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1/31/2023
12 : 14
How the pandemic changed the rules of personal finance
A new book says the Great Resignation was really the Great Reshuffle. View this email online Planet Money The Great Money Reset by Paddy Hirsch In the last half of last year, we heard a lot of talk (
1/24/2023
12 : 5
A recession might be coming. Here's what it could look like
We sift through the wild array of recession predictions View this email online Planet Money A Gloomy Crystal Ball by Rafael Nam Slowcession? Richcession? Or just recession? Whether in the supermarket
1/20/2023
3 : 44
Can a 22-year-old save writing from AI?
A college kid's mission to prevent misuse of artificial intelligence. View this email online Planet Money College Kid vs Machine by Greg Rosalsky and Emma Peaslee While many Americans were nursing
1/10/2023
12 : 14
New nation, new ideas: A study finds immigrants out-innovate native-born Americans
In a fascinating study, a group of economists measures the impact of immigrants on American innovation. View this email online Planet Money Foreign-born brainiacs by Greg Rosalsky Sergey Brin, co-
1/3/2023
12 : 4
A Golden Age For Non-Alcoholic Beers, Wines, and Spirits
There are many more drinking options this Dry January View this email online Planet Money Cheers To No Buzz by Greg Rosalsky Craft non-alcoholic IPAs. Kentucky 74 spiritless bourbon. Monday Zero
12/27/2022
12 : 4
Some of our favorite Indicators of the year
The Indicator recently decided to select three of their favorite episodes of the year. View this email online Planet Money Some Great Indicators The year 2022 is coming to an end. It's been a
12/20/2022
12 : 4
Facing an energy crisis, Germans stock up on candles
Germans are on a mission to transform their energy economy and reduce their consumption, including by — apparently — using lots of candles. View this email online Planet Money Waxing Poetic On German
12/13/2022
12 : 14
Inflation has reached the North Pole as a "Santa shortage" looms, but all is not ho-ho-hopeless
Santa's services are more in demand than ever — and he and his helpers are having a hard time keeping up. View this email online Planet Money The Economics of “The Santa Shortage” by Greg Rosalsky
12/6/2022
12 : 4
Why The Sanctions Against Russia Aren’t Working. Yet.
When sanctions were enacted against Russia in February of this year, all the forecasts were of an imminent collapse in the Russian economy. A new report looks at why that hasn't happened. View this
11/29/2022
12 : 14
How the cookie became a monster
How the cookie went from an obscure piece of code designed to protect anonymity, to an online advertiser's dream, to a privacy advocate's nightmare. View this email online Planet Money A tough
11/22/2022
12 : 14
Rising prices are on the menu for Thanksgiving
As Americans prepare to gather for Thanksgiving, the high cost of both turkey and travel is grating on their sense of gratitude. View this email online Planet Money Gobbling Up Your Budget by Scott
11/15/2022
12 : 4
These companies ran an experiment: Pay workers their full salary to work fewer days
Britons are about to complete the biggest ever experiment with a shortened work week View this email online Planet Money Fewer Hours, Same Pay by Paddy Hirsch Companies in the United Kingdom are about
11/8/2022
12 : 14
They made a material that doesn't exist on earth. That's only the start of the story.
A scientific discovery could forever change China and the US's industrial balance. View this email online Planet Money Of Meteors, Metals, and Magnets by Paddy Hirsch It sounds like the plot of a
10/29/2022
11 : 14
Planet Money Gets Into The Music Business
Almost 50 years ago, a band made an incredible song about Inflation. Then the song was lost to the dustbin of history. Now, Planet Money is on a mission to make this record a hit. View this email
10/25/2022
11 : 15
Britain’s Productivity Problem
Liz Truss is just the latest Prime Minister to be tripped up trying to tackle productivity View this email online Planet Money Mind The Productivity Gap by Paddy Hirsch On Thursday, British Prime
10/18/2022
11 : 4
How The Gig Economy Inspired A Cyberpunk Video Game
The video game Citizen Sleeper critiques the gig economy in a cyberpunk "post-capitalist" future View this email online Planet Money The Gig(abyte) Economy by Sam Yellowhorse Kesler Citizen
10/11/2022
11 : 14
Why the US might not win the global economy without Canada and Mexico
A new book argues that for the US to become more globally competitive and create good jobs, we must embrace and expand trade with Canada and Mexico. View this email online Planet Money North America vs
10/4/2022
11 : 14
How The “Black Metropolis” Made A Comeback
Bronzeville was the epicenter of a Black renaissance before it fell on hard times. Now, it's booming again. Here's the story of its incredible turnaround. View this email online Planet Money
9/27/2022
11 : 14
Workers are changing jobs and getting raises, and still struggling financially
Where have all the workers gone? As it turns out, most of them have gone... right into other jobs. View this email online Planet Money Musical Chairs In The Labor Market by Stacey Vanek Smith Where
9/20/2022
11 : 14
Why your bad boss will probably lose the remote-work wars
Since 2020, office workers have waged an epic battle to work remotely. They're mostly winning. View this email online Planet Money The Remote Wars by Greg Rosalsky My good friend has a bad boss (