The midterm elections decide the makeup of the US Congress, which has two parts: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Voting is held every two years and when they fall in the middle of the president's four-year term of office. We hear from Kenneth Mayor, Professor Department of political science at the University of Wisconsin and Anna Wong, US C ... Show More
Jan 2024
Three Economic Issues that Could Shape the 2024 Elections
National elections are won and lost on the economy. Of course they are: the state of the economy affects individuals' job security, income levels, access to healthcare, education, and overall quality of life, so it's not surprising that voters evaluate candidates based on their p ... Show More
34m 55s
Oct 2022
The Economist Asks: How can America’s voting system be made more fair?
The Supreme Court could be on the verge of gutting the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Eric Holder, a former attorney-general, was in office the first time the court hollowed out the VRA. Host Anne McElvoy asks him what’s at stake as the midterm elections approach. Mr Holder, who now ... Show More
28m 32s
Jun 2019
Surveillance: Conservatives Are Without Party, Says George Will
Today's episode begins with a conversation from Bloomberg TV with Antony Phillipson, British Consul General to New York, on the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. Following, Neil Shearing, Capital Economics Group Chief Economist, says that Mexico may fold to the U.S. in trade negotiation ... Show More
39m 13s
May 2022
Money Talks: The next recession
Since 1900, the global economy has fallen into a recession about once a decade on average. In 2020, the world experienced the deepest downturn since the second world war. Just two years on, is another recession on the way? This week, hosts Soumaya Keynes and Mike Bird focus on th ... Show More
39m 34s
May 2022
Money Talks: The next recession
Since 1900, the global economy has fallen into a recession about once a decade on average. In 2020, the world experienced the deepest downturn since the second world war. Just two years on, is another recession on the way? This week, hosts Soumaya Keynes and Mike Bird focus on th ... Show More
39m 34s
Nov 2022
Breaking Down the U.S. Midterm Elections: What’s Next for Policy, Markets and Economic Growth
As the voting continues from the U.S. midterm elections, the results so far indicate a status quo in country’s political divisions. But what does a divided Congress mean for policy, markets and economic growth? In the latest episode of Exchanges at Goldman Sachs, Goldman Sachs Re ... Show More
27m 18s