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Shuttered Meat Packing Plant Could Be A Sign Of Things To Come In Texas
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Thursday, March 07, 2013
Planet Money
The Scariest Jobs Chart Ever Isn't Scary Enough
March 7, 2013 America's still-awful job market, in two charts.
The Two-Way
China's Citizens Hide As Much As $2.34 Trillion In Income, Researcher Says
March 7, 2013 China's citizens do not report as much as $2.34 trillion of what they make every year, hiding "gray income" that represents nearly 20 percent of the country's GDP, Chinese economics scholar Wang Xiaolu says, in a report from the news site Global Voices.
The Salt
Startup Wants To Redefine How Local Foods Get To Your Door
March 7, 2013 Demand for local foods is growing, but in many places, there still aren't efficient networks for getting them to consumers. A San Francisco startup called Good Eggs is trying out a new model: It's acting as the middleman, letting customers order from lots of different local producers and then delivering straight to their homes.
The Two-Way
Mixed Signals: Jobless Claims Dip; Layoff Plans Rise
March 7, 2013 As many eyes turn to Friday's employment report, new data offer a somewhat conflicting picture.
Energy
BP Bows Out Of Solar, But Industry Outlook Still Sunny
March 7, 2013 The energy giant says it has "thrown in the towel on solar." The industry has evolved since BP entered the ring, currently emphasizing cheap production rather than research and development. BP says it just wasn't making money, though it will continue investing in other renewable resources.
The Sequester: Cuts And Consequences
With Budget Cuts For Ports, Produce May Perish
March 7, 2013 Nogales, Ariz., is home to one of the nation's busiest ports of entry. Trucks line up for inspection before heading to grocery stores in the U.S. But the sequester is forcing the ports to make cuts, leading some to fear higher prices for food and strained relationships with foreign trading partners.
Planet Money
Andrew Sullivan Is Doing Fine
March 7, 2013 Two months ago, the popular political blogger left the comfortable world of big media and struck out on his own. His bold new plan: Ask readers to pay to subscribe to his blog.
Author Interviews
The 'Big Data' Revolution: How Number Crunchers Can Predict Our Lives
March 7, 2013 Companies and governments have access to an unprecedented amount of digital information, much of it personal: what we buy, what we search for, what we read online. Kenneth Cukier, co-author of the book Big Data, describes how data-crunching is becoming the new norm.
The Salt
In A Grain Of Golden Rice, A World Of Controversy Over GMO Foods
March 7, 2013 A rice enriched with beta-carotene promises to boost the health of poor children around the world. But critics say golden rice is also a clever PR move for a biotech industry driven by profits, not humanitarianism.
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
The Salt
Can Milk Sweetened With Aspartame Still Be Called Milk?
March 6, 2013 By adding artificial sweeteners to flavored milk, the dairy industry hopes to boost flagging consumption in schools. But if the industry gets its way, the front-of-the-package labels wouldn't note that it's "diet milk."
