Two Indicators: After Affirmative Action & why America overpays for subways

Two Indicators: After Affirmative Action & wh...

Up next

The flight attendants of CHAOS

When contract negotiations between Alaska Airlines and their flight attendants' union broke down in 1993, the union had a choice to make. The union — The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA — knew that if they chose to strike, Alaska Airlines could use a plan. While Alaska Airli ...  Show more

How you fight a squatting goat

Back in 2005, Burt Banks inherited a plot of old family land in Delaware. But when it came time to sell it, he ran into a problem: his neighbor had a goat pen, and about half of it crossed over onto his property. Burt asked the goats' owner to move the pen, but when neighborly pe ...  Show more

Recommended Episodes

Philip M. Plotch, "Last Subway: The Long Wait for the Next Train in New York City" (Cornell UP, 2020)
New Books in Science, Technology, and Society

Ever since New York City built one of the world’s great subway systems, no promise has been more tantalizing than the proposal to build a new subway line under Second Avenue in Manhattan. Yet the Second Avenue subway--although first envisioned in the 1920s, did not open until 201 ...  Show more

Will a multibillion dollar project get Americans back on trains?
Business Daily

New York’s Penn Station is the busiest transport hub in the United States - as many as 650,000 people pass through it in a day. But this intercity hub is widely agreed to be outdated and unloved.Now there are plans to pour billions of dollars into a station facelift - in the hope ...  Show more

Americans LOVE to Spend & Why Broker's Fees Are Going On Trial
Morning Brew Daily

Episode 172: Neal and Toby explain the significance of President Biden visiting Israel today and what the implications are of the House attempting to elect a speaker. Plus retail rates are up as Americans love to spend and why real estate brokers may be heading to trial for broke ...  Show more

Get your euros
Marketplace All-in-One

If you’re planning a trip to Europe anytime soon, now is the time to exchange your dollars for euros. For the first time in 20 years, $1 is nearly equal to one euro. We’ll talk about what it means for the global economy. Plus, mini-explainers on carry trades and Sri Lankas’s econ ...  Show more