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The economic consequences of slavery and discrimination
Ahead of Juneteenth, now a federal holiday, Axios Re:Cap examines how America's economy remains marred by the legacies of slavery and racial discrimination.
Listen: We're joined by McKinsey & Co.’s Shelley Stewart III and Michael Chui to discuss a new report that digs into the economic inequities between Black and white Americans, including massive wage and wealth gaps, and what can be done to address them.
Where the U.S.-Russia relationship goes from here
Let’s go back to a moment earlier this week when President Biden was talking to the press in Geneva about his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin had done a lot of lying to reporters in his presser. But when it was Biden’s turn to face the media, things got a little testy...
- Plus, how TV is embracing queer people and stories.
- And, a Western heat wave intensifies.
Guests: Culture critic and journalist Naveen Kumar, and Axios' Hans Nichols and Andrew Freedman.
Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Dan Bobkoff, Alexandra Botti, Justin Kaufmann, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sabeena Singhani, Amy Pedulla, Naomi Shavin, and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].
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House antitrust chair discusses the bills to bust up Big Tech
House lawmakers last week introduced a series of five bipartisan bills designed to curb the power of Big Tech, targeting Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google in all but name.
Axios Re:Cap speaks with Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.), chair of the House antitrust committee and a sponsor on most of the bills, to learn how he plans to get these measures over the finish line. The congressman from Rhode Island also faces a slate of other priorities and in the wake of a spending package to bolster the U.S. tech sector’s ability to compete with China.
Congress approves Juneteenth as a federal holiday
The House voted yesterday to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, after the Senate unanimously did so on Tuesday. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S., falling on the day in 1865 that enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free — more than two years after emancipation was announced.
- Plus, culture clash at the Southern Baptist Convention.
- And, the FAA gets serious about unruly passengers.
Guests: How to Be an Antiracist's Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Houston Chronicle's Robert Downen, and Axios' Joann Muller.
Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Dan Bobkoff, Alexandra Botti, Justin Kaufmann, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sabeena Singhani, Amy Pedulla, Naomi Shavin, and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].
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