The dangers of expanding goals in Ukraine, workers left out of record corporate profits, and the presidential election in the Philippines.
A Marcos returns to power in the Philippines Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.—son of the former dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr.—will become the 17th president of the Philippines, succeeding Rodrigo Duterte in June. Mely Caballero-Anthony explains what is in store for the country and its foreign policy under this new leadership. Read more | Listen: The workers who were left behind On the latest episode of the Dollar & Sense podcast, Molly Kinder joins David Dollar to discuss record financial gains by big corporations during the pandemic, and how little those profits made it into the pockets of workers at those same companies. Listen to the podcast | Help support Brookings with a donation Brookings is committed to making its high-quality, independent policy research free to the public. Please consider making a contribution today to our Annual Fund to support our experts' work. | The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. | |