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Georgia Republicans vs. Delta


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The PR flap over Georgia’s new voting law gives us an interesting look at something we talk about a lot: The promise and peril of corporations acting as a check on the government. Or at least, it’s an object lesson in why companies are not your friend and — news flash — some politicians are hypocrites. Also on the docket today: Is Miami really all that great?

Here’s everything we talked about today:

  • What a Pepsi can says about the GOP’s rift with corporate Atlanta” from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • Georgia House threatens Delta tax break after CEO slammed new voting restrictions” from CNN
  • Corporate mind-meld on Biden plan” from Politico
  • Meet Abdallah “Shehta” Abdel Gawad!
  • An LA Times Business editor on VCs pushing “certain cities”
  • Join us on YouTube Friday at 3:30 p.m. Pacific time/6:30 p.m. Eastern for our live happy hour episode! Subscribe to our channel and sign up for notifications so you don’t miss it.

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