The U.S. budget deficit last year hit $1.8 trillion, bringing the overall level of American debt to some $36 trillion. The Trump administration will surely add to that figure with its plans to make current tax cuts permanent and spend more on the military and immigration enforcement. Is all this debt sustainable? Adam and Cameron discuss.
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Foreign Policy economics columnist Adam Tooze, a history professor and a popular author, is encyclopedic about basically everything: from the COVID shutdown, to climate change, to pasta sauce. On our new podcast, Tooze and FP deputy editor Cameron Abadi will look at two data points each week that explain the world: one drawn from the week’s headlines and the other from just about anywhere else Tooze takes us. Check out Adam Tooze’s column at https://foreignpolicy.com/author/adam-tooze/.
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Folge vom 07.03.2025Will the United States Go Broke One Day?
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Folge vom 28.02.2025Trump’s ‘Gold Card’ Path to CitizenshipU.S. President Donald Trump has announced a new aspect of his administration’s immigration policy: a path to citizenship for “high-level” people who can bypass the usual process by paying $5 million. Trump said the program will raise revenue for the government—but it might primarily attract Russian and Chinese oligarchs to the United States. Also on the show, Cameron and Adam discuss brutalism, an architectural style that emerged in the 1950s and is now the subject of an Oscar-nominated film. Brought to you by: betterhelp.com/onestooze Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Folge vom 21.02.2025Ukraine and GermanyIn a matter of weeks, the United States has shifted its position from supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia to falsely denouncing it as the aggressor and demanding mineral rights worth hundreds of billions of dollars. Adam and Cameron discuss the broad impact of the shift. Also on the show: what to expect from the upcoming elections in Germany. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Folge vom 14.02.2025How Scary Is DOGE?Billionaire Elon Musk and his DOGE team gained access to a sensitive Treasury Department payment system, setting off alarm bells in parts of the financial community. Adam and Cameron take a look at what the payment system does and what could possibly go wrong. Also on the show: Coffee has reached record-high prices around the world. This second segment focuses on the economics of coffee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices