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Climate Change is Devastating India with Heat Waves and Water Shortages

The Real News Network

Interview, June 2019 | Shouvik Chakraborty

Climate Change Is Devastating India with Heat Waves and Water Shortages In The Real News Network interview, PERI's Shouvik Chakraborty discusses India's climate disasters fueled by the government's resource mismanagement and fossil fuel consumption. >> Watch interview
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Germany's Exit from Coal by 2038 Is a Major Transition

The Real News Network

Interview, June 2019 | Robert Pollin

Germany's Exit from Coal by 2038 Is an Important First Step PERI's Robert Pollin applauds Germany's commitment to transition away from coal and provide its coal workers with transition support, but he notes that the exit timeline isn't rapid enough to meet the Paris Climate Agreement goals. >> Watch interview
Commentary

The Right to Energy & Carbon Tax: A Game Changer in India

Commentary, June 2019 | Rohit Azad, Shouvik Chakraborty

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The Environmental and Economic Challenge of Our Time

The Real News Network

Interview, June 2019 | James K. Boyce

The Environmental and Economic Challenge of Our Time In The Real News Network interview, PERI's James K. Boyce discusses his new book, "Economics for People and the Planet: Inequality in the Era of Climate Change." >> Watch interview>> Read book
Commentary

Why millenial pessimism on Social Security could be a self-fulfilling prophecy

Interview, May 2019 | Peter Arno

Commentary

The Disconnect Between Economics and Climate Science

Commentary, April 2019 | James K. Boyce, Tyler Hansen

Commentary

2020's Big Proposals

Interview, April 2019 | Jeannette Wicks-Lim

Commentary

Boomers and Millennials Unite

The American Prospect

Commentary, April 2019 | Peter Arno, Ann Beaudry

Commentary

Modern Monetary Theory: A Debate Between Gerald Epstein and Randall Wray

The Real News Network

Interview, April 2019 | Gerald Epstein

Modern Monetary Theory: A Debate Between Gerald Epstein and Randall Wray In The Real News Network interview, PERI's Gerald Epstein discusses the limitations of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), while Bard College Professor Randall Wray defends MMT. >> Watch interview>> Read Gerald Epstein's report "The Institutional, Empirical and Policy Limits of 'Modern Money Theory'"
Commentary

Medicare for All Viability

Interview, April 2019 | Jeannette Wicks-Lim

Medicare for All Viability In an interview on New England's WGBY, PERI's Jeannette Wicks-Lim discusses her study "Economic Analysis of Medicare for All," coauthored by Robert Pollin, James Heintz, Peter Arno, and Michael Ash.  >> Watch interview
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