Axios Re:Cap

Five colleges, including The University of Phoenix, are accused of using misleading sales tactics to lure military veterans and their families. Now the schools may lose their ability to access GI Bill benefits. Dan digs in with The Washington Post's Danielle Douglas-Gabriel. Plus, Amazon's return of the JEDI, and a coronavirus date that will live in infamy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As coronavirus spreads across the economy, numerous federal aid options are on the table for industries ranging from hospitality to oil and gas. Dan discusses bailouts and breaks that might be ahead with Washington Post White House economics reporter Jeff Stein. PLUS: The tech fight over fighting child exploitation and what happens when big schools shut down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former CNBC anchor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, long a proponent of smaller government and a self-described centrist, is running as a democrat in New York’s 14th district primary against Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Caruso-Cabrera joins Pro Rata to discuss her campaign.  PLUS: A bipartisan push to investigate Google’s search results and how our political differences affect our views on coronavirus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coronavirus is wreaking havoc on American workplaces — but it’s also creating chaos for workers in the gig economy. Dan and author and tech reporter Mike Isaac examine what Uber, Lyft and others are doing for workers that they’ve long argued are not essential employees.  PLUS: Trump's "manipulated media" and Jack Dorsey isn't getting fired. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robots are being used to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. Dan discusses this new use of technology with Axios' Joann Mueller. Plus: Why Amazon didn't go Green and a move to ban government employees from using TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

By the end of Super Tuesday, one thing was abundantly clear: No one has ever spent more in politics to get less than Michael Bloomberg. Mike Allen joins Dan to discuss Bloomberg’s campaign spending and missteps. Plus: Robinhood becomes a target and the next front in Washington’s fight against Big Tech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wired editor at large Steven Levy got extraordinary access to Facebook executives in the course of writing his new book Facebook: The Inside Story. Dan and Steven discuss how Facebook’s internal structure led to some of its major missteps, and what might be ahead for the tech juggernaut.  PLUS: How to measure esports and the future of conferences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A key Bernie Sanders campaign adviser supports a monetary theory that argues that the deficit doesn’t matter. Dan and Dion Rabouin discuss what a Sanders economy — one with a federal jobs guarantee and no student loan debt — might look like. PLUS: Coronvirus throws U.S. business into chaos and Big Tech may face a new antitrust boss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heading into Super Tuesday a potentially controversial part of the Green New Deal has been relatively under-discussed. Axios energy reporter Ben Geman joins Dan to talk about how a proposed ban on fracking could play out in primaries and in the general election in states with large fracking industries, especially swing states.  PLUS: The world’s first infodemic and how tech hurdles could trip up this year’s census. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As coronavirus spreads, people have rushed to buy face masks, leading to global shortages. But healthy people do not need them, despite depictions of people wearing them preventatively around the world. Dan and NPR senior editor Maria Godoy discuss what measures work, and which ones put a strain on global response. PLUS: Doordash delivers an IPO and Reddit’s CEO slams Tik Tok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This year, both Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin plan to fly passengers on suborbital space trips. Dan and Axios space reporter Miriam Kramer discuss how tourism could change the space industry. PLUS: Allegations of Chinese espionage at a U.S. pension fund and a big day for CEO swaps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite the momentum he’s been building since 2015, the Democratic Party appears to be caught off guard by Bernie’s wins in New Hampshire and Nevada. Dan and Axios politics and White House editor Margaret Talev dig into the Democratic Party dynamics following Bernie’s caucus wins. PLUS: A big play for your financial data and what tech means for the future of democracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy this week in the face of hundreds of lawsuits from men who allege that they were abused during their time in the scouts. Pro Rata producer Naomi Shavin and Axios reporter Courtenay Brown discuss how the bankruptcy filing will impact the creation of a compensation trust for victims and more. PLUS: The Fed signals it may cut rates and a new study on crowdfunding for medical bills. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Wall Street Journal reports that Mike Bloomberg’s campaign is hiring people to regularly post from their personal social-media accounts and send texts in support of Bloomberg to their contacts. Pro Rata producer Naomi Shavin is joined by Axios media reporter Sara Fischer to discuss the campaign’s strategies and how social media platforms are responding. PLUS: Morgan Stanley buys E*Trade and the Trump administration sides with Oracle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Chinese think tank generated a series of reports rating state governors and White House officials on their “friendliness” towards China. Pro Rata producer Naomi Shavin is joined by Axios China reporter Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, who obtained and analyzed the reports.  PLUS: The coronavirus vaccine race and optimism in the record label business Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices