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American capitalism isn't working for everyone
Jun 6, 2024
In his latest book, investor Ruchir Sharma takes a hard look at who's getting left out of the American dream and why.
Kyla Scanlon wants to remind us that "people are the economy"
by
Kyla Scanlon
May 30, 2024
Scanlon explains her philosophy of economic education in this excerpt from her book, "In This Economy? How Money & Markets Really Work."
Inflation and politics have always been connected
May 21, 2024
Rising costs have long been a concern for Americans. What's changed is how the government intervenes in prices, economist Carola Binder writes.
In "My Black Country," Alice Randall returns color to the heroes, and she-roes, of her songs
Apr 10, 2024
In her book, the country songwriter looks back on her career and the Black artists that shaped the genre, from DeFord Bailey to Beyoncé.
How NYT critic Morris looks at movie watching
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Mar 4, 2024
Cooper, Giamatti or Murphy? Morris weighs in on the range of talent up for Oscars and the "range of experiences" he seeks as a moviegoer.
In "Legacy," a physician explores the obstacles keeping Black Americans out of medicine
Jan 25, 2024
Doctor and author Uché Blackstock describes the influence her mother had over her career in an excerpt from her book.
"We've got a lot more progress to go" on fixing racial disparities caused by the tax system
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Jan 18, 2024
Dorothy Brown of Georgetown University has spent her career researching race and the tax code. Now, she advises the Treasury Department.
For public good, not for profit.
Alan Greenspan's greatest legacy may be the Fed's independence
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Jan 10, 2024
Greenspan ignored political pressure to cut interest rates so that he could bring down inflation, says author Sebastian Mallaby.
Transforming the post-incarceration experience
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Jan 3, 2024
Sociologist Reuben Jonathan Miller discusses the “moral worlds” of people who’ve been convicted of violent crimes
Why Egypt's Queen Nefertiti is one of the original beauty influencers
by
Sean McHenry
Nov 24, 2023
When Queen Nefertiti's bust was revealed to the world in 1920's, she caused a commotion in the fashion and beauty industry. "You would see hair salons, for example, in America have replicas of her bust in their windows," said journalist and author Zahra Hankir.