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Larry Fink, the CEO of the giant asset management company, BlackRock (think pensions and mutual funds), wrote an open letter to corporate CEOs about social responsibility. Specifically, about how companies shouldn't just think about profits, they also should be making a "positive contribution to society." It's kind of a big deal, coming from a guy running a company with $6 trillion in investments to manage. Host Kai Ryssdal talks to Fink about why he wrote the letter and what he hopes will happen next.
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In this episode, By Dana Chivvis, Dodie Horton is a dyed-in-the-wool, glock-toting, blood-red Republican from Louisiana. So why are her fellow Republicans calling her a RINO (Republican In Name Only) and saying that she’s trying to take away their Second Amendment rights? Producer Dana Chivvis reports. (25 minutes)