EPISODE · Jan 22, 2021 · 37 MIN
01/23/2021 - Have Some Faith, Carrie!
from Mark and Carrie · host Mark and Carrie
Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and political scientist Carrie Nordlund share their take on the news.On this episode: the Capitol riot and its aftermath; Trump's deplatforming on Twitter and Facebook, and what it reveals about Big Tech; assessing Biden's first 48 hours in office; China's 'pivot' back towards itself; the confusion behind the EU's 'strategic autonomy'; Google threatens to deplatform...Australia?!; envisioning lobsters in the streets of London.You can learn more about Watson’s other podcasts here.
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Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and political scientist Carrie Nordlund share their take on the news. On this episode: the Capitol riot and its aftermath; Trump's deplatforming on Twitter and Facebook, and what it reveals about Big Tech; assessing Biden's first 48 hours in office; China's 'pivot' back towards itself; the confusion behind the EU's 'strategic autonomy'; Google threatens to deplatform...Australia?!; envisioning lobsters in the streets of London. You can read a transcript of this episode here: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y71LmqbiHzndRq8zN_jXBOfyc_Str3Rg/view?usp=sharing]
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