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Episode 64: Economic Power amid Geopolitical Competition—A Conversation with Barry Eichengreen

Posted August 8, 202200:28:10

In a stark display of their economic power following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States and its allies deployed an array of sanctions...

Episode 63: Trust, Media Literacy, and Regulation—How to Think about Fake News, Misinformation, and Disinformation in Germany and the United States

Posted August 4, 202200:34:30

On this episode of The Zeitgeist, AICGS President Jeff Rathke is joined by Alex Sängerlaub, the director and co-founder of futur eins in Berlin, and...

Episode 62: Pandemic Lessons for Public Health Policy in Germany and the United States

Posted July 29, 202200:31:05

On this episode of The Zeitgeist, AICGS President Jeff Rathke discusses the experience of managing the COVID-19 pandemic and lessons for public health...

Episode 61: Economic Transformation, Demographic Change, and Social Divisions in Buffalo, NY

Posted July 25, 202200:29:07

On this episode of The Zeitgeist, AICGS President Jeff Rathke talks with participants in the AICGS project on social divisions in Germany and the United...

Episode 60: Economic Headwinds—U.S. and German Responses to Russia’s War in Ukraine, Energy Transition, and Inflation

Posted July 18, 202200:37:04

While the U.S. and German governments successfully adopted expansionary fiscal policies to deal with massive economic disruptions brought about by the...