Erika Soderstrom
"Marketplace Morning Report" Associate Producer
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Erika works with a group of extraordinary producers to chase business and economic stories heard on “Marketplace Morning Report.”
Latest Stories (269)
Remote cities can teach the nation a lot about hiring and keeping workers
Jun 14, 2023
Rural towns have long dealt with labor scarcity, and many have strategies for attracting and investing in talent.
Playing against the system: how a board game is teaching people about inequality
Jun 13, 2023
It's the "unfair game of life."
The founder of the world’s largest hedge fund on debt, government spending and education
Jun 5, 2023
Ray Dalio talks educational spending, taxes and more.
The economics of homelessness
Jun 2, 2023
In this Marketplace special, we’re taking a look at how the debt ceiling drama further restricts us from addressing big issues like homelessness.
Inside the push to criminalize homelessness
by
David Brancaccio
and Erika Soderstrom
May 31, 2023
"The proven strategy is ... to use housing as the base," and then add services, says Ann Oliva of the National Alliance to End Homelessness.
How the affordable housing crisis drives homelessness
by
David Brancaccio
and Erika Soderstrom
May 30, 2023
We're going to need a lot of money and cooperation to address homelessness.
The future is uncertain for Tennessee drag artists
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Erika Soderstrom
May 26, 2023
In about a week we’ll learn what becomes of Tennessee’s anti-drag legislation. The law, which aims to heavily restrict drag performances in the state, has been stalled in a legal battle over free speech protections. But what has news of the law meant for the business of drag? For Cameron Wade, an HR generalist and […]
AI is a major concern for striking writers
May 24, 2023
Among other things, Hollywood writers are concerned about the potential of artificial intelligence to displace workers.
Is Washington finally getting serious about the debt ceiling?
May 19, 2023
Every day there's a warning about how catastrophic a default on the national debt would be. What's it going to take to avoid that?
Economic coercion set to take center stage at G-7 summit
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Erika Soderstrom
May 17, 2023
But tackling the issue is another story.