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    May 12, 2017

    05/12/2017: Planes, trains and automobiles

    We’ve got your infrastructure woes this week, plus we look into Los Angeles’ metro expansion. Then, Georgetown law professor Laura Donohue explains what government investigations cost the public, and author Zeynep Tufekci and Lizzie discuss modern-day protests that are happening via social media. Plus, just in time for Mother’s Day, Lizzie stops by a stationery and greeting card store whose business is booming.

    The National Retail Federation estimates that 78 percent of Americans will buy greeting cards for Mother's Day.
    The National Retail Federation estimates that 78 percent of Americans will buy greeting cards for Mother's Day.
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    We’ve got your infrastructure woes this week, plus we look into Los Angeles’ metro expansion. Then, Georgetown law professor Laura Donohue explains what government investigations cost the public, and author Zeynep Tufekci and Lizzie discuss modern-day protests that are happening via social media. Plus, just in time for Mother’s Day, Lizzie stops by a stationery and greeting card store whose business is booming.