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BONUS: Eat The Rich May 16, 2021

This week's bonus episode comes from NPR's Invisibilia podcast. The summer of 2020 a lot of folks were asking this question: what should we do? The layered crises of a pandemic, unemployment, and police-sanctioned violence against Black folks left many anxiously searching for some sort of action to take. For a couple of young Black people in Vermont, their action was to try to collect a debt. What resulted was a social experiment with money, focused around a contentious topic: reparations. What happens when you demand white people give up their wealth?

Saturday, May 15, 2021 May 15, 2021

Fighting between Israel and Hamas continues. Also, what has been the Biden administration's response to the conflict? Plus, reaction to the CDC's guidance that - with some exceptions - fully vaccinated people can stop wearing masks.

Friday, May 14, 2021 May 14, 2021

In a surprising reversal, the CDC now says if you're fully vaccinated, you no longer need to wear a mask indoors or outdoors. How will this new guidance be implemented across the country? Violence between Israelis and Palestinians is entering a fifth straight day, and the death toll is climbing.
And as U.S. troops prepare to withdraw from Afghanistan, many Afghans who helped the American forces are worried about retaliation from the Taliban. Will the Biden administration speed up their asylum cases?

Thursday, May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021

The Colonial Pipeline is restarting after a major cyber attack forced it to shut down, but impacts from the disruption are still being felt across the east coast. Israel continues it's fierce military offensive in Gaza, as Arab countries condemn the attacks. And, the Biden administration is expanding exceptions to the most vulnerable migrants coming to the southern border.

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 May 12, 2021

Dozens are dead as violence between Israelis and Palestinians intensifies. Israel launched more devastating airstrikes in Gaza as Hamas continues to respond with rockets. House Republicans will meet this morning to vote on whether to remove Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney from her leadership role. And, price hikes for consumer goods are stoking fears of inflation.

Tuesday, May 11, 2021. May 11, 2021

The Food and Drug Administration authorized the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 12 to 15. At least 24 Palestinians were killed when Israeli air strikes hit Gaza in the latest escalation after days of violence in Jerusalem. And, the hack of the Colonial Pipeline late last week forced the shut down of nearly half of the nation's East Coast fuel supply. President Biden says Russian hackers are the likely behind the attack.

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