From the BBC World Service: The Labour Party, led by Sir Keir Starmer, won a sweeping victory in the U.K.’s general election held Thursday.
Today, Marketplace’s Lee Hawkins speaks with Lotte Lieb Dula, founder of Reparations 4 Slavery, a site that helps facilitate racial healing.
According to the law, Social Security cannot contribute to the national debt.
From the BBC World Service: Hurricane Beryl has hit Jamaica after leaving an “Armageddon-like” trail in Grenada, but the Jamaican prime minster says the worst is yet to come.
The head of the National Black Farmers Association is calling for the resignation of Tractor Supply’s CEO.
Google, now with AI added, says it increased carbon emissions last year.
From the BBC World Service: Polling suggests the economy is the No. 1 issue with voters in the United Kingdom.
The Labor Department is proposing a rule to establish nationwide workplace safety standards to prevent heat-related injuries and deaths.
Standard economic indicators are backward-looking. Enter the AI-generated, real-time Zeta Economic Indicator.
From the BBC World Service: Sri Lanka’s president is presenting lawmakers with a deal made by creditors, after the country’s 2022 financial crisis.
