Episode 70: Texas Winter Storms and the Failure of a Deregulated Energy Market
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In this episode, we talk about the monumental failure of the deregulated energy market in Texas, which resulted from unusual and severe winter weather. We discuss Senator Ted Cruz’s efforts to flee to Cancun and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s efforts to help Texas residents in spite of Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s attempt to blame the power grid’s failure on the Green New Deal even though it has no passed yet. We also talk about the revelation that Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration made a point of not releasing data about the high amount of COVID-19 deaths in New York nursing homes and we give our thoughts on Dr. Henry Louis Gates’ new documentary ‘The Black Church: This is our Story, This is our Song.’
Resources
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Campanile, Carl and Fels, Aaron. Democrat Ron Kim calls for Cuomo to be impeached over nursing home scandal. New York Post. February 22, 2021.
Coleman, Justine. Florida data scientist drops lawsuit over armed raid at her home, for now. The Hill. February 8, 2021.
Forgey, Quint. Cruz says his wife was ‘pissed’ about leaked text messages, paparazzi coverage. Politico. February 23, 2021.
Gay Stolberg, Sheryl. Trump Administration Strips C.D.C. of Control of Coronavirus Data. New York Times. July 14, 2021.
Khimm, Suzy. Gov. Cuomo says New York couldn't report nursing home deaths in hospitals. But other states did. NBC News. February 23, 2021.
Lybrand, Holmes and Subramaniam, Tara. Fact-checking the Texas energy-failure blame game. CNN. February 19, 2021.
Obenson, Tambay. ‘The Black Church’: PBS Series Documents a Powerful Foundation of Black Life and American Struggle. IndieWire. February 5, 2021.
