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🎧 The Daily: Silicon Valley’s Military Dilemma | New York Times
Should Big Tech partner with the Pentagon? We examine a cautionary tale.
I’m surprised that for it’s share of profits that Down didn’t spin off the napalm division to some defense contractor?
Of course some tech companies are already weaponizing their own products against people. What about those ethical issues.
🎧 The Daily: Part 1: What to Expect When You’re Expecting (the Mueller Report) | New York Times
The special counsel is said to be preparing to deliver a report on the results of the Russia investigation. What happens next?
🎧 The Daily: Why the North Korea Deal Fell Apart (Again) | New York Times
Despite the unlikely courtship between the leaders of the two countries, neither the United States nor North Korea wants to be the first to compromise.
🎧 The Daily: A Fraudulent Election in North Carolina | New York Times
The investigation into a congressional seat narrowly won by a Republican reveals a detailed playbook for how election fraud can happen in the United States.
🎧 The Daily: What Hollywood Keeps Getting Wrong About Race | New York Times
Wesley Morris joins us to talk about “Green Book,” the latest Oscar winner to focus on a white character’s moral journey in an interracial friendship.
This may be one of the best podcast episodes I’ve heard in two months. I highly recommend it.
🎧 The Daily: Why Controlling 5G Could Mean Controlling the World | New York Times
In the race to dominate the next generation of cellular networks, both the United States and China know there’s much more at stake than ultrafast internet.
🎧 The Daily: How New York Lost Amazon | New York Times
Lawmakers who opposed the company’s deal are calling its collapse a political victory, but some say this messaging may come back to haunt them.
🎧 The Daily: What Happened to Lindsey Graham? | New York Times
The South Carolina Republican was once a vehement Trump critic. Now, he’s one of the president’s most ardent supporters.
🎧 The Daily: The Democrats and Israel | New York Times
The Democratic Party has a long history of staunchly supporting Israel, but some new lawmakers are raising questions about the future of this stance.
🎧 The Daily: Dispatches From the Border, Part 2 | New York Times
A visit to one of the deadliest places in the United States for migrants shows that even for those who’ve made it across the border, a treacherous journey often awaits.
🎧 The Daily: The Story of Roger Stone and WikiLeaks | New York Times
The special counsel’s indictment of the longtime Trump adviser establishes a direct connection between WikiLeaks and the president’s campaign.
🎧 The Daily: One Country, Two Presidents: The Crisis in Venezuela | New York Times
As the once-prosperous nation faces economic and political collapse, the struggle over its leadership may hinge on the military.
🎧 The Daily: ISIS Has Lost Its Land. What About Its Power? | New York Times
The last time the extremist group was declared defeated, it returned even stronger than before.
🎧 The Daily: The Confrontation at the Lincoln Memorial | New York Times
How an encounter between high school students and a Native American man became an explosive political moment.