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What a small business owner makes of the tax overhaul.
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Shaheen Ainpour
Dec 4, 2017
Is the proposed tax overhaul really a boon for small business? We checked in with Austin Golding, co-owner of Golding Barge Line in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to find out his perspective. “It seems like every time there’s a discussion about it, there’s a different provision or different nuance to it, but we’ve definitely been trying to […]
In Nebraska, historic shelterbelts are making way for more crops
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Shaheen Ainpour
Nov 28, 2017
The strips of trees once protected farmers from Dust Bowl storms. Reporter Carson Vaughan wrote about them.
Time to pay attention to net neutrality again
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Shaheen Ainpour
Nov 21, 2017
The Federal Communications Commission will not uphold Obama-era net neutrality rules. Today, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai asked the commission to adopt a more free-market approach to regulating the internet. Net neutrality is the idea that all data transmitted over the internet be treated equally and companies can’t slow down or charge different rates for different […]
Germany won't have a government anytime soon
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Shaheen Ainpour
Nov 20, 2017
The German parliament still has not formed a coalition government.
Puerto Rico still has no power
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Shaheen Ainpour
Nov 16, 2017
Marketplace Weekend's Lizzie O'Leary gives us the view from the ground in San Juan.
The powerful hold of Silicon Valley's venture capital priesthood
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Molly Wood
and Shaheen Ainpour
Nov 14, 2017
Marketplace Tech's Molly wood tells how a small, influential group of mostly men have a tendency to fund ... mostly men.
Chicago's decaying water system is delivering disparate rates
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Shaheen Ainpour
Nov 9, 2017
Minority and lower-income residents are struggling to pay skyrocketing bills for a basic resource, says Patrick O'Connell of the Chicago Tribune.
For public good, not for profit.
Why the GOP believes in a decades-old tax myth
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Shaheen Ainpour
Nov 1, 2017
Tax cuts for the rich is the only economic solution Republicans know, says Bruce Bartlett, a former presidential adviser.
What it means to close the 'dignity gap'
by
Kai Ryssdal
Mar 7, 2017
AEI president argues that the poor need an American culture that values them.
Blog: What the protest economy means to you
Feb 23, 2017
Listeners weigh in on how their businesses have been affected by the constant state of protest.