Today, we’re talking about two different kinds of bans. As expected, President Joe Biden signed the TikTok sell-or-ban bill. But first, guest host Meghan McCarty Carino breaks down the Federal Trade Commission’s decision to ban noncompete agreements and their impact on workers and innovation. Plus, we’ll smile about Emily Dickinson and her newfound love of exclamation points!!! And how “old” is “old”?
Here’s everything we talked about today:
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What we often get wrong about teens and screen time
The rise of the (tax) resistance
Why owning a car is getting so expensive
Bonds, Boeing and Beyoncé
The last mile of the inflation fight just got bumpy
The EV market’s growing pains
A new round of student debt relief
Let’s talk about earthquakes and the economy
The economic ripple effects of the Baltimore bridge collapse
It’s the end of an era for giant GE
The water technology our future might depend on
How much does the stuff we buy actually cost?
A steel industry tug of war
How our feelings about the economy are shaping the election
Boeing and the “glass cliff”
The political and economic power of white evangelicals
The trickle-down effects of the Dobbs abortion decision
Immigration and U.S. economic growth
Government shutdown déjà vu
Why are Americans so unhappy?
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