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Doom And Boom: We Break Down What's Happening In The Economy
Episode 1402
Stock markets have had a tough year and inflation has remained stubborn, but the value of the U.S. dollar is strong compared to other currencies and …
3 years, 6 months ago
Computer Chips, Made In America?
Episode 1401
President Biden sees large-scale capital investment by the U.S. government as the way to revive the anemic American manufacturing industry. The CHIPS…
3 years, 6 months ago
Race And Crime: Republicans Try To Shore Up Suburban Support
Episode 1400
Democrats see Wisconsin as their best chance to unseat an incumbent Republican senator. But Sen. Ron Johnson has managed to close the gap with Democr…
3 years, 6 months ago
Biden Reverses On Debt Cancellation For Hundreds of Thousands
Episode 1399
In a remarkable reversal, the U.S. Department of Education has quietly changed its guidance around who qualifies for President Biden's sweeping stude…
3 years, 6 months ago
Weekly Roundup: September 30th
Episode 1398
The scope of Hurricane Ian's damage remains to be seen, but millions were left without power and much of Florida's west coast saw devastating floods.…
3 years, 6 months ago
Brazil's President Sows Distrust In Election — Sound Familiar?
Episode 1397
As Brazilians head to the polls to vote for president, they're being deluged by a wave of falsehoods that echo Donald Trump's claims of a stolen elec…
3 years, 6 months ago
Oath Keepers Militia Members Face Seditious Conspiracy Charges
Episode 1396
Jury selection has begun in the trail of five members or associates of the far-right group over their alleged role in the Jan. 6th riot at the U.S. C…
3 years, 6 months ago
Final Jan. 6 Hearing Is Tomorrow — Here's Everything We've Learned
Episode 1395
The ninth and final scheduled meeting of the House committee investigating the January 6th, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol is Wednesday.
In this spec…
3 years, 6 months ago
How Did Russia's War On Ukraine Drive Up U.S. Energy Bills?
Episode 1394
European utilities, which used to purchase lots of natural gas from Russia, are buying from the United States instead. That has driven power costs hi…
3 years, 6 months ago
Weekly Roundup: September 23rd
Episode 1393
Puerto Rico has — five years after Hurricane Maria killed thousands — again been hit by a devastating storm. Trump was broadly criticized for a misma…
3 years, 7 months ago