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MAY 2, 2024
High tariffs are keeping affordable Chinese-made EVs out of the U.S. for now
U.S. policymakers from both parties have proposed higher trade barriers, or even bans, to keep the vehicles out more permanently.
3 MIN
NOV 16, 2023
Worker injuries at SpaceX soar in Elon Musk's rush to Mars, Reuters reports
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Reuters reporter Marisa Taylor about her investigation into worker safety at spacecraft manufacturer SpaceX.
3 MIN
NOV 15, 2023
EV maker Tesla is facing a major labor action in Sweden
Tesla refuses to sign a bargaining agreement with its unionized workforce in Sweden. Other Swedish workers banded together to boycott Tesla — not allowing ships to unload the vehicles in the ports.
3 MIN
NOV 14, 2023
What would happen if Congress stripped $14 billion from the IRS's budget?
The IRS has been underfunded for decades. The lack of money makes things harder for regular taxpayers. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Vanessa Williamson of the Brookings institution.
3 MIN
NOV 13, 2023
UAW's new contract helps other car companies' workers — but what about Tesla?
Tentative deals with Detroit's Big 3 will push up wages at rivals as firms try to avoid unionization. How will Tesla, the famously anti-union electric carmaker, respond to the union's ambitions?
3 MIN
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