Today, we’re picking guest host Amy Scott’s brain about two major news stories: the Baltimore bridge collapse and the recent Realtors settlement. We have lots of questions for the Baltimore resident and senior Marketplace correspondent covering all things housing! Plus, we’ll celebrate an American teen who made figure skating history.
Here’s everything we talked about today:
Join us tomorrow for Economics on Tap! The YouTube livestream starts at 3:30 p.m. Pacific time, 6:30 p.m. Eastern. We’ll have news, drinks, a game and more.
Polarization, partisanship and threats to democracy
Actors and studios strike a (tentative) deal
The national debt is turning economists’ heads
The promises and risks of carbon capture
Elon Musk’s Starlink business going gangbusters
Promises won’t pay for climate adaptation
AI safety takes center stage
Where the fractured GOP goes from here
Hydrogen’s potential as a climate solution
Who profits from war?
Why the definition of “employer” really matters
Spending cuts aren’t the only answer to the budget deficit
A new speaker of the House, finally
Economic lessons from the video game industry
The work Congress could be doing
Thoughts on Gaza
AI robocalls and ethical concerns for New Yorkers
The “for-profit” in our health care system is showing
Nuclear energy’s role in decarbonizing the economy
Is a crackdown coming for Realtors?
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