This week, the Trump administration designated illicit fentanyl and related chemicals as weapons of mass destruction (WMDs)—a move that signals a major shift in U.S. drug policy that centers militarized supply-side measures over access to treatment.
Vanda Felbab-Brown examines its domestic and international implications, including potential military counternarcotics actions abroad and tougher criminal penalties at home.
How healthcare powers rural economies. Tony Pipa speaks with Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear about what he calls “the biggest threat to rural healthcare in my lifetime.” Governor Beshear explains the economic ripple effects of hospital closures—from lost jobs to declining workforce productivity—and warns that new federal policy proposals could force 35 Kentucky hospitals to shut their doors, with nearly 200 rural hospitals already closed across the US since 2005.
Has the CHIPS Act created jobs? New research finds that the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 has already spurred about 15,000 new semiconductor-related jobs. On the latest episode of the Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity, Mark Muro joins the study’s authors to discuss what the data reveal about early employment impacts and what they mean for future U.S. industrial policy.
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