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It's chilly out there, remember to layer up your shell companies
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It’s illegal to retaliate against union organizing. Does it still happen? yup.
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The wealthiest 10% of Americans own 69% of the wealth. That sounds kinda bad. It is. It’s also bad for the economy. www.npr.org/2022/07/27/1114130282/planet-m...
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.
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A blockbuster new study released today reveals a key factor explaining rates of upward mobility across America.
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Welcome to Planet Money Summer School 2022 -- follow along on the podcast or tiktok!
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1986: Beer ads dominate the airwaves
2022: Insurance ads dominate the airwaves?
Why? This mf gecko.
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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. www.npr.org/2022/05/25/1101401106/the-nras...
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.
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It’s not one big percent, it’s a bunch of little brackets with their own percents
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If you have more student debt than money in the bank, inflation could be good for you
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Why hasn't Bitcoin replaced the dollar? Check out episode 6 of our Investing Summer School series!
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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.
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Bobby Bonilla Day is the greatest American holiday. On today’s show, we find out why by talking to Bobby Bonilla himself.
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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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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)
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Credit cards are a tax on the poor.
Based on a LA Times Op-ed by @Aarondklein
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Think you have a better economics joke than this? Prove it.
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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.
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Owning a Non-Fungible Token is like putting your name on plaque next to a painting. They might good for artists, but use a lot of⚡️ Pt. 2 soon!
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Those jobs aren't really coming back until the pandemic is over.
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Printers have a way of making people angry. It’s not a bug, it’s a feature.
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If your job is to put people in jail, should you be able to make money off the arrest?
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A new study adds to the growing mountain of evidence that says that poverty impairs people’s ability to focus and think. www.npr.org/sections/money/2021/02/02/9619...
$PLANETMONEY TO THE MOON 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
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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 npr.org/2021/01/14/956800308/the-great-gatsby