Ellen Rolfes

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Ellen is a former newsletter writer at Marketplace.

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Jun 10, 2023
Why the Sacklers are shielded from future opioids lawsuits
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Econ Extra Credit newsletter #153
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Jun 2, 2023
Nan Goldin versus the Sacklers
Courtesy HBO
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #152
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Mar 24, 2023
Q&A: “Queen of Versailles” director Lauren Greenfield
Courtesy Lauren Greenfield
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #143
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Mar 17, 2023
Sizing up
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Econ Extra Credit newsletter #142
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Mar 11, 2023
The hard sell and the “mooches”
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Econ Extra Credit newsletter #141
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Feb 25, 2023
The purpose of local reparations
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Econ Extra Credit newsletter #139
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Feb 18, 2023
Should corporations pay reparations too?
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Econ Extra Credit newsletter #138
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Feb 3, 2023
Fear and reparations in the American suburb
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Econ Extra Credit newsletter #136
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Dec 22, 2022
The economics of holiday markets, explained
Courtesy Downtown Holiday Market
Here’s how holiday markets help small businesses and artisans earn up to 50% their annual sales in the last six weeks of the year.
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Nov 22, 2022
The politics of “unskilled” labor
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Econ Extra Credit newsletter #127
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