Make Me Smart
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Subscribers: 3503
Reviews: 16
Episodes: 250
AKF
Apr 21, 2023
Informative & entertaining. But the previous female host had better chemistry with the guy. I wish she'd come back.
Jason
Jan 27, 2023
Brianne
Nov 14, 2020
They keep me sane while delivering education about current topics.
Sep 24, 2020
Alex
Sep 19, 2020
Love this show!
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Consumers are still living it up
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Washington’s looming deadlines (note the plural)
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Sep 30, 2023 |
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The sliver of the federal budget Congress is fighting over
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Musk and the military industrial complex
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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The real problem with passing the federal budget
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Why big GOP money matters less than ever
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Corruption is a bipartisan problem
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Sep 23, 2023 |
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What a shock to the economy could mean right now
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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AI and its role in elections
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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The clash of Bidenomics and MAGAnomics
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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What’s happening in Congress is not normal
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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The quest for a perfect smile
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Sep 16, 2023 |
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What happened to stakeholder capitalism?
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Air conditioning and political dysfunction
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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What you need to know about ranked choice voting
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Retail theft and capitalism today
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Our 1,000th episode!
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Sep 09, 2023 |
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What happened to economic conservatism?
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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A new demographic reality is coming
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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How farmworkers were left behind
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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The jumbled world of college sports
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Sep 02, 2023 |
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Name that (economic) tune
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Who should get overtime pay?
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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The plastic recycling hoax
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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The rise of homeownership sans insurance
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Smash the patriarchy … and the pumpkins
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Aug 26, 2023 |
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A glitch in the consumer-driven recovery
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Nvidia is riding the AI wave
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Our driverless car future
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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The case to raise the inflation target
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Turmoil in the television industry
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Aug 19, 2023 |
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The misunderstood Inflation Reduction Act
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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What Los Angeles can learn from Detroit about addressing homelessness
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Artificial intelligence at work
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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A possible U-turn for driverless cars?
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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The clean energy economy has a NIMBY problem (rerun)
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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The (interim) Joint Chiefs of Staff?
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Aug 05, 2023 |
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Political dysfunction dents the U.S. credit rating
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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The doctor will see you now … for climate anxiety
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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The higher education business model is changing
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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DeSantis’ fiscal formula
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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The wild grain chase
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Jul 29, 2023 |
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So … whaddya wanna know about student loan repayments?
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Barbie, T-Swift and the Fed?
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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A thrilling era for space discovery
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Another government showdown?
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Hot on the job
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Jul 22, 2023 |
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When will the streamers’ content river run dry?
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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It’s getting hot in here
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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The “American Whitelash” and economic fear
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Hot labor summer is here
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Our wildest “Economics on Tap” episode yet!
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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Hollywood on strike
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Insurers retreat from the coasts
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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The dirty side of the fast-fashion business
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Behind the scenes: Kai’s trip to China with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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The Twitter vs. Meta drama continues
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Jul 08, 2023 |
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A blueprint for AI regulation in hiring?
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Has Twitter Meta its match?
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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The welfare-to-work industrial complex part 2
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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The economic ripple effects of the Supreme Court’s big decisions
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Jul 01, 2023 |
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“Bidenomics” and the tricky art of selling an idea
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Recession? What recession?
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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The origins of the Fed’s 2% inflation target
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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The welfare-to-work industrial complex
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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The U.S. is graying. What does that mean for the economy?
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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A medical brain drain out of Texas
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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The Titanic sub and the migrant shipwreck
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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The economic status of Black Americans
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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What it really takes to live in New York City
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Jun 17, 2023 |
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The fringe medical group pushing anti-LGBTQ laws
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Reddit’s pricing protest
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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Live from Seattle Part 2: We talk to Lindy West
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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EV batteries, industrial policy and you
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Make Me Smart: Live in Seattle
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Jun 10, 2023 |
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What’s behind the climate culture wars? (rerun)
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Financially Inclined: What you need to know before investing in the stock market
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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A Fedspeak dilemma: to “skip” or “pause” rates?
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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The Supreme Court’s “shadow docket” is in the spotlight
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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The real story behind the red-blue hiring divide
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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YouTube’s 180 on misinformation
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Jun 03, 2023 |
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A tale of two debt dramas on Capitol Hill
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Extraordinary measures for extraordinary times
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May 31, 2023 |
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Where’s the (lab-grown) beef?
