The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 444 of the In The Tank Podcast. Depending on what news sites you look at, you might be told the economy is doing great or its falling apart. Or you might be told climate change is a crisis or not an issue to be concerned about. It seems like we can’t even agree on facts anymore. How is it possible that we are this bifurcated as a society? What is causing this and is it sustainable?
PRIMARY TOPIC – LIVING IN TWO DIFFERENT UNIVERSES
economy
CNN – With inflation back up, the long-predicted storm clouds in the economy may actually be forming
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/10/economy/economic-storm-clouds-as-inflation-stalls/index.html
CBS News – Is the U.S. in a “vibecession”? Here’s why Americans are gloomy even as the economy improves.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cpi-report-inflation-economy-vibecession-cbs-explains/
WSJ – What’s Wrong With the Economy? It’s You, Not the Data
https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/whats-wrong-with-the-economy-its-you-not-the-data-cfa911e6
climate change
AP News – UN climate chief presses for faster action, says humans have 2 years left ‘to save the world’
Daily Signal – ‘AVOID FALSE BALANCE’: AP Style Guide Aims to Silence Dissent From Climate Alarmist Narrative
Why?
The Free Press – I’ve Been at NPR for 25 Years. Here’s How We Lost America’s Trust.
https://www.thefp.com/p/npr-editor-how-npr-lost-americas-trust
Washington Times – Survey finds Fox viewers better informed than CNN, MSNBC viewers
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/may/19/survey-fox-viewers-better-informed-cnn-msnbc-viewe/
Donald Kendal is a graphic designer for The Heartland Institute, a research fellow for Heartland’s Socialism Research Center, and the host of Heartland’s In the Tank Podcast and Stopping Socialism TV.
Jim Lakely is the Vice President and Director of Communications of The Heartland Institute.
Justin Haskins is the director of the Socialism Research Center and editorial director at The Heartland Institute.
Chris Talgo is senior editor at The Heartland Institute and a research fellow for Heartland’s Socialism Research Center.
