The Tigray region in northern Ethiopia is at the center of a civil war that broke out last November, after rebels there attacked a military base. Since then, the political fight has become an ethnic one, with troops no longer distinguishing civilians from rebel fighters.
NPR's Eyder Peralta visited the war-torn region in May and spoke with the people at the center of the conflict.
The United Nations says more than 400,000 people are now living in famine conditions in Ethiopia, putting them at risk of starvation if the country's civil war doesn't let up.
The United States is the country's largest foreign aid donor. And the person who controls that funding currently is Samantha Power, administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). She spoke with Ari Shapiro about she learned from her recent trip the area.
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Cato Daily Podcast - New School Year, Big Shifts for Parents
The next school year looks to be as uncertain or more uncertain than the last one. Kerry McDonald discusses what the pandemic has changed.
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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - EMERGENCY PODCAST: Cuomo Resigns!
We've reconvened today to offer our quick thoughts on the resignation of Andrew Cuomo, the bipartisan nature of sex scandals, the way people try to save themselves from disgrace, and what happens now. Give a listen.
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Compromise Provision Tanked by Near-Retiree, but Crypto Shows DC It’s Here to Stay
Crypto is entering a new era of relevance in mainstream political discourse.
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.
The compromise amendment to the crypto provision in the infrastructure bill was shot down in the Senate yesterday. On this episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW covers what’s happened, what’s next and what it all means, including:
- The compromise’s demise
- Next stop: The House of Representatives
- Crypto’s newfound relevance in political discourse
The compromise – proposed by Senators Lummis and Toomey, and backed by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen – was rejected by a single senator. The amendment would have required unanimous consent but was tanked by Alabama Republican Sen. Richard Shelby over an unrelated dispute on additional military funding.
The bill now moves to the House where it will be deliberated more, though it is unclear how much room there will be for modifications once it gets there. Emerging crypto-friendly lawmakers continue to push to improve the broker definition within the provision.
The infrastructure bill saga represents the first act in crypto entering the highest echelons of political discussion in the U.S. Instead of pushing quiet legislation through, this crypto provision gave the industry an unprecedented platform and relevance in the eyes of lawmakers. Will crypto be a key issue for lawmakers in the future?
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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - You Say You Want a Revolution?
Democrats are placing a big bet on the American voting public’s desire for a radical transformation of the social compact with their $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill. The risk seems far more pronounced than the rewards. Also, Andrew Cuomo seems to be the only person in America who doesn’t know he’s done.
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Headlines From The Times - Trying to smash sexism in the video game world
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing sounds like a bureaucratic borefest, but it’s actually pretty important. It files lawsuits against companies and landlords accused of discrimination.
Now it’s tackling sexism in the world of video games.
Today we talk about California’s lawsuit against Activision Blizzard. The Santa Monica company made $8 billion last year on the strength of classic video game titles like “Call of Duty” and “World of Warcraft.” But the state argues the company let fester a “pervasive frat boy workplace culture” that led to sexual harassment against women. The move comes during a years-long debate in video games about equity in a culture long dominated by white men.
More reading:
Activision Blizzard lashed out when accused of sexism. Workers don’t like that response
This may be one of the most important entertainment lawsuits ever filed — and no one seems to care
Blizzard president out in wake of discrimination lawsuit and employee walkout
Time To Say Goodbye - Live music and a “good hang” with No-No Boy’s Julian Saporiti and Emilia Halvorsen
Hello from back in July, when Tammy recorded this special live episode in Portland, Oregon! The occasion was the new album, “1975,” by No-No Boy.
No-No Boy is Julian Saporiti, a folk and rock musician from Nashville whose PhD dissertation has taken the form of an extended song cycle about Asian America. Julian and his partner, Emilia Halvorsen, an aspiring lawyer who co-produced and sings on “1975,” talked with Tammy about the folk tradition, US empire, travels in the Mountain West, ethnomusicology, the struggle for immigrants’ rights, Asian-American and mixed-race identities, John Okada, and Jens Lekman. They also performed two brand-new tunes.
The songs you’ll hear in this episode:
* “Imperial Twist,” No-No Boy, 1975 (Smithsonian Folkways, 2021)
* “St. Denis or Bangkok, From a Hotel Balcony,” 1975
* “Yuiyo Bon Odori,” Nobuko Miyamoto, 120,000 Stories (Smithsonian Folkways, 2021)
* “The Best God Damn Band in Wyoming,” 1975
* “No No Boy,” The Spiders (Philips, 1966)
* “Disposable Youth,” No-No Boy, 1942 (2018)
* “Pilgrims,” 1975
* “St. Michael,” Little Monk Panda Scout aka Julian and Emilia
* “Panda Scout,” Little Monk Panda Scout
Thanks for listening and supporting the pod through Patreon and Substack! Get in touch by email (timetosaygoodbyepod@gmail.com) or Twitter, and props to all the Angelenos who came to our recent Discord-goes-IRL picnic!
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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 08/10
Masking debate heats up as more schools open their doors. The Senate ready to act on infrastructure. Drowning in medical debt. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
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Crimetown - Introducing | Not Past It
From the co-creator of Crimetown and The Ballad of Billy Balls comes Not Past It, a new weekly series from Gimlet. In each episode, host Simone Polanen will pick a moment from that very same week in history — and tell you how it shaped our lives today.
Today we are sharing an episode about the notorious crime boss Ma Barker. On July 26, 1932, Ma Barker's alleged gang of thieves stole over $200,000 from a Kansas bank without firing a single shot. The Barker-Karpis gang stole millions before Ma was killed in a shootout with the FBI. But was she a criminal mastermind or just a scapegoat?
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