Jul 18, 2016

Marketplace for Monday, July 18, 2016

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Marketplace's Washington Bureau Chief Andrea Seabrook reports from the Republican National Convention and what's to come from Marketplace's new podcast, "Politics Inside Out;" why Roger Ailes may soon be out as head of Fox News; and the second part of our story from the other Cleveland — Cleveland, Mississippi, Kai talks with locals and civil rights activists about why the state still struggles with and race economic equality.

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Roger Ailes' time at Fox News could be over

by Kai Ryssdal

Jul 18, 2016

The Murdochs have reportedly decided to remove Roger Ailes as head of Fox News.

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How The Deck Is Stacked

The other Cleveland: Crossing the divide

by Kai Ryssdal and Tommy Andres

Jul 18, 2016

The Mississippi Delta has the lowest economic mobility of anywhere in the developed world.

Hey Joe’s restaurant, bar, and music venue is a favorite among local Delta State University students. This eatery is one of the newer businesses to occupy downtown Cleveland, Mississippi.

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Brexit

Does Softbank's deal with ARM signal a UK fire sale?

by Mark Garrison

Jul 18, 2016

Brexit made the pound cheaper and British companies potentially more attractive

People arrive at a shareholders' meeting for Japanese mobile communications giant SoftBank in Tokyo on June 22, 2016.

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Final Note

The top Google Trends question about the RNC is 'What is the RNC?'

by Kai Ryssdal

Jul 18, 2016

It happened with Brexit, now it's happening here.

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The Resource Curse

In Venezuela, desperate conditions turn worse

by Scott Tong

Jul 19, 2016

Inflation roars while the country runs out of food and other necessities

Venezuelans cross the Simon Bolivar bridge linking San Antonio del Tachira, in Venezuela with Cucuta in Colombia, to buy basic supplies on July 17, 2016. Thousands of Venezuelans again poured into the Colombian city of Cucuta on Sunday, profiting from the brief reopening of a long-closed border to buy food and medicine.

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For authoritarian rulers, control of social media is key

by Dan Gorenstein

Jul 19, 2016

The failed coup in Turkey showed social media are now as important as traditional.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks on CNNTurk via Facetime call in the early morning hours of July 16, 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Marketplace’s Washington Bureau Chief Andrea Seabrook reports from the Republican National Convention and what’s to come from Marketplace’s new podcast, “Politics Inside Out;” why Roger Ailes may soon be out as head of Fox News; and the second part of our story from the other Cleveland — Cleveland, Mississippi, Kai talks with locals and civil rights activists about why the state still struggles with and race economic equality.