The economy explained. Imagine you could call up a friend and say, "Meet me at the bar and tell me what's going on with the economy." Now imagine that's actually a fun evening.
Workers count banknotes of various currencies at the headquarters of the Da Afghanistan Bank, Afghanistan's central bank, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. (Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Bill Pennington in front of his Houston home, which has flooded every year for the past three years. Noel King hide caption
Another graduating class heads out into the world, ready to invest. Suharu Ogawa for NPR hide caption
A profession nervously approaches a bike, while students experience the affects of a bubble. Suharu Ogawa for NPR hide caption
