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Wealth & Poverty from Marketplace APM

The Marketplace Wealth and Poverty Desk explores money and class, where we came from and where our country is going economically, thanks to funding from the Ford Foundation. We want to hear your stori... Read more

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Welcome to Wise County

Welcome to Wise County

It’s the deadliest drug epidemic our country has ever faced. We go to ground zero, where “nothing changes except for the... Read more

4 Apr 2019

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Welfare's role in alternative to abortion programs.

Welfare's role in alternative to abortion programs.

This August will present a milestone: 20 years since welfare reform. The federal government overhauled the cash assistan... Read more

23 Jun 2016

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George H.W. Bush and his baggie of crack

George H.W. Bush and his baggie of crack

It was the perfect political prop: drugs seized by government agents right across the street from the White House, just ... Read more

21 Mar 2019

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Millennials, like Baby Boomers, struggle with lifelong debt

Millennials, like Baby Boomers, struggle with lifelong debt

A recent survey points out that one in 10 millennials thinks they will die in debt.Click the audio player above to hear ... Read more

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What happened to Keith?

What happened to Keith?

One day, early in the semester, Keith Jackson didn’t show up to class. He’d been arrested for selling crack, but for his... Read more

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Sentencing

Sentencing

The drug bust and the trial were a “farce,” but the full force of the law still came down on Keith Jackson — and thousan... Read more

28 Mar 2019

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Millions of workers don't do 9 to 5. So where's the child care?

Millions of workers don't do 9 to 5. So where's the child care?

Most nights for Chardae Smith, a 33-year-old single mom in Pittsburgh, start with dropping off her baby at ABK Learning ... Read more

14 Jan 2019

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Supply

Supply

It’s not easy being an undercover cop in a county of just 40,000 people. But drugs were making it hard for Bucky Culbert... Read more

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Confronting a crisis: The hard truths about American retirement

Confronting a crisis: The hard truths about American retirement

With a resume that includes a Harvard MBA, a position at the World Bank and a stint as an entrepreneur, Elizabeth White ... Read more

31 Dec 2018

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Seniors are still struggling to recover after the financial crisis

Seniors are still struggling to recover after the financial crisis

A high-rise for seniors isn't where Kathy Stevens, 67, expected to live at this point in her life. Her place has a small... Read more

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