Month: September 2024

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Lost Debate - The Ticking U.S. Debt Bomb

Ravi sits down with Dylan Matthews, senior correspondent and lead writer at Vox, to unpack the complexities of the national debt and deficit in the United States. They explore the historical context of the country's debt, the mechanisms of government borrowing, and the evolving political landscape around fiscal responsibility. Ravi and Dylan discuss how Americans experience the deficit on a day-to-day basis, including the true cost of healthcare spending, before turning to the key forces that drive fiscal policy, from immigration and demographic shifts to defense spending. Finally, as the U.S. edges closer to unprecedented levels of debt, they consider the solutions policymakers may propose to stabilize the economy.


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The Daily Signal - Trump Addresses Second Assassination Attempt, House to Vote on CR, Hezbollah Promises Retaliation | Sept. 17

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:


  • Donald Trump speaks publicly for the first time since the second attempt on his life. 
  • Democratic Senator Richard Blumnethal slams the Biden-Harris administration for “stonewalling" requests for information on the two attempted assassinations of Donald Trump.
  • House Speaker Mike Johnson announces the House will move forward with a vote on Wednesday.
  • Lebanese military group Hezbollah promises to retaliate against Israel.


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The Journal. - Rupert Murdoch’s Succession Drama Goes to Court

This week, a trial got under way to determine whether Rupert Murdoch can change a trust holding the family’s assets for his children. Murdoch wants to ensure that when he dies control of the trust passes to his oldest son, Lachlan. Three of his other children, James, Elisabeth and Prudence, oppose the change because they would stand to lose voting power. Amol Sharma reports. 


Further Listening:

- Media Giant Rupert Murdoch Is Stepping Down 

- Behind the Breakup of Fox and Tucker Carlson 


Further Reading:

- The Family Rift Driving Rupert Murdoch to Redo His ‘Irrevocable’ Trust 

- Murdochs Face Off in a Reno Courthouse Over Family Trust 


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Motley Fool Money - Signs Intel’s Foundry is Heating Up

Intel investors have been looking for signs of life with its foundry business – a couple billion dollars in deals and its new independent subsidiary status might help. 


(00:21) Tim Beyers and Dylan Lewis discuss:


- Intel’s three focuses for turning it around: its Foundry business, AI strategy, and cost structure.

- The real reason Amazon might be pushing workers to return to office five days a week, and why Andy Jassy is looking to reduce bureaucracy.

- Microsoft’s new buyback authorization and dividend hike and it marches on the path to being a Dividend Aristocrat.


(18:20) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp look at how Gen X saves and how to catch up if you’re feeling behind.


Join us at our live podcast recording in Denver with BiggerPockets on Wednesday, September 18: https://www.meetup.com/biggerpockets/events/303028272/ 


Companies discussed: INTC, TSMC, AMZN, MSFT


Host: Dylan Lewis

Guests: Tim Beyers, Robert Brokamp, Alison Southwick

Producer: Mary Long

Engineers: Tim Sparks, Dan Boyd

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - COINDESK DAILY: Trump-Endorsed Crypto Project Confirms Plan for a Token; Bhutan Holds Over $780M in Bitcoin

Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the news in the crypto industry from World Liberty Financial's token plan to Bhutan's bitcoin holdings.

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as World Liberty Financial, a crypto project the Trump family has endorsed, confirmed the launch of a governance token WLFI. Plus, MicroStrategy proposed to issue $700 million of convertible senior notes and Bhutan has accumulated over $780 million in bitcoin. 

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1A - The Rise Of Major Food Recalls

Delicatessen supplier Boar's Head is shutting down its Virginia plant indefinitely after being linked to a listeria outbreak which killed nine people and hospitalized 57.

Some 7 million pounds of meat has been recalled. Two years before the outbreak, the USDA submitted reports indicating the Virginia plant posed an imminent threat to food safety. That report cited mold, rust, and insects, among other concerns.

The deadly listeria outbreak comes amid a rise in food recalls. According to Public Interest Research Group, 2023 saw their highest number since before the pandemic. Just last week, warnings were sent out for apple juice, eggs, cantaloupes, and cinnamon.

We discuss the increase in food recalls and what consumers can do to protect themselves and their loved ones.

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Federalist Radio Hour - Michael Walsh On All The Ways ‘The Press Hates You’

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," renowned media critic and journalist Michael Walsh joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to break down the corrupt corporate media's reaction to the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump and explain why legacy newsrooms everywhere rejected objective reporting to embrace propaganda.

You can find Walsh's book, Against the Corporate Media: Forty-two Ways the Press Hates You, here. 

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The Bulwark Podcast - Amy Walter: A 50-50 Race

The presidential race is essentially tied, with movement on the margins that may not be picked up in polling. So prepare for a lot of mood swings in the next seven weeks. Amy Walter and Tim Miller dive deep into PA voters v WI voters, Penn State grad Trump fans, and the prospects for Kamala in NC v GA. Plus, a cliffhanger in the House.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - CLASSIC: Locked Up and Lost: Healthcare in the Prison System

While the United States is home to some of the world's most advanced medical technology, it's no secret that it has a terrible healthcare system -- millions of people are one bad diagnosis away from bankruptcy or death if they cannot pay the insurance companies controlling their access to life-saving treatments, medicines and therapy. Yet the US also has the world's highest incarceration rate, with over 700 people out of every 100,000 currently serving time -- what happens when they get sick? Tune in to learn the Stuff They Don't Want You To Know about healthcare in prison.

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