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Do we really need a Real ID?
Apr 28, 2021
Episode 421

Do we really need a Real ID?

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We discuss why this is even a thing. Plus, COVID-19 vaccinations, company earnings and the "Overton window."

Homeland Security extended the real ID deadline this week, and one listener asked why this kind of identification is even a thing. Molly and Kai discuss. Plus: Will companies start requiring their employees to get COVID-19 vaccinations? And some explainers about the financial press’ interest in company earnings and what the “Overton window” has to do with reparations.

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