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How temp workers became the norm in America

By Scott Tong
November 15, 2018
Nissan auto factory workers (from left to right) Eric Hearn, Travis Parks and Antonio Ivy. 
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10 years after the Great Recession companies have increased their dependence on non-permanent workers.

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What its like to ship all the goods slapped with tariffs

By Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
August 08, 2018
A loaded barge is seen near the Mississippi River port of Memphis, Tennessee, on Aug. 15, 2012.
Robert MacPherson/AFP/GettyImages

At the intersection of trade and tariffs ... the Mississippi River has seen it all.

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We're still figuring out how to desegregate higher education

By Lizzie O'Leary and Paulina Velasco
May 25, 2018
A view of the State Capitol in Jackson, Mississippi.
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What Mississippi's historically black colleges and universities teach us about centuries-old inequities

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Midwestern farmers are tied to a Gulf dead zone

By Annie Baxter
October 09, 2017
Soybeans are harvested near Worthington, Minnesota.
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Minnesota is trying to limit runoff carried by the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.

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Overcoming racial and economic struggle in Philadelphia, Mississippi

By Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
July 22, 2016
Philadelphia, Mississippi, is known as the fair city with the area’s biggest attractions: the Neshoba County Fair and the Choctaw Indian Fair.
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The DNC starts Monday in the other Philadelphia, but we've traveled far from the convention to find out about poverty in the South.

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Far from convention lights, life in Cleveland, Mississippi

By Kai Ryssdal and Tommy Andres
July 15, 2016
A house sits neglected in East Cleveland, Mississippi, the predominantly African-American side of town.
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A divided city in a divided state in a still-divided country.

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Mississippi River floods could have a major impact on shipping

By Molly Wood
December 31, 2015
Motorists look to avoid the cresting floodwaters of the Meremac River as it rises onto the roadway on December 31, 2015 in Arnold, Missouri. The St. Louis area and surrounding region are experiencing record flood crests of the Mississippi, Missouri and Meremac Rivers after days of record rainfall.
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Record rainfall and floods have already taken lives and damaged communities.

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Economic hardship in Columbus, Mississippi

By Kai Ryssdal
November 18, 2015
Marketplace Host Kai Ryssdal and the Atlantic's Jim Fallows interview Brenda Lathan in Columbus, Mississippi.
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A look at how Columbus' economy is faring as part of our 'American Futures' series.

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Mississippi River basin gets D+ grade

By Kai Ryssdal
November 02, 2015
A view of the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana. 
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The report cited failing infrastructure and concerns about water security.

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