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- Abacus: The only bank charged in the financial crisis
Kai Ryssdal and Tommy Andres, NPR MarketPlace, 5/22/2017 In 2010, the New York District Attorney's office charged Abacus Federal Savings Bank of Chinatown, New York with mortgage fraud. Abacus became the only bank prosecuted for the financial crisis. In a new documentary film, "Abacus: Small Enough to Jail," filmmaker Steve James tells the story of the Sungs, the family of a now 82-year-old Chinese immigrant named Thomas Sung who started Abacus in 1984.
- Divided Decade
Ten years ago the economy broke. Today, America is a much different place, not just economically, but politically and culturally. This year, Marketplace will explore how the financial crisis and its aftermath changed us in a project called Divided Decade.
- Far from convention lights, life in Cleveland, Mississippi
Kai Ryssdal and Tommy Andres, Marketplace, 7/15/2016 As part of our collaborative series with PBS NewsHour and Frontline called "How the Deck is Stacked," we're examining how race, poverty and economic mobility intersect in America.
- Marketplace: How the Deck Is Stacked
“How the Deck Is Stacked” is a collaborative and multiplatform series, jointly funded by PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Helmed by Kai Ryssdal, we investigate the new American economy, the forces that are shaping it, and the lives of the people living in it as we head into the 2016 elections and beyond. Episodes: Overcoming racial and economic struggle in Philadelphia, Mississippi (16 min); The Edelmans: 50 years of fighting for equality (4 min); The other Cleveland: Crossing the divide (11 min); Far from convention lights, life in Cleveland, Mississippi (11 min); Why the middle class has less money and bigger bills (4 min); What it feels like to be a middle class family today (12 min)
- Marketplace - Trade Off: Stories Of Globalization And Backlash
* Why do U.S. retraining programs fall short? Sarah Gardner, September 01, 2017 The programs for workers displaced by globalization are a half-hearted attempt to help. * How the British began a free trade bonanza. Stephen Beard, August 28, 2017 The Repeal of the Corn Laws in Manchester is a 170-year old story with ramifications that continue to this day. * What does globalization look like in your life? Tell us! Hayley Hershman, August 25, 2017 In many ways, globalization has made our world smaller. * The American protectionism bill that made the Great Depression worse. Sarah Gardner and Scott Tong. August 24, 2017 The Smoot-Hawley story you never learned in high school history class. * Is globalization in decline? David Brancaccio, August 18, 2017. Is our world getting more or less globally connected? * "We make German cars, in America". Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar, August 16, 2017. Spartanburg County made a big bet on globalization when they landed a BMW manufacturing facility 25 years ago. Here's what that looks like today. * The place where globalization kept its promise. Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar, August 15, 2017. It's clear today that not all boats rose in the tide of globalization...but in some places, it sure does feel like it. * Who are the winners and losers of globalization? Ben Hethcoat and Scott Tong, August 15, 2017 * From Hamilton to Trump, the U.S. has a long history of America-first policies. Sarah Gardner, August 11, 2017. Alexander Hamilton was one of the country's original protectionists. * If protectionism were a song it'd sound like this. Sarah Gardner and Hayley Hershman, August 11, 2017. A searing campaign song from 1896 sounds surprisingly modern. * What went wrong with globalization? Scott Tong, August 07, 2017. Opening up borders created economic winners, but the losers were hit disproportionately hard.
- The Uncertain Hour - Episodes (podcasts)
Introducing 'The Uncertain Hour'. By Marketplace staff, March 07, 2016 A preview of the newest podcast from Marketplace's Wealth and Poverty team. S01-1: The Magic Bureaucrat. By Krissy Clark, Caitlin Esch, and Gina Delvac, April 28, 2016 Twenty years ago, welfare changed dramatically. Meet the man behind it. S01-2: White gloves, aluminum cans and plasma. By Krissy Clark, Caitlin Esch, and Gina Delvac, May 11, 2016 Meet the mothers who've relied on welfare through the decades. S01-3: What's love (styles) got to do with it? By Krissy Clark, Caitlin Esch, and Gina Delvac, May 26, 2016 This is your state on welfare. S01-4: Everything but the kitchen sink, by By Krissy Clark, Caitlin Esch, and Gina Delvac, June 09, 2016 How does your state spend federal welfare dollars? It's probably not how you think S01-5: “Pregnant? We can help.”, by Krissy Clark and Caitlin Esch June 23, 2016 In some states, crisis pregnancy centers get federal welfare dollars.
- Why do U.S. retraining programs fall short? (5 min)
Sarah Gardner, Marketplace, September 01, 2017. Our series Trade Off looks at key moments when trade barriers have been built up or torn down and at globalization's winners and losers.
- Your State on Welfare - data
When the U.S. “ended welfare as we know it” in 1996, major changes occurred in who could receive cash assistance and how states could spend their welfare money. As part of our reporting for The Uncertain Hour podcast, we’ve made this data tool for you. And what the law allows might surprise you.