Month: September 2020

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Illinois Schools Are Calling Kids Back To The Classroom, But Is It Time?

Suburban school districts in Illinois are putting plans into motion to switch students from all-remote classes to in-person or hybrid learning. And that leaves parents, teachers and students with more questions than answers. Reset checks in with WBEZ education reporter Susie An, and hears from teachers and parents on this issue.

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Consider This from NPR - Trump’s Baseless Attacks On Election Integrity Bolstered By Disinformation Online

President Trump used Tuesday night's debate to attack the integrity of the upcoming election with false claims about voter fraud and mail-in ballots. National security officials say claims like those are being amplified on social media by foreign countries — including Russia — and by bad actors in the U.S.

NPR's Shannon Bond and Greg Myre report on how government officials and tech companies are handling that disinformation.

And NPR's Pam Fessler explains why the President's false claims about voter fraud have election experts worried about conflicts at the polls.

NPR's Life Kit has a guide to voting by mail or in-person this election season.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: DeFi Summer; Bitcoin Fall

The attention may have been with DeFi when it was warm, but as the cold winds of COVID-19 return fears and election volatility blow, bitcoin is resuming narrative dominance.

This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io.

Today on the Brief:

  • Coinbase offers severance to employees who want to leave over new politics policy
  • Long-term job cuts hamper any idea of V-shaped recovery
  • Last chance for a stimulus package before the U.S. presidential election


Our main discussion is a narrative shift from DeFi back to bitcoin. 

Over the summer, DeFi led the crypto charge. From growth in total value locked to narrative dominance to even leadership in the all important category of crypto drama, DeFi was it. 

Now, as a potentially turbulent macro environment rears its head, the narrative is shifting back to a focus on bitcoin.


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The Intelligence from The Economist - Shoutshow: Trump and Biden clash

America’s first presidential debate was unmitigated chaos, revealing little more than the rancour between the candidates. In Chicago a newish musical genre called drill has a strong relation to the city’s gang violence; we ask whether it is a causal one. And amid a global rise in hand-washing, we look at the fascinating, fragrant history of soap.

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