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May 31, 2023 |
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Inflation is still here, folks
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May 27, 2023 |
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The U.S. Treasury is running out of cash
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May 26, 2023 |
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Investors are asking ChatGPT for stock market advice
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May 25, 2023 |
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The pandemic’s panic-neglect cycle isn’t over
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May 24, 2023 |
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The thing living in the back of Jay Powell’s mind
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May 23, 2023 |
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The back and forth over the debt ceiling
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May 20, 2023 |
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The law that rules the internet lives to see another day
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May 19, 2023 |
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Everything you wanted to know about the debt ceiling
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May 18, 2023 |
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How streaming upended the TV industry
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May 16, 2023 |
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Let’s talk about taxes
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May 16, 2023 |
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The law that could bring Florida’s economy to a halt
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May 13, 2023 |
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The banking situation may not be over yet
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May 12, 2023 |
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The economic ripples of conflict in Sudan
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May 11, 2023 |
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Why the U.S. has failed to end poverty
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May 10, 2023 |
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News from the SLOOS
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May 09, 2023 |
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Women are driving the labor market
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May 06, 2023 |
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What happened to checks and balances for the Supreme Court?
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May 05, 2023 |
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ChatGPT’s growing carbon footprint
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May 04, 2023 |
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The resurgence of child labor in America
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May 02, 2023 |
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The U.S. could default sooner than we thought
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May 01, 2023 |
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Remember credit-default swaps?
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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The limits of economic sanctions against Russia are showing
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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What will Fox really pay Dominion?
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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The economic consequences of anti-trans legislation
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Is cable news breaking?
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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What is the proxy for Twitter?
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Apr 22, 2023 |
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What car repos say about this economy
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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How accurate are economic forecasts?
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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The new in-space economy
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Why the dollar’s dominance is hard to dislodge
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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The geopolitical center of gravity could be changing
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Apr 15, 2023 |
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What the Pentagon leak says about online anonymity
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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What to say when kids ask about the wage gap
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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The new wave of AI tools is changing us
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Another week, another shooting
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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A warning about America’s industrial policy
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Apr 08, 2023 |
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The problem with Clarence Thomas’ luxe vacays
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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Who’s paying Trump’s legal bills?
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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The recent phenomenon of the AR-15’s popularity
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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A lucrative indictment
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Make Me Smart: A very cherry blossomy edition
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Apr 01, 2023 |
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It all comes down to the (hush) money
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Why didn’t Silicon Valley Bank knock on the Fed’s discount window?
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Demystifying the gender wage gap
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Another school shooting in America
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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JPMorgan got fooled by the ‘nickel’ rocks that it bought
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Mar 25, 2023 |
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TikTok in the hot seat
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Will recent bank failures affect debt ceiling talks?
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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The regulatory debacle behind SVB’s meltdown
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Why SVB makes the Federal Reserve’s inflation fight awkward
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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The era of paid social media has begun
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Mar 18, 2023 |
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A rescue mission for First Republic Bank
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Your questions about SVB answered
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Is time running out for TikTok?
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Let the SVB blame game begin
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Why SVB’s failure could be a very big deal
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Mar 11, 2023 |
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All the single ladies … in the U.S. economy
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Why does iced coffee cost more than hot coffee?
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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A U.S. history lesson through food
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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The history behind the Fed’s Humphrey-Hawkins hearing
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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In 2023, America has a child labor problem
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Mar 04, 2023 |
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The job market shrugs off the Fed
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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What lobbying Congress can really buy
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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The clean energy economy has a NIMBY problem
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Has corporate America stepped back from the culture wars?
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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What’s behind New York’s sky-high rents?
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Feb 25, 2023 |
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Teenagers want more sleep — and they need it
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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The new AI-powered Bing has entered the chat
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Welcome to the next chapter of the pandemic
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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A climate change housing bubble is on the horizon
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Feb 18, 2023 |
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What’s age got to do with it?
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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The Super Bowl wins that don’t happen
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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America is in a situationship with industrial policy
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Why we’re seeing more flying objects over U.S. airspace
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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The national debt is getting pricey
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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Say goodbye to Twitter’s free API
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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How to check if text was written by AI
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Inside the world of sports betting
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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SOTU RIP?
