Good morning and welcome, everyone. In the studio as well as the audience turning in virtually. Im connor savoy, senior fellow at the csis project on prosperity and development. Thank you for joining me today to discuss a new book published by my long time colleague and friend dan randy, whos a Senior Vice President and director of the project on prosperity and development and holds the schreier chair here at csis. His work is oriented around u. S. Leadership in building a more democratic and prosperous world. Among his many other contributions, he was an architect of the build act, helped contribute to the reauthorization of the us Exportimport Bank in 2018 and was an architect of prosper africa, a u. S. Government initiative to deepen the uss commercial and Development Engagement in africa. Hes been a leading voice on the role in future of the World Bank Group and u. S. Leadership in the multilateral system. Prior to csis, he held leadership roles at the u. S. Agency for Internationa
Family members say they were not permitted to meet the men before they were killed. President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomes the announcement of the us supplying ukraine with Armoured Fighting Vehicles for the first time. Meanwhile, russias unilateral ceasefire appears to have had little effect on the front line. Youre watching bbc news. Now, its time for talking business. A hundred years ago, oil was the most sought after commodity. Today, its these chips that run the world. They provide the Processing Power for everything we use, from smartphones to aircraft and cars to microwaves. But the fight for who controls the Supply Chains, the network of companies that make these devices, is escalating. Translation we will focus on National Strategic needs l and pool our resources together to boost Cutting Edge Research in science and technology domestically, and resolutely win the battle in key technologies. So instead of relying on chips made overseas in places like china, the supply chain for
Legalization of marijuana. These are some of the responses from that poll. It was one in 10 of adult saying marijuana should not be legal at all. 59 of those asked saying it should be legalized for medical and Recreational Use. 30 saying that when it comes to legalization only for medical use, 10 saying it should not be legal. It breaks it down by age, and overall 59 of adults saying that it should be legalized for medical and Recreational Use. 72 of those 18 to 29 agreeing with that. 54 from ages 50 to 64. Then over 65 years old it is 46 expressing that type of sentiment. Then looking at Public Opinion over the years, for the call of legalization acrosstheboard, a steady increase since the late 1990s up to the current he was in 2019 that 67 of those, saying legalization should happen over on the recreational and medical use. That is some of pews. Gallup did a similar type of pole in november of last year. They ask a question, do you think marijuana should be legal or not . It was at t
Host it is the washington journal for september 5. Reclassify marijuana from a schedule one drug to a lower classification. This after health and Human Services Administration Made the recommendation. Nationwide show support for legalization of pot. Move several states have me. We start the program this morning, do you support a naonwide acrosstheboard legalization of marijuana . Here is how you can let us know your thoughts this morning. For those of you who would support that move, 202 7488000 is the number to call and tell us why. Ifou oppose that move, 202 7488001. You can text us at 202 7488003. You can post on facebook and x, formerly known as twitter. You can follow the show on instagram. It was in april that pew research ask folks about the legalization of marijuana. These are some of the responses from that poll. It was one in 10 of adult saying marijuana should not be legal at all. 59 of those asked saying it should be legalized for medical and Recreational Use. 30 saying tha
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