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Jan 7, 2021

“The deeper structural ills of the American political system”

Plus, big business groups and corporations are condemning President Donald Trump after the violence at the Capitol yesterday. And, the Department of Labor just finalized a rule to makes it easier for companies to treat workers as independent contractors.

An extremist holds a Trump flag inside the U.S. Capitol near the Senate chamber on Jan. 6. — An extremist holds a Trump flag inside the U.S. Capitol near the Senate chamber on Jan. 6.
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Segments From This Episode

How does what happened in Washington Wednesday — both the insurrection at the Capitol and the Georgia Senate runoff results — alter U.S. policy going forward?
Ian Bremmer, president and founder of the political risk consultancy the Eurasia Group, has more.
Business leaders, groups denounce Trump after Capitol insurrection
by David Brancaccio and Nancy Marshall-Genzer
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The National Association of Manufacturers is among them, going so far as to call for President Trump’s early removal from office.
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New rule lets companies treat some employees as gig workers
by Samantha Fields
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Usually there are lots of benefits and protections that come with being an employee instead of a gig worker, like being paid the minimum wage.
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