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Thursday, February 14, 2013
Planet Money
Mavericks, Hot Documents And Beer
February 14, 2013 How antitrust regulators decide whether to block a merger.
All Tech Considered
When It Comes To Fashion, Shouldn't There Be An App For That?
February 14, 2013 In fashion's first hackathon, developers had just 24 hours to build an app for the industry — the finalists will be presented on the runway at New York's Fashion Week. "Right now the industry could really use some innovation," says Decoded Fashion founder Liz Bacelar.
The Legacy And Future Of Mass Incarceration
The Drug Laws That Changed How We Punish
February 14, 2013 NCPRForty years ago, New York enacted tough laws in response to a wave of drug-related crime. They became known as the Rockefeller drug laws, and they set the standard for states looking to get tough on crime. But a new debate is under way over the effectiveness of such strict sentencing laws.
Latin America
Will 'Made In Haiti' Factories Improve Life In Haiti?
February 14, 2013 International aid agencies are pouring millions of dollars into a large industrial park on Haiti's north coast. The Caracol Industrial Park is intended to create 60,000 jobs and encourage people to move out of the overcrowded capital Port-au-Prince.
Opinion
An Affair To Remember In Pre-Independence India
February 14, 2013 It began like a typical Bollywood story. Boy meets girl in pre-independence India. They fall in love. Her family says no way. So one night, she escapes. NPR commentator Sandip Roy recounts how his great-aunt jumped off a moving train for love, and went on to have a happy 60-year-long marriage.
Music Interviews
Bryan Ferry: A Forward-Looking Musician Turns To The Past
February 14, 2013 The Roxy Music singer gives his classic songs a jazz makeover on his new album, The Jazz Age.
