Populism and Corruption in Romanial, Dollar Vote: Airbnb and Refugees

By Worldview Staff
AIRBNB RENOVATIONS
Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky speaks during an event Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, in San Francisco. Airbnb is dispatching inspectors to rate a new category of properties listed on its home-rental service in an effort to reassure travelers they're booking nice places to stay. The Plus program, unveiled Thursday, initially will only cover about 2,000 homes in 13 cities. That's a small fraction of the roughly 4.5 million rentals listed on Airbnb in 81,000 of cities throughout the world. Eric Risberg / AP Photo
Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky speaks during an event Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, in San Francisco. Airbnb is dispatching inspectors to rate a new category of properties listed on its home-rental service in an effort to reassure travelers they're booking nice places to stay. The Plus program, unveiled Thursday, initially will only cover about 2,000 homes in 13 cities. That's a small fraction of the roughly 4.5 million rentals listed on Airbnb in 81,000 of cities throughout the world. Eric Risberg / AP Photo
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AIRBNB RENOVATIONS
Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky speaks during an event Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, in San Francisco. Airbnb is dispatching inspectors to rate a new category of properties listed on its home-rental service in an effort to reassure travelers they're booking nice places to stay. The Plus program, unveiled Thursday, initially will only cover about 2,000 homes in 13 cities. That's a small fraction of the roughly 4.5 million rentals listed on Airbnb in 81,000 of cities throughout the world. Eric Risberg / AP Photo
Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky speaks during an event Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, in San Francisco. Airbnb is dispatching inspectors to rate a new category of properties listed on its home-rental service in an effort to reassure travelers they're booking nice places to stay. The Plus program, unveiled Thursday, initially will only cover about 2,000 homes in 13 cities. That's a small fraction of the roughly 4.5 million rentals listed on Airbnb in 81,000 of cities throughout the world. Eric Risberg / AP Photo
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Populism and Corruption in Romanial, Dollar Vote: Airbnb and Refugees

By Worldview Staff
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On Today’s Show:

  • Earlier this month, the Romanian Parliament passed a law proposed by the ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD)  that would make it harder to prosecute corruption in the government. To discuss Romania’s ruling party and the future of  Romanian affairs, Worldview Producer Julian Hayda talks with Senator Radu Mihail.
  • In 2017, as a result of the Trump administration’s “Muslim Travel Ban”, the home-sharing company Airbnb released a statement that said the company would provide free housing to refugees not allowed in the United States.