Posts tagged the state of us
Tesla Sets Record for Car Deliveries, but Challenges Remain

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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Rising California Gasoline Prices Highlight Growing Divide in U.S.

TSOU Episode: Gas Prices are Rising & Electric Car Production is Increasing

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.

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Democrats and Republicans Aren’t Just Divided. They Live in Different Worlds.

TSOU Episode: Is America’s Polarization an Illusion?

America’s political polarization is almost complete. Its two main political parties increasingly represent two different economies. And they barely overlap. Democrats can be found in educated cities and suburbs where professional jobs are plentiful. Republicans live in working-class and rural communities, home to agriculture and low-skill manufacturing.

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These 526 Voters Represent All of America. And They Spent a Weekend Together.

TSOU 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…

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Top Secret Russian Unit Seeks to Destabilize Europe, Security Officials Say

TSOU Episode: Russia's Secret Effort to Destabilize the West

First came a destabilization campaign in Moldova, followed by the poisoning of an arms dealer in Bulgaria and then a thwarted coup in Montenegro. Last year, there was an attempt to assassinate a former Russian spy in Britain using a nerve agent. Though the…

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Facebook Ad Prices Surge Due to Barrage by Democratic Hopefuls

TSOU 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…

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