price gauging

It’s News Day Tuesday! But first, Sam and Emma speak with David Dayen, executive editor at The American Prospect, to discuss some of his recent writing and reporting on pricing. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Israel sinking any ceasefire negotiations, Indian elections, the Epoch Times’ money laundering operation, ProPublica report on Trump’s “bonuses” sent to potential […]
Sam and Emma host Heather Digby Parton, contributing writer at Salon.com and proprietor of the blog Hullabaloo, to round up the week in news. First, Emma and Sam run through updates on Elon Musk’s assault on now-former Twitter staff, surging US employment numbers, Democratic polling in Georgia and Pennsylvania, and the San Francisco Police’s “Quiet Quitting” trend ahead of the recall of Chesa Boudin, before […]
Emma hosts author Ed Burmila to discuss his recent book Chaotic Neutral: How the Democrats Lost Their Soul in the Center. Emma first dives into updates on OPEC continuing their price gouging (and the Biden Administration’s response), a renewed attack on DACA by the right, progressive action in the UK, and Putin claiming control over a Ukrainian nuclear power […]