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Meredith Garretson Morbey

Supervisory Senior Producer

Meredith is a supervisory senior producer at Marketplace.

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  • Jan 20, 2021

    Outgoing Trump administration embraces lobbying

    President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Marine One as they depart the White House on Jan. 20, 2021 in Washington.
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    Plus, the Biden administration considers a new antirust czar position. Also, banks are optimistic about the economy going forward. And, euphemisms that companies come up with for low-wage workers and how they’re part of a business model.

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  • Jan 20, 2021

    What Biden plans to do and undo right away

    American flags decorate the "Field of Flags" at the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol early morning ahead of the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 20, 2021 in Washington.
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    Plus, Biden picks Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. And, in advanced economies, just how many people are actually worse off than their parents?

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  • Jan 20, 2021

    Europe welcomes “new dawn” in U.S. ahead of inauguration

    People prepare the inaugural platform for the presidential inauguration at the U.S. Capitol on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021 in Washington.
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    European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outlined hopes for cooperation with the U.S. as a new administration is installed. Plus, a look at how the Biden administration’s planned immigration policies will affect migrants from Central America. And, we ask what the Biden administration could learn from Big Macs.

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  • Jan 19, 2021

    Rigging a game of Monopoly to illustrate economic inequality

    A psychology experiment using a rigged Monopoly game reveals how inequality replicates itself.
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    An academic study featuring the board game shows that random success goes to our heads, with implications for widening economic inequality. Plus, Biden’s pick to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. And, Janet Yellen’s confirmation hearing to become the next secretary of the treasury begins.

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  • Jan 19, 2021

    Trump, Biden go back and forth on U.S. travel restrictions

    Incoming White House press secretary Jen Psaki tweeted that the Biden administration plans to "strengthen public health measures around international travel."
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    The incoming Biden team plans to quash a last-minute proclamation from President Trump to lift travel restrictions from the Europe, the U.K. and Brazil. Plus, scaled-back inauguration festivities. And, the confirmation hearing for Biden’s nominee to be secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen.

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  • Jan 19, 2021

    Europe’s car industry sees record 2020 decline — and it’s short on chips

    German automaker Volkswagen was among those who finished 2020 on a positive note to limit the European car sales decline in December.
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    There’s competition between carmakers and electronics manufacturers over vital semiconductor chips. Plus, India’s automobile hub brings in strict local hire quotas.

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  • Jan 18, 2021

    Samsung vice chairman is back in prison

    Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung, answers questions during a parliamentary hearing of the probe in Choi Soon-sil gate at the National Assembly on Dec. 6, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea.
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    Samsung shares dropped 4% in Seoul Monday morning on the news. Plus, on MLK Day, a look at how charity and nonprofit volunteers are serving during the pandemic. And, a lottery in Italy that’s meant to encourage cashless payments and fight tax evasion.

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  • Jan 18, 2021

    The Keystone XL pipeline’s new fate

    Miles of unused pipe, prepared for the Keystone XL pipeline, sit in a lot on Oct. 14, 2014 outside Gascoyne, N.D..
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    President-elect Joe Biden appears set to cancel the permit for the pipeline as one of his first acts in office. Plus, competition for original content in the TV streaming wars. And, Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy in the fight to outlaw housing discrimination.

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  • Jan 18, 2021

    Is China the pandemic-busting economy?

    Some of the world's tightest COVID-19 restrictions are credited with boosting China's economic recovery.
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    China was the only major economy to expand in 2020, even after a historic plunge in growth between January and March. Plus, the Samsung heir is jailed for bribery. And people over 50 in the U.K. are booking more summer vacations.

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  • Jan 15, 2021

    Pressuring banks on social change just got harder

    The rule prohibits large banks from refusing to lend to certain business sectors, after Republicans voiced frustration at what they saw as a reluctance by banks to finance gun-makers and energy firms.
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    A key regulator finalized a rule to prevent big banks from turning down loans to businesses, like gun-makers or oil drillers, solely because of perceived reputational risk. And, with more institutional investors looking into Bitcoin, is more regulation on the way?

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