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Is it time to hit the reset button?
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Feb 04, 2023 |
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The Pope tweeted what now?
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Could the debt ceiling fight have been averted?
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Generative AI: What’s all the hype about?
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Why this debt ceiling fight is already different
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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A thawing housing market?
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Jan 28, 2023 |
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California’s flood-drought paradox
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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What happens if the U.S. defaults on its debt?
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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What’s behind the climate culture wars?
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Don’t bank on that trillion-dollar coin
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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ChatGPT is coming for Google search
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Jan 21, 2023 |
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FTX reboot?
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Is hybrid work worth it for companies?
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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WT … Oh no!
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Exxon Mobil’s decadeslong climate hoax
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Jan 14, 2023 |
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Keeping up with Congress
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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What’s the deal with ESG and the GOP?
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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The lasting implications of Jan. 6
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Our very first episode of the year!
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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This is not your grandpa’s union (rerun)
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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Let’s talk about Ukraine (rerun)
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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The moral hazard of solar geoengineering (rerun)
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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How sci-fi can make us smart (rerun)
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Our holiday party episode
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Dec 10, 2022 |
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The economic and human cost of the opioid epidemic
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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More jobs are always a good thing, right?
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Climate change is disrupting the insurance industry
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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AI isn’t all fun and games
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Why women are gaining more jobs than men
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Dec 03, 2022 |
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Dude, where’s my EV charging station?
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Why was so much money sitting in FTX?
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Tech layoffs: The Great Correction?
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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China is at a COVID-19 crossroads
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Is globalization a myth?
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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The FTX meltdown is a cautionary tale
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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The big quit: teachers’ edition
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Nov 19, 2022 |
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FTX-bomb
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Should we care about political polls?
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Unpacking Mastodon
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Are U.S.-China relations thawing?
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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It’s time to talk about climate reparations
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Nov 12, 2022 |
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Crypto world is reeling
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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What’s the deal with Twitter Blue?
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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The rise of outside money in local school board elections
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Elon Musk’s Twitter troubles
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Oil industry: Help wanted
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Nov 05, 2022 |
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Brands are breaking up with Twitter
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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With less than a week until Election Day, do political donations still matter?
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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We’re (still) not in a recession. Right?
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Scared that affirmative action might go away?
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Gambling on politics?
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Oct 29, 2022 |
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The climate crisis vs. the energy crisis
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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Political ads can lie to you
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Is Miami’s housing market ignoring the climate crisis?
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Consequences for Kanye West
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Are we SURE about these Elon Musk deals?
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Oct 22, 2022 |
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Corporate profits, we see you
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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Can spending billions on political ads actually win elections?
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Health care is going hybrid
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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The surprising factors that affect who gets to live where
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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This isn’t your run of the mill grocery store merger
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Oct 15, 2022 |
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We’re still in a bear market, folks
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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Hurricane season, then and now
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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From “Marketplace Tech”: How credit scores shape our financial reality
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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What have you been been wrong about?
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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There’s a new backlog of ships hitting the U.S.
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Oct 08, 2022 |
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How oil and gas companies fuel the anti-abortion movement
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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Student loan forgiveness should boost your credit score — eventually
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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The social, political and economic forces behind Iran’s protests
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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To rebuild or not to rebuild?
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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What Trevor Noah’s departure says about late-night show biz
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Oct 01, 2022 |
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What flood insurance?
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Why is the U.K. cutting taxes and raising interest rates at the same time?
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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The racist backlash over Black characters is a labor story
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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The home care worker shortage just got worse
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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The economy isn’t cute
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Sep 24, 2022 |
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Making it easier to get life-saving drugs
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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How does the Fed’s quantitative (un)easing plan work?
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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China’s economy is going through a phase
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Eyes on Puerto Rico
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Is this our ’80s tribute show?
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Sep 17, 2022 |
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Republican governors take a page from history
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Questions about inflation, questions about the queen
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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These aren’t your grandpa’s high interest rates
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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COVID is still here. And it’s costing the economy.
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Thank you, Black Twitter
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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Thoughts on the queen, and more
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Sep 09, 2022 |