Black millennials aren't just falling further and further behind white millennials in building wealth for their families — they're falling further and further behind what *previous Black generations* amassed in wealth.
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@DrLisaDCook
found a hole in one of the central theories of economic growth – the impact of racial violence on innovation. But getting her colleagues to see it took ten years.
When we told you last year recycling plastic isn’t working, y’all got really upset. Wait till we tell you this next bit: Plastic recycling was a lie — a big lie — to sell more plastic.
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@timkmak
recently uncovered secret tapes of NRA leaders immediately following the Columbine HS mass shooting in 1999. These tapes reveal how the NRA crafted a message that would become its standard response for decades of school shootings to come.
The Democratic Socialists of America pride themselves on being a big socialist tent. Some members want the U.S. to be more like Scandinavian countries, with higher taxes and a bigger social safety net. Others -
We turn 1,000 next week! 🥳🥳🥳 And we're whipping up something special for ya... but first, we wanna know:
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A ship with 3,186 tons of garbage sailed up and down the east coast in 1987—and was rejected at every stop. It became a symbol for the country’s problem with trash and got the country recycling.
The Great Gatsby is a literary classic that touches on so many aspects of American life — especially money. It just entered the public domain, so for our latest episode, we recorded it as an
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SO ACTUALLY THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT WON’T EVEN REDUCE INFLATION MUCH IN THE NEAR TERM. BUT IT DOES HAVE LONGER TERM POLICIES THAT SHOULD REDUCE PRICES THROUGH SCALE AND EFFICIENCY.
Ever dreamed of having nearly five hours of Planet Money reporters in your ears? Thanks to copyright law, now you can. The Great Gatsby just entered the public domain, so we recorded it as an
#audiobook
, just for you
The Chicago Police Department tortured over 100 men into confessions. Years later, the city started trying to make amends. Including promising a memorial.
There have only been 7 COVID deaths in Taiwan. This entire time. Sure, it's an island, but it's also trying new things with technology. Today's episode: how Taiwan hacked the pandemic.
We can’t blame Boomers for causing the housing shortage by staying in their homes. But maybe we can blame them for zoning laws that block duplexes, townhouses, and mobile homes.
We just won a duPont-Columbia award! Our collaboration with Frontline investigates why recycling plastic isn’t working, why it never has, and who was hiding the truth.
Episode 1,000 is here! Along the way, we’ve taken you inside the invention of money… the birth of the spreadsheet… space… but, one place we’ve never taken you — inside the show. For our 1,000th episode — we’ve got some secrets to share.
The world is in this strange moment where there’s a direct connection between life and death — and the ability of a small auto parts company in Minnesota to churn out thousands of pistons small enough to fit in the palm of your hand.
Good question! Short answer: The official committee that calls recessions says downturns normally have to last “more than a few months.” So, yes, we may already be on our way. 😭 Anyways, we'd be happy to talk with you about it on our show!
Bill Browder’s lawyer Sergei Magnitsky was detained, tortured, and murdered by Russian authorities. Browder is now trying to get justice by passing a law that freezes the assets of human rights violators like the ones responsible for Magnitsky’s murder.
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Economists have puzzled forever over why some countries grow and others don’t. Lisa Cook found evidence of a missing variable — racial violence — and showed it to Harvard economist Martin Feldstein.
Venezuela’s currency, the bolivar, loses value by the minute. And the Venezuelan government doesn’t let most people exchange their bolivars for a more stable currency. So now there’s a black market... for dollars.
Dan Pashman, host of
@TheSporkful
podcast, was a man on a mission. A mission to create, produce, and sell the perfect pasta shape. Today on the show, Dan takes us along on his quest to achieve noodle nirvana.
When the hit comedy “9 to 5” came out in 1980, it was one of the first times a movie directly addressed the struggles of working women. We look at the movement that inspired the movie, and how the workplace has changed since then. (Spoiler: not that much)