Mid-day Update

08/08/2017: Why the First Amendment may not help you much on the job

David Brancaccio Aug 8, 2017
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Mid-day Update

08/08/2017: Why the First Amendment may not help you much on the job

David Brancaccio Aug 8, 2017
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Google has fired an engineer who sent around an internal memo criticizing the company’s diversity initiatives. On today’s show, we’ll talk about the role the First Amendment plays when it comes to what you can say publicly. Afterwards, we’ll discuss Nebraska’s increasing reliance on coal — despite the rest of America’s move away from it.

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