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How Could A Biden Administration Change Banks?

November 18, 2020 • What can President-elect Joe Biden do without his party in charge of the Senate? One idea that's gaining steam: Force banks to offer low-cost, no overdraft bank accounts.

How Could A Biden Administration Change Banks?

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Congressional Committee Has Been Reviewing Trump Tax Refund For 9 Years

October 2, 2020 • Every large federal income tax refund is reviewed by a little-known committee in Congress. NPR's Planet Money podcast goes over the committee's purpose and a refund for Trump its been reviewing.

Congressional Committee Has Been Reviewing Trump Tax Refund For 9 Years

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Should We Kill The $100 Bill?

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Should We Kill The $100 Bill?

September 15, 2020 • It feels like cash has disappeared. But there's more paper money out there than ever. That might be a problem.

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Supreme Court Hears Case Involving Blackbeard's Ship, State And Property Rights

November 28, 2019 • The Supreme Court recently heard arguments in a case that involved both a 300-year-old pirate ship — and a contemporary fight between two powerful forces: states' rights and property rights.

Supreme Court Hears Case Involving Blackbeard's Ship, State And Property Rights

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How The Vision Fund Has Transformed Silicon Valley And Startups

October 17, 2019 • The biggest venture capital fund in history was a key backer of WeWork and Uber — and it transformed the way startups work.

How The Vision Fund Has Transformed Silicon Valley And Startups

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What Selling Homes Online Says About Changes In The Global Economy

June 28, 2019 • Tech companies are getting into the house-flipping business, buying up billions of dollars in homes from ordinary Americans. The companies are being funded in part by global investors.

What Selling Homes Online Says About Changes In The Global Economy

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Big Tech And Antitrust

June 9, 2019 • The government is looking into whether the large tech giants, such as Google and Facebook, are violating antitrust law. We look at the arguments for more regulation.

Big Tech And Antitrust

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Google Replaces CAPTCHA With reCAPTCHA, A More Effective Way To Decide Who Is Human

May 3, 2019 • Those online tests where you click boxes to prove you're not a robot are going away. A new test is here, it's always running in the background, trying to figure out if you're really a human being.

Google Replaces CAPTCHA With reCAPTCHA, A More Effective Way To Decide Who Is Human

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Episode 908: I Am Not A Robot

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Episode 908: I Am Not A Robot

April 24, 2019 • The remarkable story of the online CAPTCHA tests we've all taken to stop spam and prove we're not robots.

Episode 644: How Much Does This Cow Weigh?

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Episode 644: How Much Does This Cow Weigh?

April 17, 2019 • The wisdom of crowds is an eerie phenomenon that informs everything from the stock market to the price of orange juice. We put it to the test with a farm animal.

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For Some Students, There's A New Way To Pay For College

April 4, 2019 • There's a new way to pay for college. It's not debt — but students are on the hook after they graduate.

For Some Students, There's A New Way To Pay For College

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Episode 903: A New Way To Pay For College

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Episode 903: A New Way To Pay For College

March 29, 2019 • Some colleges are offering students a new way to pay. It's not a scholarship. It's not a loan. It's called an income share agreement. It's like the students are selling stock in themselves.

Episode 899: Mexico Fights The Fuel Pirates

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Episode 899: Mexico Fights The Fuel Pirates

March 8, 2019 • Cartels in Mexico aren't just trafficking in drugs anymore; they're also stealing fuel. The Mexican Government is taking action to cut them off. But it's costing a lot of money, and lives.

Antitrust In America

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Antitrust In America

February 23, 2019 • A three-part series on the history of competition, big business, and antitrust law, one of the most important but least-understood bodies of law in the United States.

Antitrust 3: Big Tech

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Antitrust 3: Big Tech

February 22, 2019 • We talk to Lina Khan and Scott Hemphill about the rise of companies like Facebook, Amazon and Google, and the state of competition and antitrust law.

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