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Buying Underwear and Headphones: Selling Higher Education

Frank H. Wu | Posted 11.23.2012 | College
Read More: Marketplace, Headphones, Walmart, Commodities, US Education, Economics, Beats by Dr. Dre, Advertising, Promotion, Blade Runner, Higher Education, Chinese Consumers, Chinese-Shoppers, College News
Frank H. Wu

I bought some underwear the other day at Walmart. I felt pretty good about the price. The package of three was a national name, all cotton. It was che...

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11 Online Marketplaces Where Your Side Business Will Thrive

Young Entrepreneur Council | Posted 11.17.2012 | Small Business
Read More: Online Business, Marketplace, Side Business, Online Marketplace, Young Entrepreneur Council, Freelance, Small Business News
Young Entrepreneur Council

The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only nonprofit organization comprised of the world's most promising young entrepreneurs.

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ASPCA Pummels Puppy Mills With Pressure From Consumers, Politicians

Ed Sayres | Posted 08.01.2012 | Impact
Read More: Ed Sayres, Breeding, Jack's Pets, Aspca, Marketplace, Humane Society of the United States, American Kennel Club, Pet Stores, Akc, Puppy Mills, puppyfind.com, Puppies, Usda, Dogs, nextdaypets.com, Pets, Impact News
Ed Sayres

Hurting puppies is unfathomable to most of us. Americans love puppies, and many of us agree with the late Charles M. Schulz's sentiments: "Happiness is a warm puppy." But despite all the adoration, puppies (and their mothers) continue to suffer in puppy mills.

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Defending Mr. Daisey, Part 2: Big Fact, Little Fact

Scott Walters | Posted 06.17.2012 | Home
Read More: Marketplace, Mike Daisey This American Life, Foxxconn-Apple, Apple Products, Npr, Mike Daisey, Apple, Mike Daisey Apple, Foxconn, Mike Daisey Foxconn, This American Life, Pri, Home News
Scott Walters

Did Marketplace's Rob Schmitz really think that, on a tour of the facility arranged by Apple and Foxxconn that he would meet underaged workers, people poisoned on the job, or people who had been hurt in a explosion?

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God and The Marketplace

Matt J. Rossano | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: World Religions, Marketplace, Religion, Trust, Economics, Fairness, Economy, Ethics, Religious Ethics, Evolution, Morality, Morals, Market Economy, Religion News
Matt J. Rossano

How did "market norms" of trust and fairness come to rule our everyday lives? Some recent studies have demonstrated the critical role God may have played in this evolutionary transition.

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An Open Internet Pre-Holiday Reading List

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Politics, Marketplace, Chairman Genachowski, Fcc, Mobile Innovation, Julius Genachowski, Politics News, Open Internet, Investment, Economy, Jobs, Innovation, Net Neutrality, Silicon Valley, Technology News
Jonathan Spalter

As the clock continues to tick towards tomorrow's all-hands meeting of the FCC, some very thoughtful and unexpected voices are weighing in to the debate, urging that we "be done, and move forward."

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An Unlikely Model for Turning Swords Into Plowshares

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Politics News, Julius Genachowski, Politics, Open Internet, Mobile Phones, Mobile Innovation, House of Representatives, Net Neutrality, Fcc, Marketplace, Mobile Future, Technology News
Jonathan Spalter

At first blush, net neutrality seems an unlikely contender as a model for consensus-building in our nation's capital, one that takes into account not just the views of politicians, but of all stakeholders.

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Is Marriage that Luxury Cruise Ship Stranded in the Ocean?

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Singled Out, Friends, Economics, Marriage, Matrimania, Kids of Single Parents, Scholars of Single Life, Single Life, Marriage Education, Singles, Media, Time Magazine, Single at Heart, Pew Report, Marriage Obsolete, Marketplace, Meaningful Lives, Singlism, Cohabitation, Fragile Spouse, Laws, Resilient Single Person, Discrimination, Intensive Coupling, Couples, Family, Healthy Living News
Bella DePaulo

Time magazine calls marriage a 'luxury yacht.' Remember what happened on the last cruise ship? The cover of Time magazine asks, in big bold letters,...

