Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news.

On this episode: what we know about the Omnicron variant; the politics behind the Supreme Court's current abortion rights case; Peng Shuai, and the problem of celebrities in authoritarian countries; why we feel bad about our pretty OK economy; the Not-So-Great Resignation; New Dune vs Old Dune. 

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