Oct 23, 2015

Marketplace Weekend for Friday, October 23, 2015

Marketplace Weekend followers answer our question, "What would it take for you to feel secure?" Author Sarah Vowell explains there are few things more American than an old-fashioned argument. And the band YACHT takes our money-inspired personality quiz.

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The founding of the somewhat United States

by Lizzie O'Leary

Oct 23, 2015

Lafayette's influence is everywhere in America.

In 1781, Gens. Rochambeau and Washington, with the Marquis de Lafayette, give the last orders for attack in "Siege of Yorktown" by Auguste Couder.

Hulton Archive/Getty Images

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We three mayors

by Jenny Ament

Oct 23, 2015

Different parts of the country. Different economies. Same jobs.

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The Marketplace Quiz

LA band YACHT takes the Marketplace Quiz

by Raghu Manavalan

Oct 23, 2015

Claire Evans and Jona Bechtolt try our spin on Proust's Questionnaire.

Jona Bechtolt and Claire Evans of YACHT.

Illustration by Bec Lorrimer

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Local Money

Local Money: A visit to Raleigh's #Drunktown

by Lizzie O'Leary

Oct 23, 2015

Raleigh's new outdoor bar hour policy has upset some local businesses and local residents.

Marketplace Weekend followers answer our question, “What would it take for you to feel secure?” Author Sarah Vowell explains there are few things more American than an old-fashioned argument. And the band YACHT takes our money-inspired personality quiz.