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Public Radio's 'Marketplace' Gets Book Section

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Book News, National Public Radio, Marketplace, Book Market, Publishing News, National Public Radio Marketplace, Public Radio, Npr Marketplace, Books News

The show "Marketplace," which is heard on public radio stations nationwide, is collecting all its books coverage in a new section of its website, dubb...

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Wireless Policy in a Bipartisan World

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Competition, Marketplace, House of Representatives, Fcc, Julius Genachowski, 2010 Elections, Mobile Phones, Elections 2010, Mobile Innovation, Mobile Future, Politics News
Jonathan Spalter

With the pundits dissecting the meaning of the mid-term elections and the implications of the D.C. power shift, the conventional wisdom appears to be ...

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Just the Facts, Ma'am

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Polls, President Obama, Summit, Obama, Poll, Democratic, Reform, Facts, Republican, Television, Marketplace, 39 Percent, Congressional Budget Office, Thirty-Nine Percent, Health Care, Reconciliation, C-Span, Public Option, Televised, Cbo, Democrat, Democrats, Barack Obama, 39, Meeting, Just the Facts Maam, Chris Weigant, Health, Free Market, Joe Friday, Up or Down Vote, Healthcare, Dragnet, Politics News
Chris Weigant

While important I refuse to call this meeting a "summit," since Democratic and Republican politicians squabbling simply does not reach the heights of two nuclear powers tensely sitting down to talk about missiles.

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On the great bonus debate

Robert Teitelman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Robert Teitelman, Compensation, Bonus Tax, Marketplace, Bonuses, Bank Bonuses, Business News
Robert Teitelman

Every once in a while something occurs that suggests you're just talking to yourself. Last week I spoke briefly to radio's Marketplace about a short p...

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Women in Hip-Hop: The B-girl Be Festival

Lauri Lyons | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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Lauri Lyons

When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.

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Retail Chill: Consumers Give Stores The Cold Shoulder

Los Angeles Times | Leslie Earnest, | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Retail, Consumer Caution, Marketplace, Consumer Spending, Wal-Mart, Ipods, Business News

Consumer spending slowed to a crawl in January, with retail sales at major chains rising just 0.5% in what was by one measure the month's worst perfor...

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Babu's Story: A Child Worker In The Shipyards Of Bangladesh

Sandy Tolan | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Vienam, Dumping, India, International Labour Organization, Turkey, Bangladeshis, International Federation for Human Rights, Hong Kong, Pre-Cleaning, Greenpeace, Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association, Marketplace, Chittagong, Enforcement, Blowtorch, Rizwana Hasan, Worker, Tolan, Ship Breakers, Toxic, Sandy Tolan, Child Labor, Pakistan, Ship Breaking, Safety, Imo, Accidents, Ki-Min Sung, Mainul Islam Khan, Bangladesh Shipbreakers Association, Bela, Pulitzer, Rizwana, Ilo, Shipbreaking, Bangladesh, Health, Shipbreakers, Blow Torch, Babu, World News
Sandy Tolan

For many of the children here, the idea that they shouldn't work is an entirely foreign concept. Despite laws in Bangladesh restricting child labor, the reality is starkly different.

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An Ad Script for Teddy Kennedy on Healthcare Reform

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Advertisement, President Obama, Obama, Reform, Veterans, Issue Ad, Marketplace, Edward Kennedy, Uninsured, Insurance, Government Takeover, Government Run, Health Care, Bankruptcy, Kennedy, Public Option, Hospital Bed, Hospital, Democrat, Medicaid, Ad, Congress, Democrats, Teddy Kennedy, Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama, Competition, Script, Chris Weigant, Health, Health Insurance, Senator Kennedy, Medicare, Free Market, Healthcare Reform, Healthcare, Senate, Politics News
Chris Weigant

In the debate about healthcare reform, why are the loudest voices in the room the ones who seemingly are against all reform? Where are the champions ...

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