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What a difference 10 years make
Mar 16, 2018

What a difference 10 years make

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Justin and Leigh Brannan were married at the former headquarters of Bear Stearns, in 2012.  Photo courtesy of Justin and Leigh Brannan
High U.S. health care costs, a Bear Stearns love story and an insider’s guide on how to be a toymaker. Plus, the gender wage gap and, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, the only company making kegs from American steel.
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How to be a toymaker

by Eliza Mills
Mar 15, 2018
Melissa Bernstein of Melissa & Doug on how she does her job.
Melissa Bernstein started her career at Morgan Stanley ... but once she ditched investment banking and started making toys, she found her dream job.  
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Why the U.S. spends twice as much for health care

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Mar 16, 2018
Health care in the United States costs a lot of money. In fact, we, as a country, spend twice as much as other wealthy nations. And we’re collectively less healthy than many others. But why is it like this? Conventional wisdom says that Americans use more health care — more tests, scans, screenings and prescriptions. […]
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The last American keg company says tariffs come with unintended consequences

by Lizzie O'Leary
Mar 16, 2018
"As the import steel goes up in cost so does the domestic steel," Paul Czachor, CEO of American Keg Co. told us.
The American Keg Co. is the last company in the U.S. making stainless steel kegs using only American steel.
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Women and their employers can both work to combat gender wage gaps

by Peter Balonon-Rosen
Mar 16, 2018
For every dollar that U.S. men make, women make about 80 cents. Black women make 63 cents for every dollar white men make. Latinas make 54 cents.
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Indigenous communities are hit hard in American's most expensive cities

by Lizzie O'Leary
Mar 30, 2018
Look at any list of the most expensive places to live in the United States, and San Francisco and the Bay Area are almost always near the top. With 3.7 million Native Americans living in urban areas, the high cost of living is changing the lives of many. High Country News reporter Julian Brave NoiseCat […]
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