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"The Sentence of Michael Thompson"

Even where legal, weed's hard to remove from criminal records

by Tony Wagner
May 26, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #151
"The Sentence of Michael Thompson" follows the efforts of Thompson's family and lawyer to free him after Michigan legalized the drug in 2018.
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"The Queen of Basketball"

"The Queen of Basketball"

by The Econ Extra Credit Team
May 19, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #150
A documentary short distributed by The New York Times chronicles the story of Luisa Harris, a college basketball superstar who was the first and only woman to be drafted into the NBA.
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"All The Queen's Horses"

Fraudsters are everywhere

by The Econ Extra Credit Team
May 12, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #149
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"All The Queen's Horses"

Inside the biggest municipal fraud scheme in U.S. history

by David Brancaccio and Erika Soderstrom
May 11, 2023
What we can learn about how fraud happens and how can cities guard against it.
The scandal, which unfolded in the sleepy town of Dixon, Illinois, saw the city's comptroller steal $53 million over her 20-year career.
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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
Courtesy Lauren Greenfield
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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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"The Queen of Versailles"

The quest to build a 90,000-square-foot home

by David Brancaccio
Mar 3, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #140
Courtesy Magnolia Pictures
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"The Big Payback"

The consequences of underestimating the racial wealth gap

by David Brancaccio and Erika Soderstrom
Mar 2, 2023
Ivy Onyeador of Northwestern University discusses why Americans overestimate the progress we've made toward economic equality.
Many Americans don't understand the true scale of economic inequality. That can lead to misperceptions of what needs to be done, says Ivy Onyeador, professor at Northwestern University.
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"The Big Payback"

The purpose of local reparations

by Ellen Rolfes
Feb 25, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #139
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