One of the video games that Short Wave's Scientist in Residence has been playing a lot in the pandemic is Animal Crossing, in which bits of stars fall along the beach. It got Regina thinking — what ARE shooting stars? For answers on all things asteroid, meteoroid and comet, she turns to planetary scientist Melissa Rice.
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NPR's Book of the Day - ‘The Black Agenda’ and ‘Solitary’ tackle criminal justice reform
In interviews with the authors of The Black Agenda and Solitary, the issue of criminal justice reform is central. First, writer Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman talks about an essay collection from Black writers that tackles issues the U.S. faces today – that stem from racism and racist policies. She told NPR's Leila Fadel the book is arguing for the humanity of Black people. The second interview is with Alfred Woodfox, who served 43 years in prison – most of those in solitary confinement — for a crime he says he didn't commit. Woodfox told NPR's Scott Simon he struggles with claustrophobia even now.
It Could Happen Here - Huxley’s Utopia, Ft. Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew joins us for a discussion comparing Aldous Huxley's final book 'Island' vs his seminal classic 'Brave New World.'
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We’re joined by Phil Neel, a communist economic geographer, to dig deep into different theories of crisis in capitalism. While theorizing crisis is a core part of the Marxist analysis of capitalism, we focus on understanding how major approaches in mainstream economics try (and fail) to explain the features, causes, and solutions for crisis. Bonus: we learn how economics is a disproven cosmology maintained by bourgeois ideology—like astrology for the ruling class. Double bonus: we end the episode with an explanation and critique of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT).
Check out some of Phil’s work:
••• Global China, Global Crisis: Falling Profitability, Rising Capital Exports and the Formation of New Territorial Industrial Complexes | Phillip Neel https://drive.google.com/file/d/1krt15Qx0lPizv7SPR8b0GhsmGK61k1TP/view
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The Daily Signal - Hawley Warns Biden Against Sending Troops To Ukraine: ‘We Do Not Need American Soldiers Fighting in Europe’
Sen. Josh Hawley accused President Joe Biden of “haphazard, feckless foreign policy” Thursday, insisting that “we do not need American soldiers fighting in Europe.”
The Missouri Republican discussed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during a Thursday interview with The Daily Signal's Mary Margaret Olohan at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, where he repeatedly emphasized that Biden’s “weakness” has led to the escalating situation in Ukraine.
“We need to be really clear that what the Russians are doing is absolutely wrong, that it is a violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty, and now we need a policy,” Hawley said. “Joe Biden hasn’t had any policy.”
“We should shut down Russia’s energy production and open ours,” he added. “We are the greatest energy-producing nation in the world. Joe Biden has shut down our energy production, that’s sent a message of weakness, it’s sent a message of dependence, that made us more dependent on foreign adversaries.”
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: 15 Key Economic Questions After Russia Invades Ukraine
From sanctions to Bitcoin to the Fed.
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In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, NLW explores 15 key economic questions including:
1. Why isn’t the world going even bigger on sanctions?
2. How is Russia’s economy tied to the rest of the world?
3. Why isn’t Russia scared of sanctions?
4. Will Russia retaliate by cutting off the world from its exports?
5. Will we see SWIFT sanctions?
6. Is there concern in the U.S. that SWIFT sanctions could threaten the U.S. dollar’s status as a global reserve?
7. What alternatives to SWIFT exist?
8. Does this put Bitcoin in the spotlight and shed new light on Russia’s legalization/regulation?
9. Does this situation risk the politicization of Bitcoin?
10. How does this change the discussion of CBDCs and stablecoins?
11. Why did the price of BTC drop and will we see the other side?
12. How does this change the Fed’s calculus about quantitative tightening?
13. Does this change the discussion around green energy?
14. What about China and Taiwan?
15. Is there any possibility of sanctions actually working?
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Pod Save America - “Putin Chooses War in Ukraine.”
Ben Rhodes joins to talk about Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as well as the response from the U.S. and the world. And later, Democratic strategist and pollster Celinda Lake joins to talk about the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s midterm manifesto, which includes raising taxes on more than 100 million Americans.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Chicago Restaurant Owners Have Mixed Emotions About Unmasking
Illinois plans to lift mask and vaccine card requirements by Feb. 28, and Chicago and Cook County will follow suit. Reset discusses how restaurant owners and workers feel about the change.
GUEST: Sam Toia, President & CEO of the Illinois Restaurant Association. Robert Gomez, owner of Beat Kitchen and Subterranean
Consider This from NPR - Ukrainians Wake Up To War
Russia has launched an all-out, unprovoked invasion into Ukraine, the largest attack by one state against another in Europe since World War II. There have been missile strikes throughout the country, including in the capital city, Kyiv. President Biden said this escalation means even more economic sanctions against Russia, but reiterated that U.S. forces won't fight the battle in Ukraine.
NPR Correspondent Eleanor Beardsley is covering the invasion from within Ukraine. And Democratic Senator from Virginia and Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee Mark Warner tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about what the the U.S. and its allies might do next.
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NPR Correspondent Eleanor Beardsley is covering the invasion from within Ukraine. And Democratic Senator from Virginia and Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee Mark Warner tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about what the the U.S. and its allies might do next.
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Motley Fool Money - The Latest Correction
With the S&P 500 officially in "correction territory" it's worth remembering that these happen more often than we remember. Timing the market is nearly impossible, which is one more reason we play the long game and stay in the market. (0:25) Chief Investment Officer Andy Cross discusses: - How often we experience corrections - The added uncertainty of Russia invading Ukraine - Nasdaq stocks falling even further - Why being a net-buyer of stocks is so much better than trying to time a market bottom - The importance of taking a break (now and then) from financial news If you're looking for more guidance and stock ideas, check out our free Investing Starter Kit: http://fool.com/StarterKit Stocks discussed: ZM, HD Host: Chris Hill Guests: Andy Cross Engineer: Rick Engdahl
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