At the Manhattan Institute where he is also director of legal policy and you have read his work all over national media, youve seen him on television youve heard on radio and, by the way, he holds the jd and mba from yale where he was an owen fellow in law and economics, also a ba in economics from none other than unc chapel hill where he was a morehead scholar. Jim, so glad to have you with us here for our shaft spirit society. Thank you for joining us thank you for having me, donna, always a pleasure to speak to the good folks at the John Locke Foundation. Ive said it before, as someone who has worked many years at a National Think tank, so much policy happens on the state level and John Locke Foundation is really a Gold Standard think tank that has helped to reshape North Carolina and such a positive direction and lot of the strength and resilience right now and sound fiscal ain the midst of a pandemic is really due to the great work of the John Locke Foundation has done. Thank you
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Super cup final despite the threat from the box. Im brian thomas good to have you with us today the fridays for future climate of protests are resuming around the world today for the 1st time since the pandemic restrictions were put in place australias sydney harbor it was the 1st to see demonstrators returning to the streets friday with more than 3000. 00 other climate events planned around the world for the last 6 months protests have been held virtually online protesters have also started gathering in stockholm at least 400 demonstrations are planned here in germany alone. Organizers have promised to comply with social distancing measures and thats likely to. Be a challenge especially in the work over 1000 cases are rising dramatically lets go live now to cut all of india were joined by activists there are climate activists John Paul Jose good to have you with us today john paul thanks so much for coming in a lot of challenges with coded where you are today hows that going to affect
A 2nd wave. Im brian thomas good to have you with us today the fridays for future climate protests are resuming around the world today for the 1st time since the pandemic began australias sydney harbor was the 1st to see demonstrators returning with more than 3000. 00 other climbing events planned around the world for the last 6 months protests have been held online the movements figurehead swedish teenager gets a tune berg is joining an event in stockholm more than 400 demonstrations are planned in germany alone organizers have pledged that all of bands will be socially distanced. The fridays for future movement attracted young activists like few other causes in recent years and the young people have been joined by older activists who are bringing their knowledge to the new push to protect the planet. They want Environmental Justice they want it now and they have plenty of company grammas against the right when i was a teenager she demonstrated for feminism now the 66 year old is taki
Prepares to be open to International Travelers on october the 1st not a minute too soon for the countrys stricken tourism industry. Welcome to a business unlike johnson berlin good to have you with us the Indian Parliament has passed a long awaited reforms for the labor market and agriculture the reforms include more rides for employers but also the loosening of rules around sale pricing and storage of farm produce other bills that who will change the way indias farmers do business have sparked protests that have also spilled onto the streets on friday protest as blocked roads and railways in the north of the country they fear that many farmers will be at the mercy of private bulk buy as with enormous price dumping however the government says it will continue to guarantee fixed prices at least for basic foodstuffs such as wheat and rice. For more on this im joined by she im so. Hes professor of economics at accepting the school of management and shed poor good to have you with us pleas