David Greising of the Better Government Association, Amanda Vinickey of WTTW and A.D. Quig of Crains’ Chicago Business break down the biggest news stories of the week, including Mayor Lightfoot’s twitter spat with Sen. Ted Cruz, the latest on the city budget, the most recent talk of a looming teacher’s strike, and much more.
More or Less: Behind the Stats - Climate deaths, austerity and pet food
Challenging the idea of six billion deaths due to climate change; plus what pets eat.
This is Capitalism - 1988: Our House – Episode 3
How might a young couple, unable to buy their first home today, have fared in past decades? Tacita and Charlie are in their mid twenties. They live near Brighton on the south coast and are desperate to move in together. But buying somewhere in that part of the country is out of their reach. They believe earlier generations had it easier than they do. In the third of five programmes, Tacita and Charlie travel back to 1988. Unemployment was high, the result of the deep recession that had hit manufacturing businesses so hard, but credit was easier to come by than ever before; deregulation was full steam ahead. And house prices, in London and the South East, were climbing fast. Would a young couple, back then, have faced the same sort of difficulties Tacita and Charlie do today? The experts who guide our couple through 1988 are economist Jonathan Cribb from the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Professor Sharon Collard from the University of Bristol and Professor Claire Langhamer from the University of Sussex.
Producers: Paul Kerley and Rosamund Jones
Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Church Burning, Metal, and Scandinavian ‘Satanists’
In the 1990s international media was captivated by a bizarre epidemic of church arsons in Norway, often attributing these crimes to so-called Satanic groups and individuals in Norway's black metal scene. This was wrapped up in the larger phenomenon of "Satanic Panic", a widespread fear that shadowy, devil-worshipping cabals secretly control human civilization. So is there any truth to the story? Tune in as the guys explore the true story of the infamous Scandinavian church burnings.
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How might a young couple, unable to buy their first home today, have fared in previous decades? Tacita and Charlie are in their mid twenties. They live near Brighton on the south coast and are desperate to move in together. But buying somewhere in that part of the country is out of their reach. They believe that earlier generations had it easier than they do. In the second of five programmes, Tacita and Charlie travel back to 1979. Inflation rates were soaring and mortgage payments were likely to take up more of your income than ever before. Industrial unrest was commonplace, but the gap between top and low earners much less than in other decades. So how much difficulty would a young couple, trying to get on the housing ladder back then, have faced?
The experts who guide our couple through 1979 are economist Jonathan Cribb from the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Professor Sharon Collard from the University of Bristol and Professor Claire Langhamer from the University of Sussex.
Producers: Rosamund Jones and Paul Kerley
The Best One Yet - Match drops 5% on Facebook Dating, WeWork’s valuation may get halved, and Slack’s “10M” problem
Tinder-owner Match fell 5% on word Facebook’s new dating feature goes live, like, right now — even though Match already knew the competition was coming. Slack released its first earnings report since going public, revealing its next 10M users are harder than the 1st 10M. And WeWork may slice its valuation from $47B to about $25B before it IPOs because critics think its IPO paperwork is a “masterpiece of obfuscation.”
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The Intelligence from The Economist - Disunited Russia party? Moscow’s elections
This weekend’s vote will fill some fairly inconsequential city positions. But how it plays out will indicate the strength of a rapidly broadening, national movement against the ruling United Russia party. China has long been repressing the Muslim-minority Uighurs; worryingly, it’s now starting to squeeze the Huis, more dispersed followers of Islam. And, a well-intentioned anti-knife-crime push in Britain draws ire after targeting fried-chicken shops.
What Next - What Next | Daily News and Analysis – When Is It Okay to Out Political Donors?
Last month, Representative Joaquin Castro tweeted out a list of Trump donors living in his district in San Antonio. Actress Debra Messing asked for an attendance list at a Trump fundraiser in Beverly Hills. Both efforts were likened to doxxing or blacklisting. Should political donors be named if they might also be targeted?
Guest: Dahlia Lithwick, legal correspondent and host of the Amicus podcast.
Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Danielle Hewitt.
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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - When Is It Okay to Out Political Donors?
Last month, Representative Joaquin Castro tweeted out a list of Trump donors living in his district in San Antonio. Actress Debra Messing asked for an attendance list at a Trump fundraiser in Beverly Hills. Both efforts were likened to doxxing or blacklisting. Should political donors be named if they might also be targeted?
Guest: Dahlia Lithwick, legal correspondent and host of the Amicus podcast.
Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Danielle Hewitt.
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The NewsWorthy - Storm Impacts Carolinas, Facebook Dating & Shrimpless Shrimp – Friday, September 6th, 2019
The news to know for Friday, September 6th, 2019!
What to know today about Hurricane Dorian's impact on the Carolinas, and new details about a mysterious illness linked to vaping.
Plus: the Facebook Dating feature is here (we'll tell you how it works), Google has a new way to find your favorite TV show, and plant-based shrimp is becoming a thing.
Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
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Hurricane Dorian Update: AP, NYT, Weather Channel, AccuWeather, ABC News
Vaping Illness Investigation: NBC News, The Washington Post, USA Today
Michigan State University Fine: USA Today, NYT
Ezekiel Elliott Deal: CBS Sports, ESPN
Serena at US Open: US Open, Yahoo Sports
Facebook Dating Service: The Verge, Cnet, Buzzfeed
Google Watch Feature: The Verge, Engadget
GM and Google: WSJ, TechCrunch
Plant Based Shrimp: Washington Post, CNBC, Forbes
Grandparents Day: Grandparentsday.org, TimeandDate