Summary: <p></p> <p></p> <p>The 2024 presidential campaign is already well underway, but today we’re going to take a step back and examine the connection between Barack Obama’s presidency and the rise of white racial violence. It’s what Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Wesley Lowery calls the “American Whitelash” (also the title of his new book), which to some extent is rooted in economic fear.</p> <p> </p> <p>On the show today: How the election of former President Obama spurred a white racist backlash, why economic fear is entangled with xenophobia and the media’s role in all of it. Plus, is the media ready to cover the 2024 elections? (Spoiler: It’s not).</p> <p> </p> <p>Later, we’ll explain how Russia’s decision to pull back from a wartime agreement on grain exports will hurt countries that suffer from food insecurity. And, why the Joe Biden administration’s plan to restrict investment in Chinese tech could get a bit messy.</p> <p> </p> <p>Then, a listener tells us how their home state is dealing with flighty insurers. And, economist Peter Atwater shares that he was wrong about what it really means to have confidence.</p> <p> </p> <p>Here’s everything we talked about today:</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/07/02/wes-lowery-whitelash-violence-00104438" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“The ‘American Whitelash’ Is Far From Over”</a> from Politico</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2023/06/14/support-for-the-black-lives-matter-movement-has-dropped-considerably-from-its-peak-in-2020/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“Support for the Black Lives Matter Movement Has Dropped Considerably From Its Peak in 2020”</a> from Pew Research Center</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.vox.com/21506029/trump-violence-tweets-racist-hate-speech" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“Trump’s history of inciting violence in words and tweets: A timeline from 2015 through the Capitol attack”</a> from Vox</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/what-is-black-sea-grain-deal-365db9ddb05fb9f2114347aa59b8546a" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world”</a> from AP News</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-18/us-limits-on-china-tech-investment-to-be-narrow-and-slow" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“US Plans Narrow China Tech Investment Limits, Likely by 2024”</a> from Bloomberg</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p></p> <p> </p> <p>We want to hear your answer to the Make Me Smart question. You can reach us at makemesmart@marketplace.org or leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART.</p> <p></p>
