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The idea of college prestige, examined

Apr 14, 2022
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"Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal"

What is getting into a "top" college worth?

by The Econ Extra Credit Team
Apr 7, 2022
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #97
For the month of April, Econ Extra Credit is inviting you to watch the film “Operation Varsity Blues,” available on Netflix.
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"The Donut King'

The big child labor exception

by The Econ Extra Credit Team
Mar 31, 2022
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #95
A worker boxes donuts and pastries for a customer at The Donut Man inside Grand Central Market on March 11, 2022 in downtown Los Angeles, California.
PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images
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"The Donut King'

The constant grind of running a small business

by The Econ Extra Credit Team
Mar 24, 2022
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #95
Courtesy of Mayly Tao
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Econ Extra Credit with David Brancaccio

LA's Donut Princess on the "bittersweet" decision to sell the family business

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Mar 24, 2022
Mayly Tao's story is one familiar to many children of immigrants who see opportunity beyond their parents' storefronts.
Last year Mayly Tao's family sold DK's Donuts & Bakery in Santa Monica, California after 40 years.
Courtesy Mayly Tao
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"The Donut King'

David Brancaccio on “The Donut King”

by David Brancaccio
Mar 18, 2022
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #94
Ted Ngoy makes an appearance at BC Donuts.
Logan Industry
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"The Donut King'

The American dream, glazed and covered in sprinkles

by The Econ Extra Credit Team
Mar 10, 2022
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #93
An illustration of Ted Ngoy standing in front of doughnut signs.
Courtesy Greenwich Entertainment
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"Dark Money"

Your take on dark money and "Dark Money" 

by The Econ Extra Credit Team
Mar 4, 2022
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #92
A circular flow chart shows how dark money can funnel through politics and influence policy and elections.
Ellen Rolfes/Marketplace
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"Dark Money"

Inside the ever-growing power of dark money in U.S. politics

by Kimberly Adams , David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Mar 4, 2022
"It's really everywhere," said Marketplace's Kimberly Adams.
"It's really everywhere," said Marketplace's Kimberly Adams.
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"Dark Money"

Is there still dark money in Montana politics?

by The Econ Extra Credit Team
Feb 17, 2022
We talked to John Adams, the editor in chief of the Montana Free Press, to discuss what happened after the cameras stopped filming.
Investigative journalist John Adams reports from the Montana State Capitol, known as the People’s House.
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