Five Things We’re Reading

Liz Gullett

Jun 20, 2017

Below are some of the articles that the MLC lobby team has been reading this past week. We hope you find them as interesting and useful as we do.

What Does Whole Foods Get from Amazon? Alexa, for Starters – Political pundits can make a career and endless TV appearances from speculating why politicians or caucuses are taking certain policy action. Taking a break from politics, but staying with guessing what motivated the Whole Foods acquisition by Amazon.

What Helmut Kohl Taught Bill Clinton – Following the recent passing of longtime German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, a look at his efforts reunifying Germany and global politics.

Now More than Ever, Employees Want to Know: Is There a Second Marshmallow? – A look back at the famous marshmallow study conducted 40 years ago and how updated versions of the study are applicable to adults in today's workforce.

How Social Media Has Changed Politics – Social media has vastly changed several areas in the life of a politician, from how they interact with constituents, to how they run their ad campaigns, to how they shape their messaging.

Why Amazon Bought Whole Foods – Amazon hedged their bet that the way consumers will purchase food in the future will soon drastically change.

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