Marketplace for May 31, 2011
Segments From this episode
China: 5-year plan
Day One: Remembering and revisiting China
by Kai Ryssdal
May 30, 2011
This week, Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal and a small team return to China -- retracing the steps they took nearly five years ago on a similar trip -- to see what has changed.
Wall Street's era of greed and deceit
by Tess Vigeland
May 31, 2011
Jeff Madrick, author of <em>Age of Greed</em>, talks about Wall Street and the financial collapse, and the major players involved.
China: 5-year plan
Excerpt: It's summer in China, kind of
by Marketplace Staff
May 31, 2011
Kai Ryssdal and team check in from China with an audio excerpt from day one of their two-week reporting trip. The topic: Weather.
Some lawmakers target Pell Grants for cuts
by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
May 31, 2011
The government pays out billions in Pell Grants each year. But critics say there are cases of fraud where students don't use the money for education.
Home is the best stadium
by Jon Wertheim
May 31, 2011
The NBA Finals begin tonight in Miami. And fans are learning the best way to watch sports could be from their own living rooms.
China: 5-year plan
Day Two: Signs of change in China
by Kai Ryssdal
May 31, 2011
A lot has changed since Marketplace visited China for a special two-week broadcast in 2006. Host Kai Ryssdal offers some observations from his visit this time around.
Germany to shutter all nuclear reactors by 2022
by Scott Tong
May 31, 2011
Germany will move towards renewable energy faster than it originally planned. Japan made a similar decision last week.
Airline fees soar
by Jennifer Collins
May 31, 2011
They're up $22 billion in the last year. And climbing.
U.S. home prices: Watch out below
by Jeff Horwich
May 31, 2011
U.S. home prices fell 5 percent annually in the first quarter, erasing gains after the recession and putting more pressure on homeowners and the economy.
Freakonomics Radio
Freakonomics: The legality of online poker
by Marketplace Staff
May 31, 2011
Debating the legality and morality of online poker. Does it pass the "daughter test"? And does the government play a personal role in the decision of whether to outlaw it?