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Oct 29, 2015

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China ends its one-child policy; Mattel's new "Hello Barbie" doll; and more from our national economic poll. 

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Shelf Life

Gloria Steinem looks back on her life

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 29, 2015
The feminist icon reflects on what inspired her fight for women's equality.
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Final Note

The human price of the Volkswagen emissions scandal

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 29, 2015
It's cost billions of dollars and dozens of lives.
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A long view of the flat tax

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Oct 29, 2015
One historian takes us through America's brief flirtations with the tax policy
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Will the end of China's one-child rule help the economy?

by Kai Ryssdal and Rob Schmitz
Oct 29, 2015
A look at what two-child families means for the country.
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Economic Anxiety Index®

College debt isn't just for the young

by Amy Scott
Oct 29, 2015
Many paying off student loans say the education wasn't worth the debt.
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GDP growth slows as inventories fall

by Mitchell Hartman
Oct 29, 2015
And why that's sometimes a sign business owners are worrying about the future.
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Economic Anxiety Index®

How anxious people are feeling about student loans

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 29, 2015
Some feel debt is worth it if it means better opportunities.
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When children talk to toys, some are talking back

by Nova Safo
Oct 29, 2015
Smart technologies are increasingly incorporated into toys, raising some concerns.
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China ends its one-child policy; Mattel’s new “Hello Barbie” doll; and more from our national economic poll. 

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