Sep 28, 2021

The past and future of unionizing restaurant workers

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We'll also visit remodeled bungalows in Chicago's northwest side, learn how climate change could jolt mortgages and hear about what's behind Latin music's booming popularity.

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Treasury bond yields are rising. Here's what that tells us.

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Sep 28, 2021

The yield on the 10-year Treasury note surged to its highest level in three months this morning.

Inflation could be one of the reasons bond buyers are demanding higher yields.

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A Warmer World

Climate change is going to make buying a home even more expensive

by Andy Uhler

Sep 28, 2021

A report from the Mortgage Bankers Association says environmental risk will likely lead to higher insurance premiums and loan interest rates.

A firefighting helicopter makes a water drop near homes in California, where wildfires, exacerbated by climate change, have destroyed many properties.

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Unions are gaining momentum at restaurants. They've been here before.

by Kristin Schwab

Sep 28, 2021

Unions for food and drink workers go back to 1891. But they lost their seat at the table with the growth of restaurant chains and fast food.

Restaurant unions have a long history, and the stresses the pandemic has imposed on food workers could stir a resurgence in membership, some experts say.

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Revamped Chicago neighborhood loan program helps stabilize home values

by Natalie Moore

Sep 28, 2021

The Northwest Home Equity Assurance Program was originally created to help prevent white flight. The money sat unspent for years.

Brian Boyle in his backyard on Chicago’s Northwest Side.

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Latin music's popularity is booming

by Kimberly Adams

Sep 28, 2021

Streaming data shows not only how popular it is, but that it's being consumed by people who aren't Latin.

Camilo, left, and Pedro Capó perform onstage during the 2020 Latin Grammys in Miami.
Camilo nabbed 10 nominations this year.

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Shelf Life

Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi on the “work and family conundrum”

by Indra Nooyi

Sep 28, 2021

In an excerpt from her new memoir, the former PepsiCo leader talks about “care” infrastructure and creating transformational change.

“Transformation is difficult,” writes former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi. “But I have learned that with courage and persistence — and the inevitable give and take — it can happen.” Above, Nooyi speaks at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit in 2017.

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Music from the episode

Get By Talib Kweli

Right Words Wrong Time Carly Rae Jepsen

Hasta la Raíz Natalia Lafourcade

Lovin Millionyoung

1977 Ana Tijoux

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Richard Cunningham Associate Producer I

Dylan Miettinen Associate Digital Producer

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