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David Brancaccio Jan 28, 2020

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Previewing our next documentary film selection

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Feb 25, 2021
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #51
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A conversation with you about “9to5: The Story of a Movement”

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Feb 18, 2021
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #50
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9to5 organizer Karen Nussbaum on “The Story of a Movement”

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Feb 11, 2021
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #49
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How secretaries organized and changed the workplace for women

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Feb 11, 2021
The 9to5 movement started with the feeling of being invisible as a woman office worker, says co-founder Karen Nussbaum.
"We had to carve out our own space both in the women's movement and the labor movement," said Karen Nussbaum, co-founder of the 9to5 movement.
Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University
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Inside 9to5, the movement for women's workplace rights

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Feb 11, 2021
A new documentary tells the story of the women's labor movement behind the iconic movie.
9to5 Cleveland holds an action in protest of National City Bank.
Steve Cagan
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David Brancaccio’s thoughts on “9to5: The Story of a Movement”

by David Brancaccio
Feb 4, 2021
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #48
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Previewing our next documentary film selection, "9to5: The Story of a Movement"

by The Econ Extra Credit Team
Jan 28, 2021
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #47
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Experts and listeners on this month’s film, "Capital in the Twenty-First Century"

by The Econ Extra Credit Team
Jan 21, 2021
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #46
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Two-thirds of people in advanced economies are poorer than their parents

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Jan 20, 2021
A McKinsey report points to accelerating inequality in the U.S. and elsewhere.
"We found that two-thirds of people living in the advanced economies had seen their incomes stagnate in the decade between 2005 and 2015," says James Manyika, chairman and director of the McKinsey Global Institute.
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Why rich people tend to think they deserve their money

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Jan 19, 2021
A psychology experiment using a rigged Monopoly game reveals how inequality replicates itself.
A psychology experiment using a rigged Monopoly game reveals how inequality replicates itself.
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