Rev. Jesse Jackson is well-known as an icon of the American Civil Rights Movement, a protégé of Martin Luther King Jr., and a steadfast activist — but he has quite a past in electoral politics, too. A Dream Deferred charts Jackson’s rise to political prominence during his 1984 and 1988 presidential campaigns, as the first major Black candidate for U.S. president. In today’s episode, author and CNN anchor Abby Phillip talks with NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe about her debut biography, and how Jackson himself approached politics and activism with separate mindsets.
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Tech Won't Save Us - Europe is Gutting Its Tech Regulations w/ Aline Blankertz
Paris Marx is joined by Aline Blankertz to discuss how right-wing governments and international corporations in the European Union are pushing to gut tech regulations with the goal of boosting AI development in hope of improving economic growth and geopolitical standing.
Aline Blankertz is a cofounder of Structural Integrity.
Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon.
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Aline wrote about how the sovereignty discussion was progressing at a recent summit in Europe.
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Aline mentioned an upcoming conference tying together different activist movements that listeners may find interesting: Cables of Resistance.
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Learn more about the EU’s Digital Omnibus regulation proposal.
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The Draghi Report examines EU competitiveness.
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France and Germany are partnering up to utilize AI in public administration
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Shoutout to the book Vulture Capitalism by Grace Blakeley.
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Here’s the latest in OpenAI’s ongoing litigation.
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Macron and Merz spoke out against authoritarianism, in particular calling out a lack of national control over social networks.
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Some governments are pushing back and disconnecting from US tech giants.
What Next | Daily News and Analysis - The Year of Vaccine Backsliding
Today, the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee will be meeting to vote on recommendations for childhood vaccinations. But under RFK Jr.’s leadership, this committee looks much different now than it did a year ago.How is the impact from the HHS secretary being seen across America today?
Guest: Dr. Paul Offit, Director of the Vaccine Education Center and professor of pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2542: Hippodamus of Miletus
Episode: 2542 Hippodamus of Miletus and Urban Design. Today, a grid for the ages.
Global News Podcast - Ukraine and US negotiators to meet following Moscow talks
US special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is set to meet Ukrainian negotiators in Florida following talks with President Putin in Moscow. Mr Putin - who's visiting India - has already said some of the proposals for peace in Ukraine are unacceptable. The war is also on the agenda in Beijing, where the French President, Emmanuel Macron, is meeting the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping. Also: the family of Colombian fisherman killed in a US "drug boat" strike files a legal complaint, alleging he was murdered. An LA doctor who supplied ketamine to Matthew Perry, the late star of the TV show Friends, is sent to jail for 30 months. And in Scotland, the remains of a deep-water creature have washed up on a beach -- and, no, it's not the Loch Ness monster.
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It Could Happen Here - Darién Gap: One Year Later | Part Four: When Someone Needs Help
In the final episode of a four part series, James talks about the need for mutual aid, and speaks to the family hosting Primrose now.
Primrose’s Legal Aid Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/immigration-lawyer-for-primrose
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https://www.fresnobee.com/news/article299272524.html
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http://www.toddmillerwriter.com/border-patrol-nation/
https://timzhernandez.com/all-they-will-call-you/
https://www.ice.gov/features/atd
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Trump rolls back Biden-era fuel economy standards.
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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - The Mysterious Story of Russia’s “Shadow Fleet”
As Russia and the West escalate their tensions, the world enacts sanctions mean to cripple the Russian economy -- "you can't sell oil," says the West. Ordinarily, a sanctioned country would have no recourse. Yet, as Ben, Dylan, Matt and Noel discover in tonight's episode, Russia took a different route: a secret navy of ragtag vessels sailing under fake papers, moving fossil fuels -- a genuine Ghost Fleet, immune from international law.
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In our news wrap Wednesday, Israel received remains believed to be those of one of the last two hostages still in Gaza, President Trump proposed rolling back fuel efficiency standards set by the Biden administration and a dozen former FDA commissioners say they're "deeply concerned" about proposed changes that would create a far stricter process for vaccine approvals. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy