Trump’s Fed Power Grab? 04/26/24
Former President Donald Trump's political allies are crafting a plan to increase his influence over the Federal Reserve, potentially even making him an "acting" member of the central bank’s board, acc...
26 Apr 202430min
Robert Kraft Confronts Campus Hate & Lina Khan on Banning Noncompetes 04/25/24
The Federal Trade Commission voted for a nationwide ban against noncompete agreements, which companies use to prevent employees from taking jobs with competitors in the same industry. FTC Chair Lina K...
25 Apr 202437min
Google’s Sit-In Pushback & Debating Student Debt Relief 04/24/24
Google has fired 50 employees over sit-in protests at the office. Yale Lecturer Joanne Lipman and The Verge’s Alex Heath discuss activism in the office, and tech’s inflection point with its employees....
24 Apr 202441min
College Campuses Boil Over & Nobel Prize-Winner Joseph Stiglitz 04/23/24
Elite university campuses are fraught with tension as students clash with each other and college administrations over the Israel-Hamas War. Over 100 students have been arrested from pro-Palestinian de...
23 Apr 202434min
Verizon CEO, Gen Z on Capitalism, & DC’s Weekend Progress 04/22/24
At Columbia in New York, protests and antisemitism on campus have prompted a day of remote learning for student safety, as well as commentary from Mayor Eric Adams. In DC, the House has passed a serie...
22 Apr 202425min
A Retaliatory Strike, DC’s TikTok Clock, & The Property Brothers 04/19/24
After Israel’s retaliatory strike at Iran, NBC’s Raf Sanchez is on the ground in Tel Aviv, reporting that both countries are downplaying an escalation. Stateside, CNBC’s Emily Wilkins discusses the Ti...
19 Apr 202430min
WNBA Salaries, Amazon’s ‘Big River,’ & Russia’s Interference 04/18/24
Caitlin Clark will make under $77,000 a year as the WNBA’s top pick, while her counterpart in the NBA will make $10.5m. CNBC’s Jon Fortt explains the gender gap in sports salaries and in revenues. Mic...
18 Apr 202427min
3 Olympians, 100 Days from Paris, & 1 Big Pay Package at Tesla 04/17/24
Months after a Delaware judge voided Elon Musk’s pay package from Tesla, Tesla is asking shareholders to vote again on Musk’s $56B compensation deal. In a proxy statement, the company is also asking s...
17 Apr 202429min
