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Has corporate America stepped back from the culture wars?
Make Me Smart
English - February 28, 2023 02:03 - 14 minutes - 11.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 4.6K ratingsBusiness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Drag show performances have become the new front in America’s culture wars. Lawmakers in more than a dozen states are considering legislation that would limit or ban drag shows. But after major corporations came out against anti-LGBTQ laws last year, we’re wondering: Where is corporate America now? Plus, big news on the ban on British sausages.
Here’s everything we talked about today:
“To Tap Federal Funds, Chip Makers Will Need to Provide Child Care” from The New York Times
“Watchdog Report on Afghan Collapse Points to Abrupt Withdrawal, Lack of Planning” from The Wall Street Journal
“Florida Governor DeSantis ends ‘corporate kingdom’ of Walt Disney World” from Reuters
“Tennessee residents, business owners worry about the ‘unintended’ consequences of new drag bill” from WTVF
“The story behind Ke Huy Quan’s Hollywood comeback” from Screen
Tweet from @RishiSunak on the U.K.-EU agreement on Northern Ireland
“Why are British sausages being blocked from entry into Northern Ireland? The dispute explained” from The Conversation
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