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The Economy Explained
Flint sit-down strikers sitting down. Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University. hide caption
Portraits of Studs Terkel. The Studs Terkel Radio Archive/WFMT hide caption
The IndiGator sips on an ice-cold White Claw as they ponder the intricacies of tax policy. Emily Lang hide caption
Illmind's library of beats is sought after by artists from LL Cool J to Bruno Mars. @KofMotivation/Courtesy of Illmind hide caption
In the early 1600s, there was only one stock and it didn't take long before a man named Isaac Le Maire tried to manipulate the price. NPR hide caption
Yuzhu Yang (left) trains Lori Cochran at the Fuyao Glass America factory in Dayton, Ohio, in the documentary American Factory. Danni Wang/Netflix hide caption
Post-WWII city ruins in Germany. Martin Badekow/Underwood Archives/Getty Images hide caption
0.5%! That's roughly the amount the labor force is predicted to grow each year over the next decade. NPR hide caption
The same mill in Massachusetts has been making U.S. dollar bills for over 130 years. Robert Benincasa/NPR hide caption
