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Janet Yellen and the Future of the Fed | Rep. Westmoreland Weighs In On Budget Battles | As Election Season Heats Up, Mayors Run Unchallenged in Many Cities | Bill McKibben on Confron... (episode)
Starbucks says guns are no longer welcome in its cafes, though it is stopping short of an outright ban on firearms. The coffee chain moved away from its neutral stance on guns in its ...
Janet Yellen is the new presumptive front-runner for chair of the Federal Reserve. But who is Janet Yellen? And how might she change the Fed if she's put in charge? Susan M. Phillips ...
October is looming, and if Congress doesn’t approve new spending bills the federal government will shut down. If this fight sounds familiar, that's because it is. Joining The Takeaway...
It’s election year in many U.S. cities as candidates run in mayoral elections around the country. But are local elections with only one serious candidate a sign of an ailing democracy...
The effects of climate change are growing more frequent and more aggressive. Environmentalist Bill McKibben's new book, "Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlikely Activist," tells t...
How have bike share programs affected business for bicycle shops? Charlie McCorkell is the owner of Bicycle Habitat in New York City and Ashanti Austin is the co-owner of the Hub Bike...
In the new sharing economy, consumers can easily rent or share everything from bikes to luxury clothing. Arun Sundararajan, professor at NYU's Stern School of Business, says the new i...
It was August 23, 2008 when journalist Amanda Lindhout and her partner Nigel Brennen were were kidnapped in Somalia.They remained in captivity for 460 days. Amanda Lindhout is the aut...