CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 06/08

Some Minneapolis lawmakers vow to disband the city's police force. The officer charged with second degree murder in the death of George Floyd is set to make his first court appearance. New York City takes a first step toward a coronavirus comeback. Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Monday, June 8, 2020.


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The Intelligence from The Economist - Say his name, and others’: American protests spread globally

Far beyond America’s shores demonstrators are calling for justice in their own countries. It’s an awkward time for America’s allies, and a fortuitous one for its rivals. Labour-market swings during recessions are normally a measure of male employees’ moves—but not this time. And why the video-games industry is raiding its own back catalogue.

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You're Wrong About - Quarantine Deep Dive: Jessica Simpson’s “Open Book” (The Conclusion!)

“You really shouldn’t date people who go in thinking, ’This person has good bones but they’re a fixer-upper.’”

This week, we complete our Jessica Simpson book club with the appearance of a new man who triggers some old anxieties. Digressions include Dolly Parton, mom jeans and a forgotten Hollywood power couple. We talk about “Garden State” longer than we intended. Mike finally gets to tell the octopus story, which he thinks about all the time.

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Strict Scrutiny - Made Up Immunities

Kate and Jaime discuss contributors to injustice--doctrines that encourage (or at least immunize) racial profiling and police misconduct-- with Fred Smith Jr, associate professor at Emory University School of Law.  They also discuss some recent court news and recap a few opinions.

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The Best One Yet - “The Crocs of Ecommerce” — eBay’s all-time high. Volkswagen’s e-investment. May’s shocking Jobs Report.

Remember eBay? Shares just hit an all-time high, but we think we know how they can keep the mojo going. Germany’s support for electric cars like Volkwagen’s is showing what 21st century investment in infrastructure looks like. And the May Jobs Report pretty much shocked everyone who read it, so we jumped into the little black book of hiring/firing (congrats, dentists). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

World Book Club - Deborah Levy – Hot Milk

This month World Book Club talks to acclaimed British author Deborah Levy about her Man Booker Prize shortlisted novel Hot Milk. In this era of coronavirus we are sadly not able to gather together in a studio but we will be talking remotely to international listeners via phonelines, emails, skype calls, social media – you name it! In Levy’s hypnotic tale of female sexuality two women arrive in a village on the Spanish coast. Rose is suffering from a strange illness and her doctors are mystified. Her daughter Sofia has brought her here to find a cure with the celebrated and controversial Dr Gomez.

Through the opposing figures of mother and daughter, Levy explores the strange and beguiling nature of womanhood and desire. Dreamlike and compelling, Hot Milk is a delirious, timeless fable of feminine potency.

What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Pandemic & Protest

It is entirely possible to support the protests while feeling intense anxiety that they will result in additional cases of COVID-19. 

Guest: Dr. Howard Markel, professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, and author of When Germs Travel, among other books. 

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The NewsWorthy - Promises to Defund Police, NYC Reopening & NFL Reversal – Monday, June 8th, 2020

The news to know for Monday, June 8th, 2020!

What to know about the effort to “defund the police.” Why some protesters have made that their rallying cry and which cities’ leaders are now answering their call. We’ll explain perspectives from both sides of what’s become a national debate.

Also, which countries seem to be doing worse, and much better, in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.

Plus, the NFL commissioner’s reversal, Reddit’s co-founder resigns, and a decade-old hidden treasure discovered.

Those stories and more in 10 minutes! 

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Sources:

Disbanding Minneapolis PD: AP, KMSP, Minneapolis Star Tribune

NY Police Funding: NY Times, The Hill, Business Insider

LA Police Funding: LA Times, Newsweek, AP

“Defund the Police”: Vox, WSJ, AP, Bloomberg

Dems' Police Accountability Legislation: AP, ABC News, USA Today, Reuters

George Floyd Memorial: Houston Chronicle, KHOU, NY Times

Weekend Protest Wrap-Up: AP, WaPo, FOX News, WUSA, Tweet

World Reaches 400,000 Virus Deaths: AP, CNN, Johns Hopkins

NYC Reopening: NY Times, AMNY, NY Post

Biden Secures Democratic Nomination: NPR, Forbes, CNN,

Republicans Endorse Biden: NY Times, CBS News, Reuters

Yelp Search for Black-Owned Businesses: The Verge, Yelp

Reddit Co-Founder Resigns: Alexis Ohanian, TechCrunch

NFL Commissioner Admits Mistakes: CBS News, ESPN, CNN, NFL, Tweet

Conor McGregor Retires… Again: CNN, AP

Treasure Chest Found in the Rockies: ABC News, The Guardian

Monday Monday: Billionaires Cash in During Pandemic: CNN, Institute for Policy Studies

Start the Week - Our coercive politics

The Coronavirus pandemic and ongoing protests in America have shone a spotlight on the power of the modern State. In Britain we find ourselves locked in our homes, following government instruction; and yet the authority for that coercion comes from the consent we give. This doubleness was captured by Thomas Hobbes in his political text, Leviathan, and it is the starting point for political scientist David Runciman's popular lockdown podcast on politics: the History of Ideas. He tells Amol Rajan how Hobbes, Gandhi and Frantz Fanon could help us understand our uneasy times.

Humiliation is one way in which governments and authorities can make us do their bidding. And it also something we now do to each other in the court of public opinion, argues German historian Ute Frevert. In her new book, The Politics of Humiliation, she looks at how humiliation has been used to persuade and to control, everywhere from international diplomacy to British boarding schools. And she explains why the sight of someone taking to their knee has such incredible resonance.

Producer: Hannah Sander

Start the Week - Our coercive politics

The Coronavirus pandemic and ongoing protests in America have shone a spotlight on the power of the modern State. In Britain we find ourselves locked in our homes, following government instruction; and yet the authority for that coercion comes from the consent we give. This doubleness was captured by Thomas Hobbes in his political text, Leviathan, and it is the starting point for political scientist David Runciman's popular lockdown podcast on politics: the History of Ideas. He tells Amol Rajan how Hobbes, Gandhi and Frantz Fanon could help us understand our uneasy times.

Humiliation is one way in which governments and authorities can make us do their bidding. And it also something we now do to each other in the court of public opinion, argues German historian Ute Frevert. In her new book, The Politics of Humiliation, she looks at how humiliation has been used to persuade and to control, everywhere from international diplomacy to British boarding schools. And she explains why the sight of someone taking to their knee has such incredible resonance.

Producer: Hannah Sander