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U.S. money supply is shrinking. Does that mean we’re all doomed?

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jun 13, 2023
Movements in money supply matter, but not as much as they used to.
The U.S. money supply is falling for the first time in the modern era.
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An attractive landscape for “cowboy art” business

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jun 13, 2023
A century ago, the railroad industry helped create an American art movement. But who’s profiting today?
"Cowboys Roping the Bear," by Frank Tenney Johnson, sold for $921,000 in 2012. More than a century ago, railroads invested in art as part of their interest in transporting people westward.
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Why is Reddit going dark?

by Janet Nguyen
Jun 13, 2023
More than 8,000 communities on Reddit are protesting API changes on the platform.
Reddit communities are going private to protest new fees from the website.
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Philadelphia highway collapse will cost time and money

by Henry Epp
Jun 13, 2023
The race is now on to reconstruct the section of I-95 and minimize economic disruptions.
Firefighters work at a collapsed portion of Interstate 95, caused by a large vehicle fire, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 11, 2023.
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For asylum seekers, access to the U.S. hinges on a phone app that's challenging to use

by Gustavo Solis
Jun 13, 2023
Some migrants have spent months logging on everyday, scrambling for an appointment through the CBP One app.
Above, Immigrants seeking asylum in the U.S.-Mexico border on May 13. Each day, tens of thousands of migrants scramble to secure one of the 1,000 daily asylum appointments on the CBP One app.
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Playing against the system: how a board game is teaching people about inequality

by Erika Soderstrom
Jun 13, 2023
It's the "unfair game of life."
CEO and founder of the Disparity Trap board game, Christian Telesmar, explains what led him to create such a game and how business is going.
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This record store wants to prove that downtown Jackson, Mississippi, is a destination

by Sean McHenry
Jun 12, 2023
"There's always something to do here," says Phillip Rollins, owner of the store OffBeat. "People just don't know how to find it."
Phillip Rollins' store, OffBeat, was part of 601JXN, an event that aimed to bring people downtown.
Courtesy Rollins
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The Inflation Reduction Act will generate more than 1 million wind and solar jobs by 2035

by Elizabeth Trovall
Jun 12, 2023
How to staff up the slew of renewable energy projects ushered in under the legislation is a pressing question within the industry.
As renewable energy projects get underway, new jobs will be created in construction and especially in manufacturing. Above, wind turbine blades in New Mexico.
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Social Security has funding problems. How do we fix it before benefits are cut?

by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson
Jun 12, 2023
The trust fund supplementing income taxes could run dry within 10 years. Dennis Jansen of Texas A&M suggests reforms.
About 67 million Americans receive Social Security income.
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Should the Fed raise its 2% inflation target?

by Kristin Schwab
Jun 12, 2023
Some economists think the Fed should aim higher than that magical 2% rate.
Jerome Powell is expected to announce a pause on interest rate hikes this week as the Fed tries get inflation down to a target of 2%.
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