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Sunday Funday: Daily Show on SCOTUS and Campaign Finance

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Sunday Funday: Daily Show on SCOTUS and Campaign Finance

Earlier this week, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down McCutcheon v. FEC, striking down campaign finance law which limited aggregate federal campaign contributions. The Daily Show‘s Jon Stewart lampooned the decisions and the majority Justices’ alleged political naivete.

Here is a description of the opening clip:

A historic Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance offers a resounding victory for the rich that pales only in comparison to the gains Citizens United made for corporations.

Here is a description of a clip with “Senior Legal Analyst” Aasif Mandvi:

Senior Legal Analyst Aasif Mandvi explains how political representation in America is relative to net worth.

Feel Good Friday: Basketball and Friendship

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Feel Good Friday: Basketball and Friendship

In Syracuse Nation, we are all still reeling from an early exit from the NCAA tournament.  Although I’d like to forget about basketball for awhile longer, this edition of Feel Good Friday brings a heartwarming story a high school basketball team and friendship.  I should note: this is a story lowers your spirits (cancer), before raising them.

Here is a description of this Steve Hartman story from the CBS website:

Steve Hartman meets a high school basketball team in North Carolina that decided to play one game for someone other than themselves … and when the game came down to the wire, something remarkable happened.

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Feel Good Friday: Basketball and Friendship

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Feel Good Friday: Basketball and Friendship

In Syracuse Nation, we are all still reeling from an early exit from the NCAA tournament.  Although I’d like to forget about basketball for awhile longer, this edition of Feel Good Friday brings a heartwarming story a high school basketball team and friendship.  I should note: this is a story lowers your spirits (cancer), before raising them. 

Here is a description of this Steve Hartman story from the CBS website: 

Steve Hartman meets a high school basketball team in North Carolina that decided to play one game for someone other than themselves … and when the game came down to the wire, something remarkable happened.

 

The Economics & Psychology of Scarcity & Poverty

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The Economics & Psychology of Scarcity & Poverty

Why do poor people make poor decisions? Are they poor because they are stupid, or are the stupid because they are poor? Apparently, there is research to suggest that latter. Recently, the BBC’s Analysis program interviewed Princeton psychologist Eldar Shafir about the economics and psychology of scarcity and poverty. 

Here is a description of the episode from the BBC’s website: 

Jo Fidgen interviews Eldar Shafir, professor of psychology and public affairs at Princeton University, and co-author of Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much in front of an audience at the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University. Jo will explore the book’s key idea: that not having enough money or time, shapes all of our reactions, and ultimately our lives and society.

The Economics & Psychology of Scarcity & Poverty

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The Economics & Psychology of Scarcity & Poverty

Why do poor people make poor decisions? Are they poor because they are stupid, or are the stupid because they are poor? Apparently, there is research to suggest that latter. Recently, the BBC’s Analysis program interviewed Princeton psychologist Eldar Shafir about the economics and psychology of scarcity and poverty. 

Here is a description of the episode from the BBC’s website: 

Jo Fidgen interviews Eldar Shafir, professor of psychology and public affairs at Princeton University, and co-author of Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much in front of an audience at the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University. Jo will explore the book’s key idea: that not having enough money or time, shapes all of our reactions, and ultimately our lives and society.