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
DC Aid Packages, Bitcoin’s Volatility, & Trump Media’s Slide 04/16/24
Days after bitcoin’s weekend plunge and days before the bitcoin halving, Galaxy Digital CEO Michael Novogratz discusses the trajectory of crypto assets amid geopolitical and monetary policy uncertaint...
16 Apr 202429min
Iran’s Attack: Weighing Israel’s Response & Market Impacts 04/15/24
In a first-ever direct attack, Iran launched 300 drones and missiles at military targets inside Israel. The New York Times National Security Correspondent David Sanger explains the geopolitics at play...
15 Apr 202435min
Amazon’s High, Food Inflation, & Antisemitism Report Cards 4/12/24
The Anti-Defamation League has released its Antisemitism Report Cards, grading U.S. universities on rates of antisemitism and administration responses to discrimination against Jewish students. ADL CE...
12 Apr 202429min
