For this month’s Econ Extra Credit, we’re watching “The League,” which chronicles the history of baseball’s Negro Leagues, established several decades before the sport was integrated. The Leagues gave rise to many Black businesses and entrepreneurs. Today, we have a conversation with Larry Lester, co-founder of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. Also on the program: Aircraft-maker Boeing faces scrutiny over safety practices during two Senate hearings.
International pop stars are finally recognizing the world’s most populous country
A story about racism, DEI and the economics of college athletics
EU scrutinizes Meta ahead of elections
What do future business leaders learn about climate change?
The long history of student divestment protests
China’s EV price war hits BYD profits
Consumers, jobs and interest rates — oh my!
A copper gold rush courtesy of the energy transition
What’s behind Elon Musk’s surprise China trip?
Welcome back, net neutrality
One thing we can all agree on? Housing is too expensive
Antony Blinken meets with China’s President Xi
What’s up with the weak GDP growth?
EPA aims to quash coal emissions once and for all
Can a tax save Venice from mass tourism?
Manufacturing comes out of its own private recession
Millions of Americans could get a pay bump
Blinken’s thorny China trip
Stakes are high for Tesla’s quarterly results
A venti flat white with an extra shot of labor relations, please
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