This chapter emphasizes the significance of robust American steel companies while reflecting on the impact of the internet on the tech and media landscape. It also introduces a new podcast, 'Channels', which seeks to investigate the links between media, technology, and the innovative talents shaping the future.
Once the world's largest corporation, the now-struggling US Steel wants to sell itself to Japan's Nippon Steel. The United Steelworkers oppose the deal, and President Biden is backing the union. The Washington Post's David Lynch explains how the steel giant's future became an election-year issue.
This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Rob Byers, and hosted by Noel King.
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