Go beyond party lines with Justin T Weller and his counterparts as they work to bring you responsible media that focuses on honest opinions. The State of Us, formerly the Current Issues Show, examines the concepts that Americans are most passionate about and sheds light on those issues yet to be addressed.
TSOU Episode: Gas Prices are Rising & Electric Car Production is Increasing
Tesla Inc. delivered a record number of cars in the third quarter, but faces the pressure of topping that number in the next three months to meet its full-year target. The Silicon Valley car maker on Wednesday said it delivered 97,000 vehicles in the quarter ended Sept. 30. That topped the 95,200 cars customers received during the second quarter.
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The price at the pump was more than $4 a gallon in Vista, Calif., when Scott Hissem recently embarked on a trip to Texas to celebrate his 40th birthday. When the delivery associate for Amazon.com Inc. arrived in the Lone Star state, he got an unexpected present: Gasoline cost just $2 and change.
Read MoreTSOU Episode: Why Are Millennials Leaving Big Cities?
On a Saturday afternoon in late September, I observed my 6-year-old son repeatedly doing two things we’ve always told him not to do: run into the street and pick up candy off the ground. We were watching the annual tractor parade roll down Main Street here, inhaling the festive atmosphere along with a fair amount of diesel fumes. The parade features more than 100 steam- and gas-engine
Read MoreTSOU Episode: Is America’s Polarization an Illusion?
The voters arrived from all over the country: nine of them named John, 10 who’d come from mobile homes, four who lived in South Dakota. Twenty-seven considered themselves extremely conservative; 30 said they were extremely liberal. Twenty-one were out of work and looking for it. Two came with service dogs. At least one did not tell her parents she was coming here, because talking politics is so hard at home that she didn’t want to admit she was…
Read MoreTSOU Episode: Are Small Donors for Presidential Campaigns Worth the Effort?
The cost of advertising on Facebook Inc. to reach Democratic-leaning voters and donors is skyrocketing as presidential candidates try to qualify for spots in coming presidential debates. The candidates were trying to boost their number of donors…
Read MoreTSOU Episode: China’s Tech - to Trust or Not?
America’s next fight with China is unfolding at a glistening new factory in Chicago, which stands empty except for the shells of two subway cars and space for future business that is unlikely to come.
Read MoreTSOU Episode: Trump & Ocasio-Cortez Blocking People on Twitter
A federal appeals panel’s ruling forbidding President Trump from blocking social media critics is being cited in two lawsuits against Ms. Ocasio-Cortez.
Read MoreTSOU Episode: Trump & Ocasio-Cortez Blocking People on Twitter
A court ruling that the president can’t block critics means the platform is even less likely to boot him for breaking its rules.
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