Marketplace for August 2, 2011
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Shelf Life
The economics of humiliation
by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 2, 2011
Poet, social critic and author Wayne Koestenbaum discusses why there's so much shame involved in issues of money.
Summer Reading Book Series
Summer Reading: Nina Tandon
by Nina Tandon
Aug 2, 2011
The art of science, the science of art... all make for a beautiful career.
As personal spending dips, pet spending rises
by Sally Herships
Aug 2, 2011
Hard economic times have hit personal spending, but consumers keep doling out for pet medication. That's good news for Big Pharma
The impact of aging coal plants shutting down
by Sarah Gardner
Aug 2, 2011
New clean air rules are forcing U.S. coal plants to close. A cause for celebration? Not quite.
Raising the Debt Ceiling
Past the debt crisis -- what now?
by Marketplace Staff
Aug 2, 2011
The debt limit crisis may be over for now, but where does that leave the U.S. economy? Can Wall Street have confidence in U.S. credit again, and are we in a double-dip recession?