It’s Tax Day! Millions of Americans have already filed their 2023 returns, but today we’re talking about tax protesters and the moral and ethical reasons some refuse to file their taxes or pay what they owe. Plus, the “no landing” scenario has entered the chat. And, what are we getting wrong about the cosmos?
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Insurers retreat from the coasts
The dirty side of the fast-fashion business
Behind the scenes: Kai’s trip to China with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
The Twitter vs. Meta drama continues
A blueprint for AI regulation in hiring?
Has Twitter Meta its match?
The welfare-to-work industrial complex part 2
The economic ripple effects of the Supreme Court’s big decisions
“Bidenomics” and the tricky art of selling an idea
Recession? What recession?
The origins of the Fed’s 2% inflation target
The welfare-to-work industrial complex
The U.S. is graying. What does that mean for the economy?
A medical brain drain out of Texas
The Titanic sub and the migrant shipwreck
The economic status of Black Americans
What it really takes to live in New York City
The fringe medical group pushing anti-LGBTQ laws
Reddit’s pricing protest
Live from Seattle Part 2: We talk to Lindy West
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