The G.I. Bill of 1944 provided free education, unemployment pay and home loans for millions of veterans returning from fighting in World War II. These benefits helped to expand the American middle class after the war.
But many returning Black veterans were excluded because of segregation. And that exclusion helped widen the wealth gap between white and Black Americans.
A bill in Congress would repair some of that harm by paying reparations to the families of nearly one million Black veterans who served in World War II.
NPR's Quil Lawrence spoke with the family of Bill Dabney, who fought in the little known Barrage Balloon Battalion, about what that money would mean to them.
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The Daily Signal - TOP NEWS | GDP Increase, PA Republicans to Impeach District Attorney, Republicans Tell DOD to Repeal Abortion Policy, Hispanic Caucus Blocks Latina Republican, EPA’s $1bil for Electric School Buses, Why Musk Buys Twitter | Oct. 27
On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:
- Why GDP increase by a 2.6% annual rate in the third quarter isn’t good news
- Pennsylvania House Republicans move to impeach Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner
- House Republicans call on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to repeal abortion travel coverage policy
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus blocks Rep. Mayra Flores, R-TX, from joining group
- EPA to award $1billion to school districts that replace gas-fueled school buses with electric models
- Elon Musk says he bought Twitter to ease polarization
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Cato Daily Podcast - Big Takeaways from Large Declines in Student Achievement
We knew it was coming, but the magnitude of declines in student test scores on the National Assessment of Education Progress still shocked many parents. So what should parents do on behalf of their kids now? Colleen Hroncich comments.
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Pod Save America - “Fetterman vs The Phony Sociopath.”
John Fetterman debates Dr. Oz. Democrats get more nauseous on the pollercoaster. Sen. Catherine Cortez-Masto checks in to talk about her race in Nevada. Oregon Democrat Tina Kotek tells us about her race for governor. And comedian Mike Birbiglia tells us about his new Broadway show The Old Man in the Pool, and his surprise cameo in a new Taylor Swift music video.
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Lost Debate - Ep 90 | Kanye & Antisemitism, Trigger Warnings, Georgia Midterms
Ravi and Rikki start with the latest fallout from Kanye West’s recent antisemitic rants, including this week’s decisions by companies like Adidas, GAP, and Balenciaga to sever their ties with the embattled rapper. Then the hosts move on to a wide-ranging discussion about trigger warnings: where they came from, where they’re appropriate and where they aren’t, and exactly how helpful they seem to be. Finally, we wrap up with an interview on all the dynamics at play in the Georgia midterms with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Greg Bluestein.
[1:40] - Elon's Latest Tweets
[6:04] Can Kanye Come Back From This?
[24:22] - Trigger Warnings Gone Too Far?
[40:27] - Latest in GA midterms with Greg Bluestein
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Focus on Africa - Various security alerts issued for Nigeria and South Africa
Security alerts in Nigeria and South Africa... We'll hear what they entail and how people are preparing to weather the warnings.
And the story of how a four year-old Tunisian child ended up in Italy - on her own - after crossing on a smuggler's boat.
Those stories and much more in this podcast with Audrey Brown.
The Government Huddle with Brian Chidester - The One with the Workforce Innovation Leader
Kelley Steven Waiss, Head of Workforce Innovation at ServiceNow and the author of the book “The Inside Gig: How Sharing Untapped Talent Across Boundaries Unleashes Organizational Capacity” joins the show to discuss the changes in the government workforce and predictions for the future. We also look at tactical ways that agencies can redistribute the talent they already have in their organization to eliminate some of the gaps they might have, how to identify employees that may want to expand their roles, and how technology has really changed an organization’s view on talent.
Motley Fool Money - Meta Misses, Shopify Stabilizes
On a day when Shopify and Comcast gave shareholders reasons for hope, Meta Platforms slid to its lowest level since 2016.
(0:21) Andy Cross discusses: - Meta's worrisome R&D spending metric - Low expectations helping to fuel Shopify's rise - Comcast beating tough quarterly comps, thanks in part to the Minions
(13:41) Ricky Mulvey talks with Scott Ford, CEO of WestRock, a "brand behind the brands" coffee business serving up 20 million cups a day.
Companies discussed: META, SHOP, CMCSA, WEST
Host: Chris Hill Guest: Andy Cross, Scott Ford Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl
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Science In Action - Seismic events on Mars
The latest observations from Nasa’s InSight Mars Lander and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) have revealed new information on Mars’ interior structure. Dr Anna Horleston, Senior Research Associate in Planetary Seismology at the University of Bristol, talks us through the mars-quakes that provided this data.
On the 30th of October, Brazilians will head to the polls to elect their next president. Jeff Tollefson, Senior Reporter at Nature, tells Roland what approach the two candidates – Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – might take towards science and the potential local and global impacts this could have.
Humans aren’t the only animals to pick their noses… it turns out primates engage in this habit too. Anne-Claire Fabre, Curator of Mammals at the Duke Lemur Center, tells reporter Vic Gill about the long-fingered aye-ayes having a dig around their noses, and how more research is needed to unpick the reasons behind this behaviour.
And producer Robbie Wojciechowski heads to the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton to capture the launch of the RRS Discovery mission to Ascension Island and St Helena. Science In Action will be following the mission over the next 6 weeks as it uncovers new specimens from the deep ocean, as well as surveying the overall health and wellbeing of the ocean around the British Overseas Territory.
Contributors Dr Anna Horleston, Senior Research Associate in Planetary Seismology, University of Bristol Jeff Tollefson, Senior Reporter, Nature Anne-Claire Fabre, Curator of Mammals, Duke Lemur Center
(Image: Impression of a rover on the surface of Mars. Credit: Getty Images)
Presenter: Roland Pease Assistant Producer: Sophie Ormiston Producer: Robbie Wojciechowski
First Things Podcast - Catholic in Curriculum
On this episode, Elisabeth Sullivan joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss The Institute for Catholic Liberal Education.