In a word: uncertainty. Retail chains like Target are pulling back on hiring temporary workers ahead of this year’s holiday shopping season as tariffs take their toll, consumer sentiment slumps, and little government data leaves them with little guidance. We’ll hear more. But first: there’s a lot riding on Nvidia results, and investors are split on predictions for the Fed’s next rate decision.
Focus on Africa - Did Kenyan authorities use technology to silence Gen Z protestors?
Amnesty International alleges that the Kenyan government used digital tools to suppress Gen Z organised demonstrations Has the rift between Senegalese President Faye and Prime Minister Sonko widened? Also, Nigeria has Nigeria canceled mother-tongue teaching in primary schools and reinstated English- why? Presenter: Nyasha Michelle Producers: Joseph Keen, Saleck Zeid, Stefania Okereke and Elphas Lagat in London with Madina Maishanu in Abuja Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga Technical Producer: Chris Ablakwa Editors: Alice Muthengi and Andre Lombard
Audio Mises Wire - Government Intervention, Not BlackRock, Is To Blame For The Housing Crisis
The rent is too high. However, government interference into rental markets has been the main reason rents are so high in the first place.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/government-intervention-not-blackrock-blame-housing-crisis
Audio Mises Wire - Why I Won’t Be Mourning Dick Cheney
Cheney was an architect of both Iraq wars, and he was a perennial supporter of the American surveillance state, torture, and more.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-i-wont-be-mourning-dick-cheney
WSJ Tech News Briefing - TNB Tech Minute: Elon Musk’s xAI in Talks to Raise $15 Billion
Plus: Larry Summers resigns from OpenAI’s board after correspondence with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was released. And the Dutch government hands back control of Nexperia to its Chinese owners. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts.
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Time To Say Goodbye - Larry Summers Asks Epstein for Dating Advice and Zohran’s First Moves with Bhaskar Sunkara
Hello!
Today, we have on Bhaskar Sunkara, President of The Nation and founding editor of Jacobin. We talk about his best sports bets, the Larry Summers email scandal, and what Zohran’s early days and robust popularity might mean for the left. Very lively episode here so please give it a listen!
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Native America Calling - Wednesday, November 19, 2025 – Indigenous voices speak up, but have little clout at COP30
As 200 nations from around the globe meet on the edge of the Amazon rainforest to hammer out cooperative goals on climate change, Indigenous people are making their presence known. They are included in discussions but have no negotiation power outside of the official representation from the countries they reside in. Many Indigenous attendees have organized marches, experienced civil disobedience, and even clashed with security officials in order to have their voices heard. Notably absent from this year’s talks is any senior Trump administration delegation. We’ll hear Indigenous perspectives about their role at COP30.
We’ll also hear from Cree journalist Brandi Morin, who spent months reporting on conflicts between Indigenous communities in Ecuador and Canadian mining companies. Currently, Ecuador’s president is working on reforming the country’s constitution to open up more natural resources for extraction.
GUESTS
Taily Terena (Terena), Indigenous climate and land activist
Andrea Carmen (Yaqui), executive director of the International Indian Treaty Council
Edson Krenak (Krenak), Brazil program manager for Cultural Survival
Brandi Morin (Cree, Iroquois, and French), journalist
Break 1 Music: Guerra (song) XOCÔ (artist) XOCÔ (album)
Break 2 Music: Treemen (song) Digger Jonez (artist)
Song Exploder - Key Change: Demi Adejuyigbe on The Strokes
My guest today is Demi Adejuyigbe. One of the things that makes Demi so special is how hard it is to summarize him in an intro like this, because he has so many talents and applies them in so many different ways. He is a standup comedian, with a brand new one-hour special out on Dropout TV. He co-hosted the podcasts Gilmore Guys and Punch Up the Jam. He’s a screenwriter, who wrote on TV shows like The Good Place. He’s famous on the internet for his parody songs, spoofing artists like Will Smith and Lana Del Rey; and for his September videos, where, for years, he made increasingly elaborate videos of himself, dancing to the Earth, Wind & Fire song. And he used the popularity of those videos to raise over a million dollars for charity. He’s also directed several music videos, including one that he made for one of my songs, back in 2022. And for this episode, we’re talking as much about a music video as the song within it. And that song is "You Only Live Once" by The Strokes.
Demi's new special, Demi Adejuyigbe is Going to do One (1) Backflip, is on Dropout TV.
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Marketplace All-in-One - Shock, frustration for those losing ACA subsidies
Some 24 million people buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace. But subsidies and tax credits that have made these plans more affordable for the past few years are expiring, and the cost of health insurance is likely going to double, on average, for those losing subsidies. How do you plan for that? Plus, a Cloudflare outage took down sites yesterday, and tensions between China and Japan escalated.
Audio Mises Wire - Origins of the Welfare State in America
We must realize that the two most powerful motivations in human history have always been ideology and economic interest, and that a joining of these two motivations can be downright irresistible.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-daily/origins-welfare-state-america