Luke Mogelson, author of The Storm Is Here: An American Crucible was right there in the Capitol when the insurrection brewed. He’s back to recount what he saw. Plus, there is a spate of fantastic news for children, combatants, and actresses in comedy series.
What seemed like a simple international aid project spirals out of control. How (Not) to Build A School in Haiti details the long and complicated process it took to build a new school in a rural town north of the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince. The project comes to a sudden halt when a headstrong American construction worker clashes with a Haitian leader.
Reset talks with a Chicago-based filmmaker and a Haitian creole translator about how the development process comes to life on screen.
Ravi and Rikki start with the latest legal drama from the Mar-a-Lago investigation, before turning to new data showing single women without children are making more money than their male counterparts, President Biden’s pro-labor jab at California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and why more and more economists now think China may never outgrow the U.S. economy.
[02:22] Mar-a-Lago Raid Updates
[11:04] Single, Childless Women = Higher Earners
[27:10] Newsom vs. Biden Drama
[36:35] China’s Slowing Economy
Check out our show notes: https://lostdebate.com/2022/09/14/ep-77/
The most valuable crypto stories for Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022.
“The Hash” hosts discuss bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies slumping after a hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation report. Plus, financial heavyweights including Charles Schwab and Fidelity Investments announce the start of EDX Markets, the latest sign that Wall Street is forging ahead in digital assets despite crypto winter.
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This episode has been edited by Nia Freeman. Our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”
On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Federalist Senior Editor Christopher Bedford and Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky report from the 2022 National Conservatism Conference and discuss what it will take for the invigorated new right to enact real change.
Lake Michigan could be the home of Illinois' first off-shore wind farm. The Rust Belt to Green Belt Act could help fund wind turbines 15 miles off the coast of Chicago’s Southeast side.
Reset talks to one of the sponsors of the legislation as well as a reporter and community organizer about the details.
Social media platforms have helped fuel political polarization and incitements to violence across the globe, from the Rohingya genocide in Myanmar to the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
This is because algorithms consistently select content that evokes anger and outrage from its users to maximize engagement. And sometimes, those extreme emotions turn into extreme actions.
New York Times reporter Max Fisher took a deep dive into the impact of social media in his book, "The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World." He shares with us how platform leaders have prioritized profit and growth over safeguards and how the polarizing effect of social media is only speeding up.
July’s inflation report provided the first glimmers that the U.S. might have turned a corner in its fight against inflation. For the past several days, investors have been betting on a continuation of that trend from July into August. Unfortunately, the inflation print for August came in hotter than expected, sending markets reeling and increasing the odds of more drastic Fed rate hikes down the road.
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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsors today is “Razor Red” by Sam Barsh and “The Life We Had” by Moments. Image credit: Malte Mueller/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.
If you're a long-term investor, today was a good day to go shopping.
(0:21) Asit Sharma discusses: - Stocks, across the board, falling in response to the Consumer Price Index data for August - Jay Powell, and the increasing likelihood of a third consecutive rate hike of 0.75% - The importance of having a watchlist of stocks - Buying great businesses at lower prices
(11:10) Tim Beyers joins Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp to discuss the various businesses "tech stocks" actually consist of.