastating – and transforming – US colleges and universities.
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Despite independent journalists uncovering more details about last year's nerve-gas attack against Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, public sentiment in the country remains unmoved. The primary reason is not that Russian citizens don't know about the crime; it is that too many just don't care.
Alexei Navalny's coming return to Russia is forcing an examination of Russians' tolerance of flagrant abuses of power.
Although the plight of major US public pension funds is nothing new, the gap between actual and assumed returns is widening faster than ever, owing to today's ultra-low interest rates. But these funds also have inherent advantages that, if used wisely, can place them on a much sounder financial footing.
explains how struggling institutional investors can meet their goals in today's financial environment.
