How temp workers became the norm in AmericaBy Scott TongNovember 15, 2018Justin Hardiman/Marketplace10 years after the Great Recession companies have increased their dependence on non-permanent workers.POSTED IN: temp workers recession temporary work gig economy temps Mississippi Nissan business divideddecade financial crisis ListenreadDownloadDownload
What its like to ship all the goods slapped with tariffs By Kai Ryssdal and Bennett PurserAugust 08, 2018Robert MacPherson/AFP/GettyImagesAt the intersection of trade and tariffs ... the Mississippi River has seen it all. POSTED IN: business trade shipping Mississippi River tariffs trade war ListenreadDownloadDownload
We're still figuring out how to desegregate higher educationBy Lizzie O'Leary and Paulina VelascoMay 25, 2018BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty ImagesWhat Mississippi's historically black colleges and universities teach us about centuries-old inequitiesPOSTED IN: HBCUs admissions policy Mississippi Economy ListenreadDownloadDownload
Midwestern farmers are tied to a Gulf dead zoneBy Annie BaxterOctober 09, 2017Scott Olson/Getty ImagesMinnesota is trying to limit runoff carried by the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.POSTED IN: Dead zone Gulf of Mexico Mississippi River agriculture industry farming industry Food Environment ListenreadDownloadDownload
Overcoming racial and economic struggle in Philadelphia, MississippiBy Kai Ryssdal and Daisy PalaciosJuly 22, 2016Tommy Andres/MarketplaceThe DNC starts Monday in the other Philadelphia, but we've traveled far from the convention to find out about poverty in the South.POSTED IN: Philadelphia Mississippi; Civil Rights race Economic Opprotunity ListenreadDownloadDownload
Far from convention lights, life in Cleveland, MississippiBy Kai Ryssdal and Tommy AndresJuly 15, 2016Tommy Andres/MarketplaceA divided city in a divided state in a still-divided country. POSTED IN: poverty Robert Kennedy Mississippi ListenreadDownloadDownload
Mississippi River floods could have a major impact on shippingBy Molly WoodDecember 31, 2015Michael B. Thomas/Getty ImagesRecord rainfall and floods have already taken lives and damaged communities. POSTED IN: Mississippi River floods shipping ListenreadDownloadDownload
Economic hardship in Columbus, Mississippi By Kai RyssdalNovember 18, 2015Tommy Andres/MarketplaceA look at how Columbus' economy is faring as part of our 'American Futures' series.POSTED IN: poverty Mississippi ListenreadDownloadDownload
Mississippi River basin gets D+ gradeBy Kai RyssdalNovember 02, 2015Mario Tama/Getty ImagesThe report cited failing infrastructure and concerns about water security. POSTED IN: Mississippi River Transportation petroleum ListenreadDownloadDownload
