Month: March 2021

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The Best One Yet - “Popped collars of TikTok” — Abercrombie’s influencers. Oscar’s bull case. Google’s burned cookies.

Abercrombie isn’t the company you think it is anymore (it’s a D’Amelio). Oscar Health’s stock dropped on its IPO day despite the freelancification of America. And Google is burning its cookies that stalk you around the internet, but we don’t think it will dent profits much. $OSCR $ANF $GOOG Got a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYork Want a shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/KhUAo31xmkSdeynD9 Got a SnackFact for the pod? We got a form for that too: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe64VKtvMNDPGSncHDRF07W34cPMDO3N8Y4DpmNP_kweC58tw/viewform  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.
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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Good Luck Voting in Georgia Next Election

After Joe Biden’s surprising win in Georgia, Republicans in the state started in on legislation to limit voting access in the state. Their efforts mirror what’s happening in state houses across the country. Is there any way to slow down these efforts to limit access to the ballot? 


Guest: Ari Berman, writer for Mother Jones and the author of Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America. 


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NBN Book of the Day - Mark R. Rank, “Poorly Understood: What America Gets Wrong about Poverty” (Oxford UP, 2021)

Few topics have as many myths, stereotypes, and misperceptions surrounding them as that of poverty in America. The poor have been badly misunderstood since the beginnings of the country, with the rhetoric only ratcheting up in recent times. Our current era of fake news, alternative facts, and media partisanship has led to a breeding ground for all types of myths and misinformation to gain traction and legitimacy.

Poorly Understood: What America Gets Wrong about Poverty (Oxford UP, 2021) is the first book to systematically address and confront many of the most widespread myths pertaining to poverty. Mark Robert Rank, Lawrence M. Eppard, and Heather E. Bullock powerfully demonstrate that the realities of poverty are much different than the myths; indeed in many ways they are more disturbing. The idealized image of American society is one of abundant opportunities, with hard work being rewarded by economic prosperity. But what if this picture is wrong? What if poverty is an experience that touches the majority of Americans? What if hard work does not necessarily lead to economic well-being? What if the reasons for poverty are largely beyond the control of individuals? And if all of the evidence necessary to disprove these myths has been readily available for years, why do they remain so stubbornly pervasive? These are much more disturbing realities to consider because they call into question the very core of America's identity.

Armed with the latest research, Poorly Understood not only challenges the myths of poverty and inequality, but it explains why these myths continue to exist, providing an innovative blueprint for how the nation can move forward to effectively alleviate American poverty.

Stephen Pimpare is director of the Public Service & Nonprofit Leadership program and Faculty Fellow at the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire.

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The NewsWorthy - New Capitol Threat, U.S. Gets C- & Google Tracking Change- Thursday, March 4th, 2021

The news to know for Thursday, March 4th, 2021!

We're talking about:

  • a new threat at the U.S. Capitol building serious enough that some lawmakers canceled their planned session there today
  • a new report, years in the making, that accuses a congressman of bad behavior
  • America's infrastructure report card: what it found about the country's roads, bridges, and power systems
  • Google's major promise to cut back on some types of online tracking
  • a SpaceX rocket that had a nearly perfect test, minus an explosion
  • the new funny feature on the Netflix app

All that and more in around 10 minutes...

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Sources:

New Capitol Threat: ABC News, AP, WSJ, FOX News, USCP

National Guard Commander Testifies: Politico, NY Times, The Hill, NPR

Rep. Jackson Watchdog Report: NY Times, CNN, NPR, Axios, Pentagon Report, Jackson Response

House Passes Voting Rights Bill: AP, NBC News, Reuters

Infrastructure Report Card: AP, NPR, CNN, Report Card

Google Ends 3rd-Party Cookies: WSJ, Vox, AP, Engadget, Google

Facebook Lifts Political Ad Ban: NY Times, Axios, Facebook

Netflix ‘Fast Laughs’ Feature: Variety, TechCrunch, Netflix

SpaceX Rocket Lands, Explodes: Reuters, WaPo, The Verge SpaceX

Thing to Know Thursday: 56 Years Since Bloody Sunday: Axios, AP, FOX News, Selma Jubilee

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What A Day - The Trial Of Derek Chauvin

Jury selection begins next week for the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who knelt on George Floyd’s neck and killed him last summer. We spoke to Jamiles Lartey, staff writer at The Marshall Project, about Chauvin’s history of using excessive force and how that could play into the trial.

And in headlines: the House passes a bill to fight voter suppression and protect democracy, President Biden agrees to narrow the income limits of people eligible to get a COVID relief check, and Amazon changes its new logo to make it look less like Hitler.

Show Links:

“That Could Have Been Me”: The People Derek Chauvin Choked Before George Floyd

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2021/02/02/that-could-have-been-me-the-people-derek-chauvin-choked-before-george-floyd

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The Daily Signal - Rep. Devin Nunes Confronts Biden White House’s ‘Extreme Left-Wing Agenda’

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., a favorite of conservatives for his past leadership of the House Intelligence Committee, joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to share his perspective on the Biden administration so far. 

For Nunes, "a big concern” is “this whole idea that we're going to bring the country together." He's "never seen the country so divided" as it is now under President Joe Biden, the California Republican adds.

"You would think it would be in Biden's best interest to try to bring the country together, try to find things that we agree on," Nunes says. "But instead, what they're doing is they have ... the most extreme left-wing agenda in the history of the country."

We also cover these stories: 

  • The House of Representatives votes to pass a hotly contested overhaul of elections known as HR 1, the For the People Act. 
  • New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he won’t resign over allegations by three women that he sexually harassed them. 
  • Secretary of State Antony Blinken says America is going to avoid “costly military interventions” while showing the world the power of democracy. 

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Tech Won't Save Us - How Algorithms Are Transforming Work w/ Callum Cant

Paris Marx is joined by Callum Cant to discuss the UK Supreme Court ruling that Uber drivers are workers, his experience organizing as a Deliveroo worker, and how algorithmic management is transforming work.

Callum Cant is the author of “Riding for Deliveroo: Resistance in the New Economy.” He’s also the head of communications at Momentum and an editor at Notes from Below. Follow Callum on Twitter as @CallumCant1.

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Curious City - Who Was Billy Sunday?

This week on the Curious City podcast we dig back into the archives to share one of our favorite stories about the song made famous by Frank Sinatra, “Chicago (That Toddling Town).” The song pays homage to the partying and excess of the roaring 20’s during Prohibition. It also contains a lyric about a man who tried to save the soul of Chicago. Who was he and how did he end up in the song? Plus, we hear from several small businesses about what they’ve been doing to keep their businesses going- and some of the lessons they’ve learned along the way.