The Long-Term Effects of Sugary Drinks, the Upcoming Biden-Suga Summit, and More

April 15, 2021

Childhood obesity is associated with an array of immediate health challenges and increases the likelihood of obesity in adulthood. With medical research showing a meaningful correlation between maternal consumption of sugary drinks and childhood obesity, Matt Kasman explores how policymakers can respond.

Tomorrow, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will visit the White House for President Joe Biden’s first in-person leaders’ summit since his inauguration. Mireya Solís explains the optics of this meeting and what it signals about the future of the U.S.-Japan relationship.

A growing chorus in the United States has called on the Federal Reserve to diversify its ranks at all levels to better reflect the country as a whole. Peter Conti-Brown and Kaleb Nygaard examine the data on Federal Reserve Bank directors, which reveal a problematic picture.

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