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The long history of student divestment protests
Students nationwide are pushing colleges and universities to sell off investments in companies they say profit from the war in Gaza. We’ll chart the history of calls for divestment, including student protests more than 30 years ago demanding colleges cut ties with any company that did business in apartheid South Africa. Also, new federal regulation is expected to save hundreds of lives each year, and inflation indexes aren’t one size fits all.
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China’s EV price war hits BYD profits
From the BBC World Service: Tesla’s China-based rival BYD became the world’s best-selling electric vehicle maker in January, but has since seen profits drop as slower demand and more competition take a bite. We’ll hear more. Also on this morning’s program: How will England’s Premier League soccer competition — home to giants like Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea — change if it adopts a proposed squad spending cap?
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Deepfakes and online misinformation in India’s election
A massive general election is currently underway in India. It’s been described as the “largest democratic exercise in history.” And tech platforms are a big part of it. Many Indian voters get their information online, where misinformation and disinformation can spread quickly. That includes deepfakes of prominent public figures, like Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, spreading false information about who or which political parties they are endorsing. Marketplace’s Lily Jamali spoke with Raman Jit Singh Chima, Asia Pacific policy director and senior international counsel with the international human rights group Access Now, about how deepfakes and online misinformation have become a problem for voters in India. They also discuss a recent report from Access Now and Global Witness, an environmental and human rights nonprofit, about YouTube’s advertisement moderation standards in India.
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Biden’s regulation rush
Nope. It’s not just your imagination. The Biden administration has been on a roll to finalize several regulations — from changes at nursing homes and updates to Title IX to health care protections for transgender people. Kimberly explains what’s really behind the mad dash. Also, Kai is back with a reminder: Don’t sleep on the foreign exchange market, folks! And we’ll smile about the tales of two cats.
Here’s everything we talked about today:
“Biden administration strengthens health care protections for LGBTQ+ Americans” from The 19th News
“Congressional Review Act Threat Looms Over Biden Administration Rulemakings” from Inside Privacy
“A Strong U.S. Dollar Weighs on the World”from The New York Times
“Japan Intervenes After Yen Slides Against the Dollar” from The Wall Street Journal
“Nebraska’s “Capitol Cat” brings paw-sitivity to politics” from USA Today
“Stowaway Cat Gets From Utah to California in Amazon Returns Package” from The New York Times
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Keep on truckin’
Warehouses and cargo-moving companies spent a few weeks in limbo after the Baltimore bridge collapse. Now, they’re working hard to reroute goods that usually went through the city’s port, with some truckers driving far and wide to pick up freight redirected to other cities. In this episode, how one cargo transportation company is adjusting. Plus, who will hurt the most from a cap on credit card fees, what economic data the Fed is keeping an eye on this week, and why desk phones are disappearing.
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High price of cheap clothes
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“Stolen River” steals the show
A brilliant story on water issues that artfully combines down-to-earth personal experience, science, history, and economics both local and national. A tour de force. Waiting for more.
Leaning left
I used to love NPR because I felt that they were more bipartisan than most news outlets. Lately it seems that NPR leans heavily left. I’ll be looking for another outlet that does a better job of reporting the news, not newscaster’s opinions.