Professor of Economics and director of the Center on Emerging and Pacific Economies at the University of California, San Diego
Gordon Hanson on KCRW
More from KCRW
Will Trump be impeached for inciting insurrection?
PoliticsToday the House of Representatives introduced an article of impeachment against President Trump, charging him with “incitement of insurrection.”
Introducing ‘Wasted,’ and tackling the plastic problem
EnvironmentGreater LA kicks off a new weekly series exploring neat solutions to waste.
A timeline for when the COVID pandemic might end
CoronavirusLA County broke another record on Wednesday, reporting more than 22,000 new coronavirus cases. Meanwhile, Moderna’s vaccine may be available as early as next week.
Why COVID vaccine rollout is slower than federal officials promised
CoronavirusLA County continues to be the nation’s hotspot for COVID-19 cases. The county has been averaging around 16,000 new cases every day since the new year.
Rep. Karen Bass on insurrection in DC and what’s next
PoliticsAfter a mob of Trump supporters entered the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday, many people are concerned about what the remaining weeks of Trump’s presidency will bring.
Insurrection and impeachment
PoliticsJosh Barro and Ken White talk about the legal ramifications for the people who mobbed the U.S. Capitol building, and for President Trump.
Science's race against COVID
Science & TechnologyLA, San Diego, and Riverside counties have run out of ICU space at their hospitals. COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are still ballooning.
The pro-Trump mob at the Capitol
PoliticsJosh Barro talks with Left, Right & Center panelists Lanhee Chen and K.
How Reagan paved the way for Trump
PoliticsMatt Tyrnauer, director of the devastating Showtime documentary blockbuster “The Reagans,” reveals how Donald Trump was the logical heir to the Reagan Revolution beginning with his…