It’s been two years since Russia invaded Ukraine, and the U.S. is imposing new sanctions on Russia in an attempt to weaken the Kremlin. But sanctions aren’t proving to be war-anniversary-sanctions.html">all that effective. We’ll get into some research weighing how well government sanctions work compared to consumer-driven boycotts. And, Instagram is a popular news destination, whether the social media operation likes it or not. Plus, we’ll play a round of Half Full / Half Empty!

Here’s everything we talked about today:

• • news-site.html">“Instagram’s Uneasy Rise as a News Site” from The New York Times

• • war-anniversary-sanctions.html">“2 Years Into Russia-Ukraine War, U.S. Campaign to Isolate Putin Shows Limits” from The New York Times

• • “Biden announces over 500 new sanctions for Russia’s war in Ukraine and Navalny death” from NPR

• • “A Theory of International Boycotts” from economist Abdoulaye Ndiaye

• • “Google tests removing the News tab from search results” from Nieman Journalism Lab

• • “Diners aren’t going to steakhouses just for the steak anymore” from Marketplace

• • “25 leap year activities to celebrate February’s bonus day” from Today

• • “Review: Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender delivers charm and style” from Vox

• • “Amazon Wants You to Pay With Your Palm. It’s a Sneak Attack on Apple and Google.” from The Wall Street Journal

• • “This economy is feeling like the ’90s” from Marketplace

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