Charlotte Howard

This week's pod explores the impact of tariff turbulence on America's politics and economy. Featuring @JohnPrideaux, @imkahloon, @daniella_raz and @S_Rabinovitch economist.com/podcasts/2025/…

The dollar is meant to be a source of safety. Lately it has been a cause of fear. Donald Trump has replaced ironclad assumptions about America’s currency with stomach-churning doubts econ.st/4lFuKEH

Ungar-Sargon: Do you know what would be a really good idea to bring down inflation… dropping interest rates. Why doesn’t he do that? Howard: If you were to drop interest rates, you would stoke inflation

After a disastrous debate performance, will Joe Biden step aside? Listen to “Checks and Balance”, with @chowardchoward @imkahloon and Adam O’Neal econ.st/4bwLQ1i 🎧

For these last days of summer, an episode on American novels: economist.com/podcasts/2023/…?

For most American politicians, being charged with a crime would be the end of their presidential ambitions—why not for Donald Trump? Our “Checks and Balance” podcast investigates. With @JohnPrideaux, @chowardchoward and @imkahloon econ.st/3zDHOUj

Podcast of @TheEconomist on the opioid crisis hosted by @JohnPrideaux and @chowardchoward (with contributions by @imkahloon and @steviehertz) covers a lot of ground in compact, engaging fashion. economist.com/podcasts/2023/…

In the age of climate change, a Democratic president has just approved a giant new oil project in the American Arctic. To understand why, and what's at stake, read my essay. economist.com/essay/2022/09/…

Our pod this week

Does America have the will and the means to back Ukraine for as long as it takes? Our “Checks and Balance” podcast investigates, with @JohnPrideaux, @chowardchoward and @imkahloon econ.st/3EyzjMQ

Bravo @suelinwong and @johneshields

What can we learn from the Republican agenda by looking to statehouses? Our “Checks and Balance” podcast investigates, with @chowardchoward @alexandrasuich and @imkahloon econ.st/3Z1ReDo

What do America and China want from each other? Our “Checks and Balance” podcast considers what’s next for relations between the two superpowers. With @JohnPrideaux, @chowardchoward and @imkahloon econ.st/3YYCHJ1

@Brad_Setser So glad you enjoyed it @Brad_Setser

The Economist's deep dive in Biden's industrial strategy is spectacularly good. It captures the vision and the sweep of the actual policies, as well as the domestic and international debates around the wisdom of green industrial policy. 1/x economist.com/briefing/2023/…

In the past two years Dems have passed big laws with bigger goals: limit climate change, curb dependence on China and revitalize the US economy. Will they succeed? For the first in our series on this, see my story last week, written with Simon Rabinovitch: tinyurl.com/3k7tber8

The Biden administration has just approved the Willow oil project in Alaska. To understand what’s at stake, see my essay on Willow and Alaska here: economist.com/essay/2022/09/…

Why haven’t two decades of growing incomes brought America a more settled politics? Our “Checks and Balance” podcast investigates the difference between perceptions and economic realities. With @JohnPrideaux, @chowardchoward and @imkahloon econ.st/3DqgFGL

Electric vehicles are “a good window into the broader industrial policy that President Biden is trying to pursue”, says @chowardchoward. Find out what that policy is on “Checks and Balance” econ.st/3Wf4brO

@robnotbob1 @JohnPrideaux @jonfasman @imkahloon So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for listening.

What does Kevin McCarthy’s struggle to get elected speaker mean for the year ahead in Congress? Our “Checks and Balance” podcast investigates. With @JohnPrideaux, @chowardchoward and @imkahloon econ.st/3Cwq6Up