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The economic highlights of the final 2016 presidential debate

by Marketplace Staff
Oct 19, 2016
Yes, Donald Trump might not concede, but what about the economy?
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump (R) speaks as Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton looks on during the third U.S. presidential debate at the Thomas & Mack Center on Oct.19, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Secretary of the Future

Basic income, government accountability, and everything else the U.S. should focus on instead of the election

by David Brancaccio and Daniel Shin
Oct 17, 2016
Sometimes the most important issues don't fit in a single election cycle.
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The history of dirty politics as told through campaign buttons

by Marketplace Contributor
Oct 14, 2016
Before the viral video, there was the campaign button.
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Using its powers for good: Facebook's voter sign-up campaign

by Gigi Douban
Oct 13, 2016
A short campaign in September resulted in thousands now registered to vote.
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As Trump loses party support, funding may follow suit

by Donna Tam
Oct 10, 2016
More Republicans withdraw their allegiance to Trump, prompting the party to reportedly withdraw some financial support.
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), speaks to the media during his weekly media briefing on Sept. 29 on Capitol Hill.
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Ahead of debate, voters disappointed with choices

by Kimberly Adams
Oct 7, 2016
Jobs, taxes, and race are on the minds of St. Louis voters ahead of second presidential debate.
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Freelancers made an estimated $1 trillion last year

by Donna Tam and Mitchell Hartman
Oct 6, 2016
More people are choosing freelance work over full time jobs, according to the Freelancers Union.
A home office. The number of Americans choosing freelance work is growing, according to a study from the Freelancers Union.
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Is it evil? A year of email controversies

by Donna Tam
Sep 30, 2016
Private email servers, DNC emails, hacked Yahoo accounts — we take a look back at recent email drama and what it says about the technology.
An environmentalist dressed as a mock lobbyist holds a banner reading 'Recruting e-mail hackers' during the third day of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Did Trump break the Cuba embargo?

by Donna Tam
Sep 29, 2016
A Newsweek investigation alleges the businessman and presidential candidate’s former company illegally did business in Cuba in the 1990s.
Cubans wave a U.S. and a Cuban flag at the Malecon waterfront as the first US-to-Cuba cruise ship to arrive in the island nation in decades glides into the port of Havana, on May 2, 2016.
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There wasn't much talk of the minimum wage last night

by Virginia Smith
Sep 27, 2016
But low-wage workers are in some of the toughest spots.
For many it's a challenge to make ends meet.
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