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Jun 10, 2010
Prison closings lead to loss of jobs
A number of prisons have closed around the country since the start of the recession, causing job losses in places where finding work is tough.
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Jun 10, 2010
12,000 Twin Cities nurses ready to strike
About 12,000 nurses in the Twin Cities this morning are planning the largest hospital walkout in U.S. history in a national movement challenging the way hospitals are run.
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Jun 10, 2010
A push for businesses to be sustainable
Mindy Lubber, president of the nonprofit environmental advocacy group Ceres, talks with Kai Ryssdal about corporate responsibility and sustainability, and challenges companies might face to go green.
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Jun 10, 2010
Letters: Food, Facebook, Wall St. jobs
Kai Ryssdal reviews what listeners had to say about stories involving food paparazzi, Facebook's privacy settings, whether a job on Wall Street is still worth it, and the MBA Oath.
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Jun 10, 2010
U.S. the next Greece? We’d be so lucky.
Parts of Europe are in a budget quandary: save or spend to kick-start a sputtering economy? Commentator David Frum says right now, Europe's got it better figured out than the U.S.
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Jun 10, 2010
Will new Iranian sanctions be effective?
The U.N. Security Council voted to toughen sanctions against Iran's nuclear program. It's the fourth such round of U.N. sanctions. But the first three rounds haven't stopped Iran from continuing its nuclear program so far. How effective will these new measures be? Brett Neely reports.
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Jun 9, 2010
What’s in the cards for our economy?
Europe's debt crisis and the weak jobs report have led to chatter about the possibility of a double-dip recession. J. Bradford DeLong, economist at U.C. Berkley, talks with Kai Ryssdal about the chances of that happening.
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Jun 9, 2010
Time for consumer action on Foxconn
Foxconn builds a lot of the world's most well-known gadgets, like the iPhone. But a recent string of suicides at the company's factory in southern China has raised the pressure on Apple and other clients to do something. Commentator Farhad Manjoo says customers ought to do something, too.
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Jun 9, 2010
An oath for MBAs to be better leaders
Before they get to Wall Street, some new business school graduates are signing onto a new professional code of conduct. Peter Escher, author of "The MBA Oath," talks with Kai Ryssdal about his push for more accountability among MBAs.
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Jun 8, 2010
Airline satisfaction at three-year high
A survey out today says airline satisfaction is up to its highest point in three years, despite the fact that air travel is still a drag.
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