Mia talks with Ted, an organizer with Amazonians United about solidarity unionism, direct action in the workplace, and organizing outside the legal frameworks of conventional unionization.
Daylight Saving time ALL the time was passed by the Senate in a vote that was both bold and Sudden. Mike debunks the counterclaims that school children will be bathed in inky darkness as they wait for busses in the pre-dawn hours. Plus, the second part of an interview with Dr. Todd Kashdan author of The Art of Insubordination How to dissent and Defy Effectively.
This African Tech Conversations episode features Sonya Kuhnel. In 2014, Sonya co-founded Bitcoin Events, a company that hosts some of South Africa's leading cryptocurrency and blockchain events - not least, the annual Blockchain Africa Conference. Sonya is also the Co-founder at Xago, a startup offering an XRP cryptocurrency exchange, gateway and payment platform built on the Ripple blockchain.
In this conversation, Musa Kalenga invites Sonya to leverage her enviable ecosystem vantage point and live in-trench experience to reflect on how the continent's blockchain tech landscape is shaping up and her sense of how Web3 adoption is emerging in different markets.
Editorial Disclaimer: While the Celo Community Fund supports this African Tech Conversations episode, African Tech Roundup maintains complete editorial oversight. Opinions expressed by the host, Musa Kalenga, and his guest do not necessarily reflect the views of the African Tech Roundup or the presenting sponsor, Celo Community Fund.
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Reset checks in with a police accountability expert following State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s decision not to file criminal charges against the officers who shot and killed 13 year-old Adam Toledo and 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez.
GUEST: Craig Futterman, Clinical Professor at University of Chicago Law School; founder of Civil Rights and Police Accountability Project of the Mandel Legal Aid Clinic
OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(14:57) – Who is God?
(21:13) – Atheism
(33:11) – Holocaust
(38:45) – Evil
(43:57) – Nihilism
(47:42) – Judaism
(56:36) – Marriage
(1:00:27) – The Torah
(1:04:33) – Gay marriage
(1:13:40) – Super Bowl
(1:21:34) – Religious texts
(1:27:20) – Exodus
(1:31:15) – Free will
(1:35:23) – Consciousness
(1:44:06) – Suffering
(1:48:04) – Mortality
(1:52:42) – Finding faith
(2:00:26) – Israel and Palestine
(2:07:44) – Advice for young people
(2:11:04) – Books
(2:14:45) – Meaning of life
The pandemic created a spike in demand for housing that sent real estate prices through the roof. Which means a lot of Americans could no longer afford to buy, while many of those who could are now experiencing buyer's remorse.
NPR heard from many new homeowners who made compromises as they rushed to buy. Some even waived inspections or moved sight-unseen.
Hyojung Lee, a professor at Virginia Tech, explains how low interest rates, lockdowns and a desire to stop renting created the real estate scramble.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave a speech in front of Congress today. Zelenskyy urged America to continue supporting Ukraine as Russian forces march their way through the country. He also encouraged America to enact a no-fly zone around Ukraine to stop Russian terror in the skies. But what is a no-fly zone? And is it a good idea?
Heritage Foundation Research Associate for Russia and Eurasia Alexis Mrachek joins this bonus episode of The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss what a no-fly zone would entail, as well as dissect the rest of Zelenskyy’s speech.
On today’s episode, NLW looks at recent crypto industry news, including:
Yuga Labs’ purchase of CryptoPunks and Meebits
A leak deck about Yuga’s metaverse ambitions
HSBC becomes the first bank in The Sandbox
Fundraising from ConsenSys and an ex-Meta team
The mayors of Miami and New York City say “HODL”
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Consensus 2022, the industry’s most influential event, is happening June 9–12 in Austin, TX. If you’re looking to immerse yourself in the fast-moving world of crypto, Web 3 and NFTs, this is the festival experience for you. Use code BREAKDOWN to get 15% off your pass at www.coindesk.com/consensus2022.
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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 “I Don't Know How To Explain It” by Aaron Sprinkle. Image credit: PM Images/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.
