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In Context: The big business of high school sports

Oct 17, 2014
Should high school football games be televised?

Your Wallet: Are you deep in debt? What's your escape plan?

Sep 26, 2014
We want to talk about escape plans. How will you get out of debt?

How skinny jeans almost ruined America’s money

Dec 17, 2013
Those better have been some nice Levis...

The world of alternative currencies

Jul 12, 2013
Are we moving towards leaving our cash and credit cards at home?

Money: The myth we all believe in

Jul 12, 2013
Those pieces of paper we call cash only have value because we all believe they do. So, why does our collective faith in money actually work?

For public good, not for profit.

How technology can change the way we interact with cash

Jul 12, 2013
As technology evolves and makes it easier for consumers to use their phones to pay for things, will it change our behavior as well?

Fiat money: It has nothing to do with the car

May 22, 2013
Your dollar bill isn't worth the paper it's printed on. Why? Because it's a fiat currency. Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch explains.
Your dollar bill isn't worth the paper it's printed on. Why? Because it's a fiat currency. Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch explains.
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Trying to measure income inequality? Follow the trees

Sep 20, 2012
You can measure an area's income inequality in pay stubs, Census numbers and... its tree cover? Environmental writer Tim De Chant argues that sometimes you can't see a neighborhood's wealth for the trees.