Biden Still Wants To Tackle Student Debt After The Supreme Court's Ruling
The Biden administration is preparing a new plan to cancel debt for some student loan borrowers, after the Supreme Court struck down its original attempt last month. Guest host Nancy Cook sits down wi...
28 Jul 202322min
Giorgia Meloni Faces Big Tests On China, Russia And The EU Economy
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni came to power with a string of superlatives. She’s the country’s first female prime minister, and she’s brought in the most right-wing government in decades. Now,...
27 Jul 202327min
There’s A Lot You Don’t Know About The US Space Force
The US Space Force, established in 2019, is the first new branch of the military to be created since 1947, and its mission is vast: defend US interests in space. But what exactly is the Space Force? A...
26 Jul 202338min
US-Made Guns Are Fueling Global Shootings
American-made guns are pouring into countries all over the globe, even more so after the US made it easier to export guns in 2020. Even as America’s mass shootings horrify the world and gun-crime rate...
25 Jul 202333min
Rhino Horn Poachers Are Forcing Rangers To Innovate
For years, park rangers in South Africa have tried to stop poachers who kill rhinos for their valuable horns. But it’s impossible to keep up–and rhinoceros populations have continued to fall. Bloomber...
24 Jul 202323min
Big Take News Wrap: Biden. Trump. Ukraine. China
We’re trying something new today. Instead of bringing you just one important story, we’re rounding up some of the week’s biggest news from the US and across the globe. Bloomberg’s Nancy Cook, Craig Go...
21 Jul 202329min
Have We Hit Peak Social Media?
Meta’s new Twitter-like social media platform called Threads is signing up users at a record pace. But will it last–and will it be a “Twitter killer”? Bloomberg Businessweek writer Max Chafkin is…skep...
20 Jul 202332min
Millions Of Americans Still Don’t Have Broadband. That’s About To Change
Seven percent of US households and businesses lack basic broadband internet. The Biden administration plans to remedy that with $42 billion in federal broadband infrastructure grants that will be spli...
19 Jul 202328min
