The writers and actors strikes have been grinding on for months with no end in sight. Many on the picket lines are struggling to pay for basics.
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Fran Drescher about what it's going to take to end the strikes. Drescher's the president of SAG-AFTRA, which represents the actors on strike.
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The Gist - How The Privileged Roll The Proles
Freddie DeBoer drops by to discuss his new book, How Elites Ate The Social Justice Movement. In Texas, a judge spikes buoys. And, in Alabama, somehow the same group of Republicans who keeps screwing up the congressional map keeps getting to screw up the congressional maps.
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This Machine Kills - 281. The Smoking Gun of Techno-Capitalism (ft. Meredith Whittaker)
We are joined by one of our favorite friends — Meredith Whittaker — for a giant discussion that bridges her two latest articles. First a historical analysis of Charles Babbage and the smoking gun that directly links plantation logics of control with the industrial design of computation. Then a political economy of “open” AI and the material power that dominates the entire stack for these systems.
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••• Open (For Business): Big Tech, Concentrated Power, and the Political Economy of Open AI | David Gray Widder, Meredith Whittaker, Sarah Myers West https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4543807
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The Daily Signal - Democrats Block Ban on Mask Mandates, NYC Mayor Says Migrant Crisis ‘Will Destroy’ City, California Will Now Celebrate ‘Transgender History Month’ | Sept. 7
TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:
- Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., blocks a vote on a measure to ban federal mask mandates.
- New York City Mayor Eric Adams says the migrant crisis “will destroy New York City”
- More than 440 reporters lose their White House press credentials becasue of a new White House policy.
- Coach Joe Kennedy resigns from Bremerton School District after first football game back following his Supreme Court victory.
- California becomes the first state to have a “Transgender History Month.”
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - What If Adults ‘Played’ With Their Friends Like Kids?
Catching up and chatting isn’t the only way for the older set to socialize. What if adults “played” with their friends like kids do? Reset checks in with Rhaina Cohen, producer and editor at NPR’s Embedded podcast, who explores the topic in a forthcoming book and an article in The Atlantic titled “What Adults Forget About Friendship.” We also hear from Reset digital engagement producer and improv comedian Claire Hyman.
Slate Books - Political Gabfest: The Last Politician
This week, Emily Bazelon and David Plotz are joined by The Atlantic’s Franklin Foer to discuss Joe Biden’s White House and The Last Politician; the war in Ukraine and the possible meeting of Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin; and Americans’ views on the value of higher education. Join us for Political Gabfest Live in Madison, Wisconsin on October 25!
Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:
The Last Politician: Inside Joe Biden’s White House and the Struggle for America’s Future by Franklin Foer
Seung Min Kim, Stephen Groves, and Farnoush Amiri for AP: “How Biden and McCarthy struck a debt limit deal and staved off a catastrophe”
Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias: “This was Biden’s core promise …”
Jasmine Wright for CNN: “Kamala Harris found her voice on abortion rights in the year after Dobbs. Now she’s making it central to her 2024 message”
Imtiaz Tyab for CBS News: “Ukraine counteroffensive makes “notable” progress near Zaporizhzhia, but it’s a grinding stalemate elsewhere”
Paul Tough for The New York Times Magazine: “Americans Are Losing Faith in the Value of College. Whose Fault Is That?”
Ramesh Ponnuru in The Washington Post: “How to restore intellectual diversity on college campuses
Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. in The Washington Post: “Could income-share agreements help solve the student debt crisis?”
Bullshit Jobs: A Theory by David Graeber
Sarah Wood for U.S. News & World Report: “Paying for Meals at College: What to Know About Costs”
Nine Black Robes: Inside the Supreme Court’s Drive to the Right and Its Historic Consequences by Joan Biskupic
Here are this week’s chatters:
Emily: Richard Fausset and Danny Hakim for The New York Times: “Georgia Judge Says Two Defendants in Trump Case Will Get Early Trial Together” and Sam Gringlas for NPR: “In the Trump Georgia case, conflicting legal strategies complicate the path to trial”
Frank: The Dan Patrick Show: “Does Messi Make MLS Appear Inferior?”; How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization by Franklin Foer; Essays on Music by Theodor Adorno; and On Late Style: Music and Literature Against the Grain by Edward W. Said
David: One Life: Frederick Douglass at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian, Washington, D.C.; Michel Martin for NPR’s All Things Considered: “Picture This: Frederick Douglass Was The Most Photographed Man Of His Time”; and NPR: “’What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?’: Descendants Read Frederick Douglass’ Speech”
Listener chatter from Nicole Dorn: Jennifer Senior for The Atlantic: “The Ones We Sent Away”
For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Frank, Emily, and David discuss the writing of The Last Politician: Inside Joe Biden’s White House and the Struggle for America’s Future.
In the latest Gabfest Reads, Emily, David, and John talk with Barbara Kingsolver about her best-selling book, Demon Copperhead.
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Federalist Radio Hour - Sohrab Ahmari Explains Corporate Tyranny
On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Sohrab Ahmari joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky and Common Sense Society Executive Editor Christopher Bedford to discuss the rise of "private tyranny" and explain how the working class should navigate an economy dominated by power-hungry big businesses.
You can find Ahmari's new book "Tyranny, Inc.: How Private Power Crushed American Liberty--and What to Do About It" here.
You can find Ahmari's new book "Tyranny, Inc.: How Private Power Crushed American Liberty--and What to Do About It" here.
Lost Debate - NYC’s Migrant Crisis, Virtual Reality School, Military’s Gen Z Problem
The hosts kick off today’s show with a round-up of the latest immigration updates, from August’s record-high number of border crossings and a new ruling on Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s floating border barrier in Rio Grande to New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ latest proclamation that the migrant crisis will destroy his city.
Should students be able to attend virtual reality schools? Ravi and Rikki take stock of the merits, pitfalls, and politics of this new schooling option in Florida.
America’s military faces a recruitment crisis: multiple branches will fall short of their enlistment goals this year, and only 9% of 16- to 21-year-olds say they would consider service. The hosts debate the possible reasons behind this trend and what can be done about it.
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NYC’s Migrant Crisis - 0:27
Virtual Reality School - 15:38
Military’s Gen Z Problem - 29:00
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State of the World from NPR - Ukraine’s Cyber War Against Russia
An inside look at Ukraine's cyber war against Russia from a top Ukrainian intelligence official.
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Cato Daily Podcast - State-Level Handouts to the Middle Class
State-level programs intended for the very poor should not be expanded to include the middle class. Jarrett Skorup of the Mackinac Center details some such programs states are working to expand.
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