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Video games have always been a point of division between L.A. Times science reporter Deborah Netburn and her 12-year-old son. Then the pandemic hit, and the gap between them seemed to widen. In today's episode, Netburn takes over the mic to share her journey from ignorance to understanding. And she does it all by playing video games.
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Video games came between me and my son in the pandemic. Could they bring us back together?
Texas House gives initial approval to a controversial voting reform bill. Chinese rocket expected to fall to earth tomorrow. Hostages released after bank standoff. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
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The question of Donald Trump’s banned account--to keep it blocked, or reinstate it--is one of the toughest that Facebook has ever faced. But the social network had a plan: punt the decision to its newly minted Oversight Board, a semi-independent “Supreme Court” tasked with making hard decisions about what content stays up, and what comes down.
Did that plan just backfire?
Guest: Kate Klonick, professor at St. John’s University School of Law
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Lizzie O’Leary
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I spoke with Prof. Tim Jackson about his latest book: Post Growth, Life after Capitalism, published by Polity Books in 2021.
The book starts with a reflection on the event of the past few months. The success in 2019 of the school strikes for climate, the attention that Greta Thunberg received even in Davos, and the arrival of the pandemic that changed our priorities. Even the 2009 crisis challenged the degrowth movement when we experienced the consequences of the recession. I have asked how do we keep the focus on sustainability?
This book and his work in general are about the need for a change in our economic paradigms. But we are still tied to old ideas and institutions. Keynes that many progressive politicians and economists frequently refer to, cannot be really claimed to be offering revolutionary ideas for our times. Still, the book mentions an essay by Keynes from 1930 where he appears clearly interested in what should come after the immediate actions (growth) needed to overcome the great depression.
We discussed how the shift in economic paradigm can follow different patterns in the rich nations and in the developing ones. Finally, referring to the final chapter, 'Dolphins in Venice', we talked about what could happen at the end of the pandemic to our cultural and consumption preferences.
Capitalism is broken. The relentless pursuit of more has delivered climate catastrophe, social inequality and financial instability—and left us ill prepared for life in a global pandemic. Weaving together philosophical reflection, economic insight and social vision, Tim Jackson’s passionate and provocative book dares us to imagine a world beyond capitalism—a place where relationship and meaning take precedence over profits and power. Post Growth is both a manifesto for system change and an invitation to rekindle a deeper conversation about the nature of the human condition.
Dr Tim Jackson holds degrees in mathematics (MA, Cambridge), philosophy (MA, Uni Western Ontario) and physics (PhD, St Andrews). He is Director of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity and Professor of Sustainable Development at the University of Surrey in the UK.
Andrea Bernardi is Senior Lecturer in Employment and Organization Studies at Oxford Brookes University in the UK.
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The news to know for Friday, May 7th, 2021!
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Sources:
Study Estimates Real Covid Death Toll: Stat News, NPR, Seattle Times, Full Study
Moderna Adolescents Vaccine Data: CNBC, CBS News, USA Today, Moderna
Idaho Middle School Shooting: AP, CNN, NBC News, Reuters
Rocket Part Falling Toward Earth: USA Today, WaPo, NY Times, Defense.Gov
Could Bees Be Used to Detect COVID-19?: Business Insider, Reuters, Wageningen University
Vax Live Concert Is Saturday: Variety, ABC7, Global Citizen, EW, Yahoo
‘See Us Unite’ Campaign: Axios, CBS News, Deadline, Asian American Foundation, CSUSB
Twitter Testing a Tip Jar: The Verge, TechCrunch, Mashable, Twitter,
Video Game Hall of Fame Inductees: AP, Engadget, Video Game HOF, People, USA Today
Americans’ Mother’s Day Spending: Fox Business, Today, NRF, Census
Ideas for Last-Minute Gifts: CNN, NY Post, Wired
Feel Good Friday: Comic’s 'No Pants Day' For a Cause: AP, ScreenRant
Three L.A. comedians are quarantined in a podcast studio during a global pandemic. There is literally nothing to be done EXCEPT make content. These are "The Corona Diaries" and this is Episode #138. Our special guest today is comedian and American badass, Anna Valenzuela! Follow Anna on all forms of social media @AnnaVIsFun. Music at the end is "Axeman's Jazz" by Reddie & Abel.