Business, Finance & Economics
November 08, 2016
I campaigned for Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012. I will never forget the tears that streamed down my face when, after a long day of "Get Out The Vote" door-knocking in Chicagoland’s American Muslim neighborhoods, I watched him walk out on stage in Grant Park on the television screen in my family’s living room. A person with a name like mine was elected President of the United States.
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Business, Finance & Economics
Does Haiti really need luxury hotels?
PRI's The World
November 25, 2013
As Port-au-Prince continues its slow pace of reconstruction after the 2010 earthquake, some prominent new buildings have already gone up: high-end hotels.
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Business, Finance & Economics
I never thought twice about my Barilla pasta, until now
PRI's The World
September 27, 2013
So what would cause you to boycott your favorite pasta brand? Host Marco Werman of PRI's The World says Barilla is finding out after saying it won't use gays in its ads.
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Business, Finance & Economics
Senator: Investigate Disney for firing Americans, using US visa program to bring in foreign replacements
PRI's The World
June 05, 2015
Last October around 250 employees at Disneyland were laid off. Disney had brought in a group of new workers from India. The employees at Disney were told to train their replacements.
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Business, Finance & Economics
Why bitcoin is not likely to be the currency of the future
PRI's The World
October 04, 2013
Bitcoins are getting popular, but there are big obstacles ahead for the virtual currency. One is that bitcoins are popular with drug cartels and those selling other illicit goods.
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Business, Finance & Economics
Airlines are running more full than at any time since they ferried troops during World War II
The Takeaway
January 06, 2015
Most perks and services have already disappeared from air travel, but there's still more to come: Airlines are planning even lower categories of service, saying it gives customers more choice. But it may also disguise more serious cost-cutting measures in places.
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Business, Finance & Economics
$2750 a month for every adult, guaranteed? Switzerland's considering it
PRI's The World
October 14, 2013
Adults in Switzerland could be in for a windfall, under a proposal set for a national referendum. The government would provide every adult $2,750 a month, every month, in what's known as a "basic income." One economist says it's not as whacky as it may seem to us.
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Business, Finance & Economics
#SheMadeIt: Women are making cool stuff, worldwide
PRI's The World
December 14, 2015
During our week-long #SheMadeIt project, we interview a different woman each day about the products she makes and sells. Nominate your favorite female maker!
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Business, Finance & Economics
Telling women not to ask for raises wasn't a gaffe — it was a long-established tradition
PRI's The World
October 17, 2014
How should a woman ask for a raise? She shouldn't, said Microsoft's CEO at recent women's tech conference. But if that sounds shocking, it wasn't for many Indian women who have been told throughout their lives to keep quiet while the men are encouraged to get ahead.
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Business, Finance & Economics
Bernie Sanders wants us to be more equitable like Sweden. Could it work?
PRI's The World
February 09, 2016
Could a Scandinavian-style welfare state work in the US? And what exactly does a “social democracy” look like in Sweden?
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Business, Finance & Economics
Gloria Steinem says Donald Trump won't be her president
The Takeaway
November 10, 2016
Gloria Steinem has spent a lifetime advocating for women's rights and equality. She was devastated Tuesday night when Hillary Clinton was defeated at the ballot box.