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Dec 20, 2016

12/20/16: Do we need the World Trade Organization?

Donald Trump has made it clear that he doesn’t like our current trade agreements, and he’s not fond of big international institutions. So what happens if the U.S. leaves the World Trade Organization? We’ll look into that, plus we’ll go behind the scenes of New York’s famous holiday window displays, and chat with DSC Logistics CEO Ann Drake about how being a woman in the C-suite has changed.

President-elect Donald Trump meets with cadets from the Military academies prior to the game between the Navy Midshipmen and the Army Black Nights at M&T Bank Stadium on December 10, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland. — President-elect Donald Trump meets with cadets from the Military academies prior to the game between the Navy Midshipmen and the Army Black Nights at M&T Bank Stadium on December 10, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Segments From This Episode

On the Canadian prairie, a basic income experiment
by Sarah Gardner
Sarah Gardner
Canada tested the basic income in Dauphin, Manitoba, in the 1970s.
On the avenues, holiday windows with attitude
by Ashley Milne-Tyte
Kena Betancur/Getty Images
Manhattan department stores update window displays to lace nostalgia with attitude.
DSC Logistics CEO wants to ‘crack through the top’ for women in corporate leadership
by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Mary Rafferty
Ann Drake says things are getting better for women in the workplace, but there's more to be done.
Does America need the World Trade Organization?
Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images
Donald Trump doesn't seem to care for big global institutions. What happens if we leave one behind?
GM responds to demand for bigger cars by thinning its workforce
by Marielle Segarra
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images
Consumers are shifting gears away from compact cars as gas prices remain low.
Apple CEO Tim Cook explains why he met with Donald Trump
by Kai Ryssdal
Drew Angerer/Getty Images
It doesn't usually pay off to be on the sidelines, he told employees.
NBCUniversal banks on luring younger Olympic viewers
by Reema Khrais
Friedemann Vogel/Getty Images
Loyalty will be the key for a new year-round channel of Olympic competition.
Italy’s government seeks to rescue banks
by Scott Tong
TIZIANA FABI/AFP/Getty Images
With a $20 billion bailout.

Donald Trump has made it clear that he doesn’t like our current trade agreements, and he’s not fond of big international institutions. So what happens if the U.S. leaves the World Trade Organization? We’ll look into that, plus we’ll go behind the scenes of New York’s famous holiday window displays, and chat with DSC Logistics CEO Ann Drake about how being a woman in the C-suite has changed.

12/20/16: Do we need the World Trade Organization?