Month: December 2021

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Short Wave - What’s Driving The Political Divide Over Vaccinations

An NPR analysis shows that since the vaccine rollout, counties that voted heavily for Donald Trump have had nearly three times the COVID mortality rates of those that voted for Joe Biden. That difference appears to be driven by a partisan divide in vaccination rates. As NPR correspondent Geoff Brumfield reports, political polarization and misinformation are driving a significant share of the deaths in the pandemic.

Read more of Geoff's reporting on vaccine misinformation:
- Inside the growing alliance between anti-vaccine activists and pro-Trump Republicans: https://n.pr/31ylGNK
- Pro-Trump counties now have far higher COVID death rates. Misinformation is to blame: https://n.pr/3dzPzzy

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NPR's Book of the Day - ‘Design To Live’ is a testament to the human spirit

From creating vertical gardens to breeding pigeons, the people living in the Azraq refugee camp in Jordan manage to "carve out a life worth living." Artist and architectural historian Azra Aksamija co-edited a book that looks at the ingenuity found within that camp called, Design To Live: Everyday Inventions From A Refugee Camp. Aksamija told NPR's Scott Simon that even though camps are supposed to be a temporary solution, lots of families end up staying for years at a time, so they find ways to make themselves at home in a place that's not meant to be hospitable.
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It Could Happen Here - Neoliberalism Part 1: The Avengers of Taking Food From Babies

Mia takes us through the invention of Neoliberalism, the founding of the the Mont Pèlerin Society, and how the three major schools of neoliberalism were united through their hatred of democracy and their love of Rhodesia

 

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - How Senator Tammy Duckworth’s ASAP Act Will Help Her And Other Disabled Persons Access Mass Transit

The federal infrastructure bill includes a provision that will make transit stations across the country fully accessible. The All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP) Act sets aside $1.75 billion in grants for upgrades and improvements to meet or exceed the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reset checks in with U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth for the latest on the ASAP Act, which she helped introduce, and the $2 trillion social spending plan.
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Consider This from NPR - US Political Divide Reflected in Attitudes And Deaths Related to COVID

At least six conservative broadcasters who spread misinformation about COVID-19 and questioned coronavirus vaccines have now died from just this year.

Their deaths may mirror a wider trend in the United States: Americans who live in pro-Trump parts of the country are less likely to be vaccinated and more likely to die from COVID-related complications.

NPR's Geoff Brumfiel reports on new analysis from NPR showing that counties that voted for Donald Trump had almost three times the death rate of the counties that voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Meet Visa’s New Crypto Advisory Unit

The company’s latest crypto division focuses on B2B consulting in the blockchain and crypto space.

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.

Today’s episode covers a set of topics, including:

  • Visa’s new crypto advisory unit
  • An AWS official is leaving for Unstoppable Domains
  • AWS downtime brings up questions of decentralized infrastructure
  • Saule Omarova withdraws nomination for OCC chief 
  • Dan Tapiero’s 10T raises a fresh $500 million 
  • Eric Schmidt joins ChainLink Labs as an advisor 
  • Ubisoft announces NFTs coming to games 


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NYDIG, the institutional-grade platform for bitcoin, is making it possible for thousands of banks who have trusted relationships with hundreds of millions of customers, to offer Bitcoin. Learn more at NYDIG.com/NLW.

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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell, research by Scott Hill and additional production support by Eleanor Pahl. Adam B. Levine is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. The music you heard today behind our sponsor is “Dark Crazed Cap” by Isaac Joel. Image credit: Thinkhubstudio/iStock/Getty Images Plus, modified by CoinDesk.


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