Unfortunately, media bias when it comes to Palestine and Israel is truly an evergreen topic. For today's re-run episode from June 2022, we're reminded of how irresponsible journalism unfairly frames the public perception of Palestine.
The story of the billionaire who wasn't. When Charles "Chuck" Feeney first appeared on the world's rich lists in the 1980s, he had built a billion-dollar business selling duty free goods to tourists. But he'd also given most of his money away to charity.
BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng follow Feeney's journey from Depression-era New Jersey through living the high life during the Jet Age to making $8 billion worth of donations to causes across the planet. Then they judge him - is he good, bad, or just another billionaire?
The podcast that uncovers how the world's wealthiest people made their money and asks if they are good or bad for the planet discusses a billionaire outlier with a life that spans history. Taking in the Korean War, the 20th Century tourist boom and the Irish peace process, Simon and Zing tell the tale of "the James Bond of philanthropy".
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Further reading: The Billionaire Who Wasn't: How Chuck Feeney Secretly Made and Gave Away a Fortune by Conor O'Clery
We discuss chapter 3 of Mute Compulsion – The Social Ontology of Economic Power – and get into questions about the structure of social reality, why it is necessary to crack into these philosophical questions, how theories of social ontology form the whole basis of political ideologies and programs like neoliberalism and communism, why critiques of capitalism / technology based on ideas of human nature are common, easy, and weak, and why we need to build our critical theories on an ontology of social relations, not natural essence.
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Looming government shutdown nears. Tentative deal for Hollywood writers. Returning to Lahaina. CBS News Correspondent Jennifer Keiper with tonight's World News Roundup.
That's how long it took for the WGA to reach a tentative agreement with major Hollywood studios.
WGA leadership is scheduled to vote Tuesday on accepting the new three-year deal. They'll pass it on to the guild's entire membership for ratification. It will take longer for the WGA membership to learn the details and vote.
While this is happening, actors are still on the picket line. SAG-AFTRA hasn't reached an agreement yet.
Until then, writers say they will stand in solidarity with actors, which means many TV shows and movies won't be resuming production right away.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks withKim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter's editor, about the WGA's new deal and what it means for the industry at large as actors continue to strike.
A young physicist working on high-temperature superconductivity follows her mentor to an island established as a haven for the "cancelled and deplorables" shunned elsewhere. "How I won a Nobel Prize” is the name of this novel perfectly calibrated to our times, Mike interviews author Julius Taranto. Plus, Senator Menendez won't resign, but doesn't offer an explanation about the unusually large number of gold bars found at his residence. And with President Biden close to, or trailing, Donald Trump in polls, Mike asks "What's most likely to change about those numbers?"
Poland borders Ukraine, a Russian territory and Russian-ally Belarus. Poland has also experienced illegal migrants and a visa fraud scandal. We learn what all this means for Poland and it's closely fought upcoming election.
She’s a 12-foot wooden puppet of a Syrian girl who walks for the hundreds of thousands of displaced people worldwide, half of whom are children. Little Amal is making friends through art, food and education in a months-long tour across the United States — and this week she’ll be in Chicago. Reset speaks with local partners about where you can meet Little Amal and what you can learn from her while she’s in the city. Our guests include Lauren West, from the Syrian Community Network, Jacqueline Russell of the Chicago Children’s Theater and
Paige Whitson-Martini of the Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
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RCI Hospitality CEO Eric Langan on consumer spending, capital allocation, and getting into the casino business.
(00:21) Jason Moser and Deidre Woollard discuss: - The wisdom Amazon’s bet on Anthropic. - Why Amazon is getting into charging for streaming. - If check-out-free technology is finally reaching its tipping point.
(12:25) Ricky Mulvey interviews the CEO of RCI Hospitality, Eric Langan on his view on consumer spending, capital allocation, and his journey to the CEO seat.
