Kamala Harris and the glass cliff
Update: 2024-07-23
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It’s official, folks. Over the weekend, President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race and Vice President Kamala Harris stepped in. Some are pointing out similarities between VP Harris’ eleventh-hour candidacy and the “glass cliff effect,” when a woman is put in a position of leadership to fix a company in crisis. We’ll get into it and fill you in on how the Harris campaign is leaning into memes to attract the Gen Z vote. Plus, gaps in China’s newly released economic plans leave questions about the country’s ability to turn things around.
Here’s everything we talked about today:
- “Heat pumps, EV chargers and more: U.S. unveils $4.3 billion in local climate funds” from The Washington Post
- “When That Job Promotion Is Really a ‘Glass Cliff'” from The New York Times
- “China’s Long Blueprint for Economy Falls Short on Details, Raising Concerns” from The Wall Street Journal
- “What coconut trees and Charli XCX’s ‘Brat’ have to do with Kamala Harris” from The Washington Post
- “What is Kamala Harris’ ‘brat’ rebrand all about?” from BBC News
- “Brat campaign: Harris team swiftly embraces Gen Z memes about VP” from Axios
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