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.
What we talked about today:
- “The latest pandemic fault line: bills to ban employers from requiring vaccination” from Marketplace
- “California’s massive UC and Cal State systems plan to require COVID-19 vaccinations this fall” from The Los Angeles Times
- “The Real ID Act Raises Privacy issues” from NPR
- “How an Obscure Conservative Theory Became the Trump Era’s Go-to Nerd Phrase,” from Politico
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