Episode 189

Overview

1:49 In an attempt to stop hyperinflation, the Venezuelan government has started circulating a new currency 4:49 Farmers in Italy are using the mafia-like Caporali to employ migrant workers for their tomato fields. This system has been brutalizing the migrant workers 9:52 Democrats may take Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to task for a promise she made during her confirmation hearing. 14:26 Ten states have farmed out probation to the private sector. A new lawsuit in TN challenges the legitimacy of private probation companies, alleging their chief concern is their bottom line. 19:50 We'll meet with a group of panelists doing work on facial and speech alteration technology that could enable a host of problems in the future. Of particular concern is deep fakes, digitally replacing the face of one person with another in a video.