Ellen Rolfes
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Ellen is a newsletter writer at Marketplace.
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Imagining a more accessible financial world and workplace
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Ellen Rolfes
Jun 11, 2024
Thomas Foley from the nonprofit National Disability Institute on the economic gains disabled people have made and how employers can do better.
Is Roaring Kitty a populist retail investor or stock market manipulator?
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Ellen Rolfes
and Catherine Orihuela
Jun 7, 2024
Plus, how artists are fighting back against AI scraping.
A rehearsal for revolution
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Ellen Rolfes
Jun 3, 2024
It’s finally summer, so we’re watching “Crip Camp.”
American rule changes could help prop up Cuba's small-time capitalists
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Ellen Rolfes
and Catherine Orihuela
May 31, 2024
Plus we get smarter about sunscreen and do the numbers on overtourism in this week's summery edition of the newsletter.
The Class of 2024 is looking for work — but it might not be easy to find
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Ellen Rolfes
and Catherine Orihuela
May 24, 2024
Plus, an electric spoon that simulates salty flavor and we do the numbers on Americans' perception of the economy.
What it's like to create an indie film during the golden era of indie video games
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Ellen Rolfes
May 21, 2024
Filmmaker Lisanne Pajot reflects on how the challenges she faced making an indie film mirrored the struggles their subjects faced developing an indie game.
Paco de Leon wants you to embrace the little wins
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Marika Proctor
and Ellen Rolfes
May 17, 2024
In this week's Uncomfortable Book Club, the “Finance for the People” author shares some practical tips for taking control of your finances.
America wants cheap EVs, unless they come from China
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Ellen Rolfes
and Catherine Orihuela
May 17, 2024
Plus, we do the numbers on ATM codes and hurricane season in this week's Make Me Smart newsletter.
What's a $1,000 fine to a billionaire?
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Ellen Rolfes
and Catherine Orihuela
May 10, 2024
The News Fix Fines don’t deter Donald Trump. A New York judge held the former president in criminal contempt this week, levying another $1,000 fine for violating his gag order. This is the 10th time that Judge Juan Merchan has fined Trump during the “hush money” trial, in which Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records […]