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11/19/2024
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America's first immigration crackdown and the making and breaking of the West
Chinese immigrants sacrificed their lives to create America's first transcontinental railroad. But its completion may have ironically contributed to a populist backlash that led to the first major
11/12/2024
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What Markets Think Trump Will Do
Donald Trump is returning to office, and that will have big impacts on the economy. View this email online Planet Money Donald Trump is returning to office, and that will have big impacts on the
11/5/2024
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A Planet Money Playlist For Election Day
It's Election Day! And if you want more information on the economic ideas and plans of the presidential candidates, we got you covered. View this email online Planet Money The Planet Money Playlist
10/29/2024
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U.S. Steel’s decline nearly killed this town. Its sale could save it
Braddock, Pennsylvania lost most of its population over the past almost 100 years, due largely to US Steel's decline. Here's how some locals feel about the company's potential sale to the
10/22/2024
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It’s Love Week At The Indicator
In a new five-part series, The Indicator from Planet Money explores the market for romance. View this email online Planet Money Love Week All you need is love — and also a new series from The Indicator
10/20/2024
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A Nobel Prize For An Explanation Of Why Nations Fail
A trio of economists just won a Nobel prize for their insights into how democratic and other inclusive institutions are critical for a nation's prosperity. View this email online Planet Money A
10/8/2024
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Americans are using AI at fairly high rates. What does this mean for the economy?
A new study finds Americans have adopted generative AI faster than personal computers and the Internet. Does that mean we're about to see a long-awaited increase in productivity growth? View this
10/1/2024
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Ten economic insights from covering the presidential candidates
In a recent two-part series on The Indicator, we looked into the economic platforms of presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. View this email online Planet Money Ten Econ Takeaways
9/24/2024
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Have economists gone out of fashion in Washington?
Once the high priests of policy, economists may now be seeing lower demand. View this email online Planet Money Are Economists Still The High Priests Of Policy? by Greg Rosalsky Shortly after World War
9/17/2024
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So many music festivals have been canceled this year. What's going on?
A wave of music festivals are canceling their events. Call it the music festival recession. View this email online Planet Money The Year The Music Fest Died by Greg Rosalsky It may not be too much of
9/10/2024
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Where Kamala Harris Studied Economics
Kamala Harris has called her time at Howard University “one of the most important aspects of my life.” And much of that time was spent studying economics. View this email online Planet Money Kamala
9/3/2024
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What Can We Learn From Millions Of High School Yearbook Photos?
When fashion meets economics View this email online Planet Money Yearbook Photos: A New Frontier of Economic Analysis? by Sofia Shchukina Imagine you're about to get your high school yearbook
8/28/2024
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Great minds assemble to bid farewell to Planet Money Summer School 2024
This season Planet Money Summer School tackled economic history. View this email online Planet Money The end of (an incomplete and kinda random) history of the economic world Do you feel the chill in
8/20/2024
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The White House plan to stop companies from wasting our time
The Biden-Harris administration has a new initiative called "Time Is Money." View this email online Planet Money "Time Is Money" by Greg Rosalsky There's a fabled version of the
8/13/2024
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The Economic Mind of Tim Walz
A rundown on some of the Democratic VP candidate's important economic policy decisions. View this email online Planet Money The Economic Mind of Tim Walz by Greg Rosalsky In recent weeks, Minnesota
8/6/2024
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Ten Reasons Why AI May Be Overrated
A list of reasons why generative AI may be overhyped. View this email online Planet Money AI Hype by Greg Rosalsky Is artificial intelligence overrated? Ever since ChatGPT heralded the explosion of “
7/30/2024
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Ozempic's Economic Side Effect
Novo Nordisk is powering Denmark's economy with huge sales of Ozempic. But could its stratospheric growth pose a risk? View this email online Planet Money The economic side effects of Ozempic by
7/23/2024
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The Economic Mind of JD Vance
The GOP VP candidate represents a sharp break from the Republicanism of yesteryear. View this email online Planet Money Hello JD Vance, Goodbye Ronald Reagan? by Greg Rosalsky Last week, former
7/16/2024
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Summer School returns with an economic history of the world
Origin stories of our economy from the dawn of money to today. View this email online Planet Money The Free Economics Course For Your Ears Planet Money Summer School is back! This season, our free
7/9/2024
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How to fight shrinkflation? Pay attention to unit prices at grocery stores
Companies have waged a quiet revolution in package sizing that they use to squeeze more money out of us. But there's a weapon to help consumers level the playing field: unit prices. View this email