Decoding DemocracyBaltimore Bridge CollapseMillion BazillionI've Always Wondered ...

Loading...

0:00
0% played
Donate today and get a Marketplace mug -- perfect for all your liquid assets! Donate now

Jane Chambers

Latest Stories (3)

While El Salvador is turning around its reputation for crime, its economy still struggles

by Jane Chambers
Apr 23, 2024
El Savador's President Nayib Bukele took on gang violence by introducing a state of emergency in 2022. The country is now safer, but its economy is struggling to grow.
Above, people buy vegetables in a market in in San Salvador, El Salvador, in October.
Aphotografia/Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

Chile cuts its working week to from 45 to 40 hours

by Jane Chambers
Mar 13, 2024
Chile has approved a law saying that businesses need to cut their employees' hours from 45 hours to 40 hours a week to help give everyone a better work-life balance.
Employees at the company office of Home Mobili in Santiago, Chile.
MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP via Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

Puerto Rico looks to go local to reduce food import dependence

by Jane Chambers
Jan 10, 2024
One reason that food prices are high on the island is that under the Jones Act, only U.S. ships carry food to the territory.
Puerto Ricans are working to improve access to fresh, affordable food. The territory imports roughly 90% of its food. Above, farm workers secure tomatoes to wooden stakes in Guanica.
Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE