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Parents & Teachers! Want to read us your school supply list this year and tell us if it cost more than last? Send us a note at indicator@npr.org.
September 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Parents & Teachers! Want to read us your school supply list this year and tell us if it cost more than last? Send us a note at indicator@npr.org.
We'd like to hear from moms who've left the workforce for an upcoming Indicator episode. Reach out to indicator@npr.org, and we may get in touch.
August 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We'd like to hear from moms who've left the workforce for an upcoming Indicator episode. Reach out to indicator@npr.org, and we may get in touch.
It's true - you can Venmo the US gov't to help pay down the nat'l debt (as made famous by NPR's Jack Corbett)!
People have mailed paper checks, gold, and even old blankets to the Treasury.
What can YOU do to fix the national debt? Listen to The Indicator's 2023 story:
www.npr.org/2023/05/18/1...
People have mailed paper checks, gold, and even old blankets to the Treasury.
What can YOU do to fix the national debt? Listen to The Indicator's 2023 story:
www.npr.org/2023/05/18/1...
July 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
It's true - you can Venmo the US gov't to help pay down the nat'l debt (as made famous by NPR's Jack Corbett)!
People have mailed paper checks, gold, and even old blankets to the Treasury.
What can YOU do to fix the national debt? Listen to The Indicator's 2023 story:
www.npr.org/2023/05/18/1...
People have mailed paper checks, gold, and even old blankets to the Treasury.
What can YOU do to fix the national debt? Listen to The Indicator's 2023 story:
www.npr.org/2023/05/18/1...
Ever wondered why you can buy fresh blueberries in the dead of winter? The answer, surprisingly, is tied to cocaine.
On our latest, we look at how the war on drugs led to trade policies and a foreign aid initiative that won us blueberries all year round.
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On our latest, we look at how the war on drugs led to trade policies and a foreign aid initiative that won us blueberries all year round.
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April 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Ever wondered why you can buy fresh blueberries in the dead of winter? The answer, surprisingly, is tied to cocaine.
On our latest, we look at how the war on drugs led to trade policies and a foreign aid initiative that won us blueberries all year round.
buff.ly/Mbx4SLM
On our latest, we look at how the war on drugs led to trade policies and a foreign aid initiative that won us blueberries all year round.
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So what’s that number? How much do Trump’s economists think tariffs will raise prices by? Their guess is “0.25.”
Meaning they think the new 34% tax on Chinese products will make those things 8.5% more expensive for Americans. So that $1,000 fridge from China might now cost an additional $85.
Meaning they think the new 34% tax on Chinese products will make those things 8.5% more expensive for Americans. So that $1,000 fridge from China might now cost an additional $85.
April 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
So what’s that number? How much do Trump’s economists think tariffs will raise prices by? Their guess is “0.25.”
Meaning they think the new 34% tax on Chinese products will make those things 8.5% more expensive for Americans. So that $1,000 fridge from China might now cost an additional $85.
Meaning they think the new 34% tax on Chinese products will make those things 8.5% more expensive for Americans. So that $1,000 fridge from China might now cost an additional $85.
Notice something interesting? For maybe the first time ever, Trump's economists are admitting that tariffs raise prices. It's right there in the formula, in red. And they’re using that number to calculate the new tariffs.
April 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Notice something interesting? For maybe the first time ever, Trump's economists are admitting that tariffs raise prices. It's right there in the formula, in red. And they’re using that number to calculate the new tariffs.
This is the formula for how Trump calculated his new tariffs. There's something pretty surprising buried inside of it.
But first, we're going to translate this into English…
But first, we're going to translate this into English…
April 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
This is the formula for how Trump calculated his new tariffs. There's something pretty surprising buried inside of it.
But first, we're going to translate this into English…
But first, we're going to translate this into English…
Before Elon Musk waved around a chainsaw and bragged about slashing jobs, Al Gore wielded a hammer and bragged about cutting government waste.
In our latest: What happened the last time the US cut thousands of federal jobs, and what’s next on the chopping block.
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In our latest: What happened the last time the US cut thousands of federal jobs, and what’s next on the chopping block.
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March 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Before Elon Musk waved around a chainsaw and bragged about slashing jobs, Al Gore wielded a hammer and bragged about cutting government waste.
In our latest: What happened the last time the US cut thousands of federal jobs, and what’s next on the chopping block.
buff.ly/uWmDuQ3
In our latest: What happened the last time the US cut thousands of federal jobs, and what’s next on the chopping block.
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If you caught last night’s episode of Bob’s Burgers, you might have heard a familiar voice. Planet Money Records’ very own Earnest Jackson performed as the leader of The Soul Breezers in the “The (Raccoon) King and I!” You can listen to his new songs here: open.spotify.com/album/78bIHC...
November 20, 2023 at 5:21 PM
If you caught last night’s episode of Bob’s Burgers, you might have heard a familiar voice. Planet Money Records’ very own Earnest Jackson performed as the leader of The Soul Breezers in the “The (Raccoon) King and I!” You can listen to his new songs here: open.spotify.com/album/78bIHC...
We want to answer your burning questions. Is there an economic mystery in your town, or industry? Is there an idea or claim you keep hearing about, but don’t know whether to believe? Is there a product you've seen that doesn't seem to make economic sense? Send us your questions. Put us on the case.
August 22, 2023 at 1:49 PM
We want to answer your burning questions. Is there an economic mystery in your town, or industry? Is there an idea or claim you keep hearing about, but don’t know whether to believe? Is there a product you've seen that doesn't seem to make economic sense? Send us your questions. Put us on the case.