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San Francisco leases old hotel to house the homeless

Link: http://www.marketplace.org/2016/04/25/world/san-francisco-leases-old-hotel-house-homeless Summary: San Francisco is utilizing old hotel buildings by committing to multi-year leases, in an attempt...

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Lead contamination poisons a neighborhood’s home values

Link: http://www.marketplace.org/2016/05/03/sustainability/lead-contamination-poisons-housing-prices-east-la Summary: Lead contamination has serious economic consequences for home owners – not only for...

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The Evolution of the Show “Archer”

Link: https://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace-tech/04202017-mtech Summary: “Archer” debuted when the internet was taking off. Marketplace interviews the show’s technical director and actress...

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Is Hacktivism a Force for Good…or Chaos?

Link: https://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace-tech/04262017-mtech Summary: Hacktivism is a topic for debate with the latest flurry of activity on the internet.  Marketplace interviews a former...

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A warning for parched China: a city runs out of water

Link: http://www.marketplace.org/2016/04/21/world/warning-parched-china-city-runs-out-water Summary: A northern city in China has run out of water, increasing pressure between the government and it’s...

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How The Internet Got Ruined

Link: https://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace-tech/041917-mtech Summary: “Move Fast and Break Things” is a newly released book about the monopolistic market structure of the internet....

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Rethinking Black Wealth

Link: https://www.npr.org/2020/10/05/920342513/rethinking-black-wealth Dr. Andre Perry, a Brookings Institution fellow, highlights the disparities of wealth and structural racism in predominantly...

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Empty Houses, Reclaimed

Link: https://www.npr.org/2021/02/26/971873769/empty-houses-reclaimed Housing insecurity is a major issue that is facing our nation especially in a pandemic with millions out of jobs. As a result of...

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Ellora Derenoncourt discusses how economic prospects declined for the...

Link: https://www.aeaweb.org/research/ellora-derenoncourt-great-migration In this AEA Research Highlights podcast, Derenoncourt discusses her findings on how some policies that encourage families to...

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Why Is Everyone Moving to Dallas?

Link: https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-is-everyone-moving-to-dallas/ More Americans have moved to the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area over the past decade than anywhere else in the United States....

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