Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The vanishing American dream and the moral responsibility of tech companies
A new study finds that the opportunities are vanishing for millennials to do better economically than their parents. Jobs are being replaced by automation, so what does Silicon Valley owe workers its technology replaces?
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenA new study finds that millennials’ chances to do better economically than their parents are vanishing.
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5 storiesThe American dream is vanishing for millennials, say researchers
Fast food executive Andrew Puzder is Donald Trump’s pick for Labor Secretary. He’s against raising the minimum wage and anticipates more jobs being lost to automation. Automation is one reason why it’s getting harder for working class people to find good jobs.
Read the story9 minDo big tech companies have an empathy gap?
What do companies owe their workers, and what responsibility do they have when technology replaces those workers?
Read the story9 minThe scandalous impeachment of South Korea’s first female president
South Korean lawmakers have voted to impeach Park Geun-hye. This comes after a months-long corruption scandal over extortion, classified leaks and the president’s relationship with a childhood friend. Even Samsung and Hyundai have been swept up in the fallout.
Read the story9 minWill Americans flock to anime filmmaker Makoto Shinkai?
Our film critic reviews “Office Christmas Party,” where Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston team up; the musical “La La Land;” and the anime “Your Name” from rising director Makoto Shinkai.
Read the story11 minReimagining Hansel and Gretel in Los Angeles
You know the story: brother and sister leave a trail of breadcrumbs behind them as they walk into the woods. They’re lured into a cottage by a witch who wants to turn them into dinner. Hansel and Gretel has terrified and delighted children for centuries. Now the classic German fairy tale has gotten the LA treatment .
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