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How The Deck Is Stacked

How does a manufacturing town remake itself for a new economy?

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 19, 2017
One union leader said he's not moved by Trump's promises to bring jobs like his back to Erie — workers are retraining instead.
A retired factory in Erie County, PA.
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How The Deck Is Stacked

If manufacturing jobs can't come back, what happens next?

by Marketplace Staff
Jan 19, 2017
We talk to Penn State economist Kenneth Louie about the future of a manufacturing county that flipped for Trump.
A factory in Erie County, PA. 
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Will U.S. contribution to U.N. Green Climate Fund be its last?

by Jed Kim
Jan 18, 2017
The Obama administration contributes another half a billion dollars.
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Aluminum lawsuit underscores troubled trade relations between U.S. and China

by Scott Tong
Jan 18, 2017
This case could provide more fodder for the president-elect's plans.
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Companies try to avoid the Trump Twitter treatment

by Annie Baxter
Jan 18, 2017
It’s not even Inauguration Day yet, but we’re getting a pretty clear sense of President-elect Donald Trump’s negotiating style with corporate America. His tweets have chastised manufacturers like Carrier, GM and Ford for outsourcing jobs, prompting those companies to promise to add or retain jobs domestically. And now several others are promising expansions and investments […]
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Let’s do the numbers: the cost of inauguration

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jan 18, 2017
The inauguration is Friday. So, who pays for what?
A view of the west front of the U.S. Capitol during the dress rehearsal for Friday's inauguration.
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Final Note

The economic threads of Obama's farewell speech

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 11, 2017
The president highlighted a growing U.S. economy but, as we know, that doesn't ring true for all Americans.
An attendee with a flag bandana made in China wait for Republican candidate for President Donald Trump to speak at a rally at Erie Insurance Arena on August 12, 2016 in Erie, Pennsylvania.
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Repealing Obamacare will be the easy part

by Kai Ryssdal and Cerise Castle
Jan 11, 2017
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to repeal and replace it, but Republicans haven't presented a plan.
An Obamacare logo is shown on a clinic in Miami, Florida on January 10, 2017. As President-elect Donald Trump's administration prepares to take over Washington, they have made it clear that overturning and replacing the Affordable Care Act is a priority.
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BuzzFeed is already selling "failing pile of garbage" merch

by Tony Wagner
Jan 11, 2017
The president-elect insulted the digital news site. Here's what happened next.
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The major industry ties of Trump’s cabinet picks

by Donna Tam
Dec 23, 2016
The president-elect has chosen the majority of his administration already. What company connections do they bring with them?
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