Alpha Beto: O’Rourke’s appeal
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The Economist
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🗓️ 20 March 2019
⏱️ 22 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. |
| 0:07.0 | I'm your host, John Prado, standing in for Jason Palmer. |
| 0:11.0 | Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:17.0 | PowerMoyle finds its way into things we use every day from Pizzado to shampoo. |
| 0:22.0 | PowerMoyle production is also responsible for the loss of tropical forests, |
| 0:26.0 | an Indonesia and elsewhere. |
| 0:28.0 | This is an old problem and it's getting harder to fix. |
| 0:32.0 | The revolting accusations level that Harvey Weinstein prompted many organisations |
| 0:37.0 | to look at whether they have a problem with sexual harassment or have a culture that's just off-putting to women. |
| 0:42.0 | This introspection has also reached the economics profession. |
| 0:46.0 | Samaritaine's investigates. |
| 0:56.0 | First up though. |
| 1:02.0 | In a crowded field of democratic presidential contenders, |
| 1:06.0 | one candidate is receiving a disproportionate amount of attention from the media |
| 1:10.0 | and money from his smitten supporters. |
| 1:12.0 | What could be a huge shake out for the 2020 race Beto O'Rourke has made his move? |
| 1:17.0 | Former El Paso-Congresson Beto-Rourke is officially running for president. |
| 1:21.0 | A work gained national attention during the midterm elections last year, |
| 1:24.0 | known for being a big fundraiser. |
| 1:26.0 | Shattering previous Senate records. |
| 1:28.0 | After announcing that he was running for president last week, |
| 1:30.0 | Beto O'Rourke garnered nearly $6 million in his first day. |
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