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Ellen Rolfes

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Ellen is a newsletter writer at Marketplace.

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"Beanie Mania"

When products are the stars of Hollywood films

by Ellen Rolfes
Aug 21, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #162
"The Beanie Bubble," starring Zach Galifianakis as Ty Warner, is the most recent film to take on the story of the investment frenzy that grew around these stuffed animals.
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"Beanie Mania"

Meet the "Beanie Meanie"

by Ellen Rolfes
Aug 14, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #161
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What’s your “economic anthem”?

by Ellen Rolfes
Aug 10, 2023
Contribute to our playlist of songs about the economic struggles, persistence and wins.
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"All the Beauty and the Bloodshed"

Art as commodity versus art as protest

by Ellen Rolfes
Jun 24, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #155
Artist Nan Goldin lies on the ground in a "die-in" protest at a museum.
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"All the Beauty and the Bloodshed"

Where will the opioids settlement money go?

by Ellen Rolfes
Jun 16, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #154
Oxycodone pain pills prescribed for a patient with chronic pain are pictured.
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"All the Beauty and the Bloodshed"

Why the Sacklers are shielded from future opioids lawsuits

by Ellen Rolfes
Jun 10, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #153
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"All the Beauty and the Bloodshed"

Nan Goldin versus the Sacklers

by Ellen Rolfes
Jun 2, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #152
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"The Queen of Versailles"

Q&A: "Queen of Versailles” director Lauren Greenfield

by Ellen Rolfes
Mar 24, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #143
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"The Queen of Versailles"

Sizing up

by Ellen Rolfes
Mar 17, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #142
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"The Queen of Versailles"

The hard sell and the "mooches"

by Ellen Rolfes
Mar 11, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #141
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