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12: This is your brain on Trump

Apr 11, 2017

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Let's talk about avocado toast

by Molly Wood

Apr 6, 2017

Some might say avocado toast has jumped the shark. I say we're just getting started.

Cafe St. Jorge and its famous avocado toast.

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Blog: Here’s what we know about ‘extreme vetting’

by Jana Kasperkevic

Apr 5, 2017

The president has talked a lot about making it harder for people to obtain visas. But what exactly does that look like?

Triple the number of applicants applied for the H1-B visa program last year. Chances of getting your application picked were only about one in three.

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11: Why do our taxes have to be so complicated?

Apr 4, 2017

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Fix transportation or commute via VR?

by Molly Wood

Mar 29, 2017

Uber, self-driving cars and flying passenger drones vs. a virtual reality avatar at home: The race is on.

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How'd NAFTA change the economy? Draw your own charts

by Marketplace Staff

Mar 28, 2017

On December 8, 1993, then-President Bill Clinton signed the North American Free Trade Agreement. It went into effect less than a month later. At the time, the bill was lauded for its ability to create jobs in the U.S. — Clinton had said NAFTA would create 200,000 jobs within two years — increase cooperation between […]