Aug 3, 2011

Marketplace for August 3, 2011

Segments From this episode

Maps: Food Stamps

As recovery stalls, more Americans seek food assistance

by Eve Troeh

Aug 3, 2011

One state -- Alabama -- added over a million to the food assistance rolls as tornadoes and the economy affected families

LISTEN

EMBED

Summer Reading Book Series

Summer Reading: Roy Choi

by Roy Choi

Aug 3, 2011

Coloring outside the lines and rediscovering L.A. with <em>On the Road</em>

LISTEN

EMBED

Everybody loses as the FAA remains unfunded

by David Gura

Aug 3, 2011

Congress has gone on vacation without funding the FAA. Now inspectors have to work without pay, and the nation goes $1.2 billion short

LISTEN

EMBED

Cut taxes for young professionals

by Reihan Salam

Aug 3, 2011

Millions of Americans are out of work. Millions are just beginning their careers. So what can be done in this jobless recovery?

LISTEN

EMBED

Economic indicators are good...and bad

by Jeff Horwich

Aug 3, 2011

Are we spending or saving? What's behind the growth in auto sales? Are U.S. companies hiring or firing? Yes, depending on your perspective.

LISTEN

EMBED

Letters: U.S. credit, free TV and being number two

by Marketplace Staff

Aug 3, 2011

Going over listener's responses to past broadcasts. This week: the credit ratings agencies versus the U.S.; investors and entitlements; paying for TV; and being number two in the world.

LISTEN

EMBED

How locals saved a furniture company in Ohio

by Dan Bobkoff

Aug 3, 2011

Three years ago, Norwalk Furniture was about to close for good. That didn't sit well with a dozen Ohio families, who now run the company

LISTEN

EMBED

Chinese people show frustration over corruption

by Marketplace Staff

Aug 3, 2011

After a high-speed train crash last month -- and the government's reactions afterward -- some Chinese are beginning to publicly show anger and resistance