Jun 29, 2020

New pressure for social media moderation

The consensus forecast is around 3.5 million jobs added for June. Plus, the social media advertising boycott goes global. The Boeing 737 Max begins test flights. And, migrant workers' remittances are expected to drop 20% this year.

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Race and Economy

The social media advertising boycott goes global

by David Brancaccio , Erika Beras and Alex Schroeder

Jun 29, 2020

The campaign to get companies to stop buying social media advertising already has support from companies like Verizon, Patagonia and Unilever.

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Boeing 737 Max test flights set to begin

by Nova Safo

Jun 29, 2020

Air safety regulators say Boeing can start test flights of its grounded 737 Max jets.

Two 737 Max planes crashed in late 2018 and March of 2019, killing 346 people.

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COVID-19

Drop in global remittances may worsen poverty

by Elizabeth Trovall

Jun 29, 2020

Migrants who have lost wages due to COVID-19 are struggling to send funds back home to their families in poorer countries.

A man in Miami sends a remittance to his mother in Cuba.

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The team

David Brancaccio Host

Nicole Childers Executive Producer

Victoria Craig Producer, BBC

Stephen Ryan Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Candace Manriquez Wrenn Producer/Editor

Jay Siebold Engineer

Brian Allison Engineer

Alex Schroeder Digital producer

Meredith Garretson Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer/Director

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