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Janet Nguyen

Digital Reporter

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Janet is a reporter with the Marketplace digital team.

Episodes by Janet (4)

Make Me Smart | Episode 838

What's the deal with ESG and the GOP?

Jan 11, 2023
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Make Me Smart | Episode 798

Corporate profits, we see you

Oct 20, 2022
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Make Me Smart | Episode 795

The surprising factors that affect who gets to live where

Oct 17, 2022
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Make Me Smart | Episode 788

How oil and gas companies fuel the anti-abortion movement

Oct 6, 2022
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Latest Stories (692)

The video game soundtrack for a video game that doesn't exist

by Adriene Hill and Janet Nguyen
May 4, 2017
Leon Chang created a 12-track album for "Bird World."
A representation of Leon Chang's "Bird World."
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How African-Americans were 'shut out' of the American dream

by David Brancaccio and Janet Nguyen
Apr 25, 2017
Discriminatory employment and housing practices have made it difficult for black men and women to enter the middle class, according to a new documentary.
Kathy Region (L) and Jimmie Alvin with his dog, pimp, sit next to the shanty town going up next to their apartment complex in the Liberty City neighborhood in Miami, Florida. 
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The Next Big Tech Hub

The next big tech hub might surprise us all

by Ben Johnson and Janet Nguyen
Apr 18, 2017
Don't count out New Orleans, or Omaha, Nebraska.
Thomas Edison works on the electric light bulb in his laboratory. 
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Here's what the wage gap looks like

by Janet Nguyen
Mar 8, 2017
Black women get paid 65 cents for every dollar non-Hispanic white men get paid, while Hispanic women earn 59 cents.
Women march behind a banner as they join other women's rights advocates at an International Women's Day march in downtown Los Angeles, California back in 2015.
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How to be a more critical thinker about news

by David Brancaccio and Janet Nguyen
Mar 7, 2017
Author Daniel Levitin shares tips on how to navigate an environment filled with 'fake news.'
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Map: Sanctuary cities and how much they spend in federal funds

by Janet Nguyen
Dec 22, 2016
The president-elect said he would cut off federal funding to sanctuary cities. So how much money could these cities lose?
Boston-area school students stage a protest against President-elect Donald Trump earlier this month.
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Why Election Day isn’t a federal holiday

by Janet Nguyen
Nov 2, 2016
Some say having the day off to vote will improve voter turnout, but it’s a tough sell to Congress and companies.
An early voter poses with a wrist band at a polling station in Chicago, Illinois. 
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What the Golden Age of Hollywood can reveal about the AT&T-Time Warner deal

by David Brancaccio and Janet Nguyen
Oct 24, 2016
AT&T has plans to purchase Time Warner for $85.4 billion.
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Even Waffle House is closing up shop with Hurricane Matthew's arrival

by Janet Nguyen
Oct 7, 2016
Waffle House has served has a safe haven for many in the middle of a disaster. But with Hurricane Matthew bearing down, some locations are evacuating.
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Philly soda prices will have some extra fizz in 2017

by Janet Nguyen
Jun 17, 2016
A new city tax is expected to raise millions annually.
A new soda tax in Philadelphia will take effect Jan. 1.
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