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Black Americans are far more likely to be denied a mortgage

As we continue exploring structural economic racism, today we’re looking at a huge source of the...

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Why isn’t racism in Economics 101?

Systemic economic racism is fundamental to understanding this moment, so why not teach it that...

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As COVID-19 cases surge, reopenings could become reclosings

Arizona, Florida, California, Texas and other states are seeing sharp increases in coronavirus...

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Visa restrictions could lead to more offshoring

We’ve said it before: Immigration is a labor force story. So today we’re going to look at the...

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Forget the rally — TikTok and K-pop fans will cost Trump money

Those big online groups are giving themselves some credit for spamming ticket reservations and...

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What happens when COVID-19 aid runs out?

The fiscal relief for the coronavirus pandemic is set to run out at the end of July, but many...

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Immigration is a labor force story

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for...

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Hollywood is back to work, but TV and movies won’t look the same

The CBS soap “The Bold and the Beautiful” was one of the first scripted series to turn cameras...

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The view from a COVID hot spot

Just down the road from the Smithfield pork-processing plant where hundreds of employees are off...

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Discrimination has steep economic costs

Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic wrote recently that “systemic racism is a yoke that drags on...

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Why diversity and inclusion programs often fall short

The national outcry over systemic racism has pushed employers big and small to examine their own...

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Small businesses struggle with protests and reopening

It’s not just big corporations feeling the pressure to respond to the protests against police...

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Can researchers work on anything besides COVID-19?

When the coronavirus pandemic hit, all other research froze. Some scientists packed it in, others...

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The legacy of slavery in this economy

In order to understand the structural economic racism that lead to this moment, you need to know...

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What it means to defund police

Almost two weeks after George Floyd was killed in police custody, a veto-proof majority of the...

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Where’d those 2.5 million jobs come from?

If there’s one lesson to take from today’s show, it’s that economists are just as confused as you...

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Big companies say they’re anti-racist, but what are they actually doing?

After more than a week of protests following the death of George Floyd in police custody,...

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How communities rebuild after protests

From coast to coast, communities are coming together to clean up after protests over the death of...

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Structural economic racism

George Floyd’s death in police custody sparked nationwide protests, but the kindling has been...

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How bail activism works

As protesters across the U.S. call for justice in the death of George Floyd, people are showing...

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