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Freeland Warns US Alliances Are Fraying

Former Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland tells Bloomberg This Weekend that Canada and other democracies must become less reliant on the US while remaining open to rebuilding the Western alliance. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Freeland discusses Alberta’s separatist movement, President Donald Trump’s approach to Russia and Ukraine, and lessons from her negotiations with the US that inform her new book, Unreliable Boyfriend. (Source: Bloomberg)

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David Byrne Explains How Forgotten Ideas Come Back to Life

History is littered with ideas that have been tossed aside, only for them to gain relevance at some later date. Think of Moby-Dick: forgotten in Melville’s time, but now regarded as the great American novel. Or the work of economist Hyman Minsky, which became influential a decade after his death, when the 2008 financial crisis made “the Minsky Moment”a mainstream term. These are just a couple of the things we talk about with the legendary musician David Byrne on today’s podcast. Byrne’s new book

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