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The Labor Department is planning to review a policy allowing companies to pay workers with disabilities a subminimum wage. Plus, what would a government shutdown look like for federal employees?
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What it'll take to avoid climate catastrophe
There’s still a narrow window for the world to keep global temperatures from increasing by more than one-and-a-half degrees celsius above pre-industrial levels. But to do that, annual investments in clean energy will need to more than double in the coming years, according to a report out this week from the International Energy Agency.
What would a government shutdown look like for federal employees?
If the government shuts down this weekend, hundreds of thousands of federal workers spread across the country will have to go without pay — and some would still have to work. We hear the impact this would have on people’s livelihoods.
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David Brancaccio
Host
Leanna Byrne
Host, BBC
Kelly Silvera
Executive Producer
Meredith Garretson Morbey
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Erika Soderstrom
Producer
Alex Schroeder
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Ariana Rosas
Producer
Dylan Miettinen
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Jesson Duller
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Nick Esposito
Media Producer
Nic Perez
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James Graham
Producer, BBC
Jo Critcher
Producer, BBC
Olie D'Albertanson
Producer, BBC
