Trump’s Eleven
What A Day19 Helmi 2020

Trump’s Eleven

President Trump went on a pardoning spree on Tuesday, giving commutations or pardon to 11 individuals convicted of white-collar crime. To make his picks, he took “recommendations” from Rudy Giuliani.

Employees at Kickstarter voted to unionize yesterday, making it the first large-scale union at a well-known tech company. We discuss the ‘state of the unions’ in the world of tech.

And in headlines: Boy Scouts of America scores its “Chapter 11 badge,” Harvard students call for prison divestment, and a preview of tonight’s Democratic debate.

Tämä jakso on lisätty Podme-palveluun avoimen RSS-syötteen kautta eikä se ole Podmen omaa tuotantoa. Siksi jakso saattaa sisältää mainontaa.

Jaksot(1600)

How Trump Got In The Way Of His Own Bill

How Trump Got In The Way Of His Own Bill

Republicans had a filibuster-proof immigration bill that would allocate $70 billion to immigration enforcement and fully reopen the Department of Homeland Security. But then, Trump got involved. First...

22 Touko 21min

Trump's Revenge Tour Could Backfire

Trump's Revenge Tour Could Backfire

A swath of President Donald Trump’s handpicked candidates won their primary elections Tuesday night – and one of Trump's biggest opponents in Congress, Kentucky Republican Representative Thomas Massie...

21 Touko 20min

Is The US Ready For A New Global Health Threat?

Is The US Ready For A New Global Health Threat?

The World Health Organization met on Tuesday in Switzerland to discuss a deadly outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. According to the WHO, the outbreak, which has kill...

20 Touko 19min

Has The West Forgotten About Ukraine?

Has The West Forgotten About Ukraine?

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24th, 2022. And despite President Donald Trump's promise to end the conflict on his first day back in office, the two countries are still at war. So far, over 300,00...

19 Touko 19min

Americans Should Be Happy, But They're Not

Americans Should Be Happy, But They're Not

It's rather obvious Americans have not exactly been … cheerful for the last few years. And it's showing up in the data – the General Social Survey, the Consumer Sentiment Survey from the University of...

18 Touko 19min

Trump Made Inflation Great Again

Trump Made Inflation Great Again

Life is pretty expensive right now – and Americans are not happy about it. Trump came into office claiming he would lower prices, QUOTE, “on day 1.” But that didn’t happen – and his own policies are p...

15 Touko 16min

Stacey Abrams On Why We Still Need The Voting Rights Act

Stacey Abrams On Why We Still Need The Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais last month dismantled a critical portion of the Voting Rights Act. And since then, a slew of states — largely in the South — have moved to redraw vot...

14 Touko 19min

What Does Trump Need Most From China?

What Does Trump Need Most From China?

President Donald Trump is arriving in Beijing today on a long-awaited trip – one that got delayed even further by Trump’s war in Iran. It’s Trump’s second trip to China and his first in nearly a decad...

13 Touko 18min

Suosittua kategoriassa Politiikka ja uutiset

uutiscast
aikalisa
politiikan-puskaradio
rss-ootsa-kuullut-tasta
ootsa-kuullut-tasta-2
rss-vaalirankkurit-podcast
viisupodi
tervo-halme
otetaan-yhdet
rss-podme-livebox
rss-asiastudio
rss-pinnalla
the-ulkopolitist
et-sa-noin-voi-sanoo-esittaa
rss-girls-finish-f1rst
rss-ulkopoditiikkaa
linda-maria
rss-raha-talous-ja-politiikka
rss-50100-podcast
rss-toisten-taskuilla