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Thursday, May 02, 2013
Planet Money
NYT Excerpt: Larry Summers, Glenn Hubbard And The Future Of The U.S. Economy
May 2, 2013 "How did two men, whose work is widely respected, reach such different conclusions from data about the same economy?"
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Planet Money
NYT Excerpt: The Economics Of Illegal Immigration
February 13, 2013 Nearly all economists, of all political persuasions, agree that immigrants — those here legally or not — benefit the overall economy.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Planet Money
NYT Excerpt: An Existential Crisis For U.S. Labor Unions
January 29, 2013 Union membership is at a 97-year low. Will private-sector organized labor survive the 21st century?
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Planet Money
NYT Excerpt: Is Fracking A Blessing Or A Curse?
December 11, 2012 If there is an uneasy equilibrium, right now, between environmentally concerned citizens and pro-fracking industrial groups, what will the political balance be like in a decade?
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
Planet Money
NYT Excerpt: Breaking Bad, Mad Men And The Business Of Cable TV
December 4, 2012 The business model that created the current, golden age of cable TV is brilliant, possibly evil, and ultimately doomed.
