Illinois struggles with debt and unpaid bills, while Indiana is sitting pretty with a surplus topping $2 billion. What’s behind the fiscal gap between these two neighbors?
Curious City - Two neighboring states, one big financial gap
Illinois struggles with debt and unpaid bills, while Indiana is sitting pretty with a surplus topping $2 billion. What’s behind the fiscal gap between these two neighbors?
TLDR - #34 – The Accidental Outing of Rwanda’s Most Powerful Troll
Steve Terrill is a journalist who works in Rwanda. Or at least he worked in Rwanda, until he accidentally got the office of Rwanda's president Paul Kagame to implicate itself in a long-running online harassment campaign. Alex talks to Steve about inadvertently exposing the Rwandan government's most prolific troll, and being banned from the country as a result.
Curious City - A Shot Of History: Ingredients Of The Chicago Speakeasy
The faux speakeasy is popping up everywhere these days, but what made the original Prohibition saloon work?
Curious City - A Shot Of History: Ingredients Of The Chicago Speakeasy
The faux speakeasy is popping up everywhere these days, but what made the original Prohibition saloon work?
TLDR - #33 – Unfollow A Man
A few weeks ago, writer Katie Notopoulos created a holiday called Unfollow a Man Day, wherein everyone (women and men) was encouraged to Unfollow a Man on social media. Men's rights activists were enraged, cable news was intrigued, and a lot of people felt quiet relief. This week PJ talks to Katie about her mission and her manifesto.