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Mar 5, 2020

Money can’t buy love — or an election

How will COVID-19 be reflected in the jobs report? Michael Bloomberg spends half a billion dollars before dropping out of the 2020 race. What the employment contracts of 18th-century pirates can teach us.

A billboard paid for by former presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg, that is attacking President Trump and is displayed on the Las Vegas Strip. — A billboard paid for by former presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg, that is attacking President Trump and is displayed on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Segments From This Episode

Money in politics helps, but it’s not everything
by Kimberly Adams
Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg dropped out of the presidential race after spending a record half a billion dollars.
Pirates could teach us a thing or two about fair pay
by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Bruce Miller/AFP/Getty Images
Equality abounded on the open sea.

Music from the episode

The Team

David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Jay Siebold Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director