Caleb and Adriele go through the week in politics, and discuss the real possibility of a second Trump administration. They also discuss the state of the economy, including the stock market’s all-time high and a study that showed half of recent U.S. inflation being due to high corporate profits. Stanley Cups are also mentioned, begrudgingly. Next, they unpack the ongoing layoffs at Google, WayFair, the L.A. Times, and eBay, innovation units at Google and Walmart shutting down, troubles at Boeing, and Ford’s recall of two million SUVs.
Then, Caleb leads a deep dive on the effects of AI on politics and the information ecosystem that will influence the presidential campaigns. [27:51]
Finally, Adriele lays out the state of the DEI industry at the start of 2024 including how companies can protect their DEI teams from the anti-DEI crusade. [40:44]
All that plus U.S. climate pollution fell in 2023 and the gender pay gap has narrowed to the smallest on record!
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