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How New Mexico is trying to stabilize a broken child care market

date: 2025-04-04, from: Market Place

In New Mexico, a family of four making up to $124,000 a year can now send their kids to day care for free. That’s twice the state’s median income.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/04/how-new-mexico-is-trying-to-stabilize-a-broken-child-care-market/


In booming West Texas, a growing community struggles to access running water

date: 2025-04-04, from: Market Place

West Odessa is an unincorporated community in the heart of West Texas’ oil patch that has outgrown its water system, leaving many to buy and haul in their water.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/04/in-booming-west-texas-a-growing-community-struggles-to-access-running-water/


Cake for Cory Booker

date: 2025-04-04, from: The Contrarian

‘I’m not going to allow my inability to do everything undermine my ability to do something.’


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/cake-for-cory-booker


HANDS OFF!

date: 2025-04-04, from: The Contrarian

The Contrarian, the country, and true patriots like Alice Yee prepare for tomorrow’s National Day of Action


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/hands-off


Contrarian Pet of the Week

date: 2025-04-04, from: The Contrarian

Meet Gia and Max!


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/contrarian-pet-of-the-week-7c2


Legacy media is losing America

date: 2025-04-04, from: The Contrarian

Earning the attention of more Americans, especially those who are not firmly in a political camp, requires telling the truth.


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/legacy-media-is-losing-america


Maria Peralta on the moral direction and clarity of everyday Americans

date: 2025-04-04, from: The Contrarian

“Change doesn’t come from within D.C., it comes from outside TO D.C.”

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https://contrarian.substack.com/p/maria-peralta-on-the-moral-direction


Wall Street Wants To Fix Your Airplane

date: 2025-04-04, from: The Lever News

The airline-repair business has been beset by corporate outsourcing and spotty oversight — now, venture capitalists want a piece of the action.


https://www.levernews.com/wall-street-wants-to-fix-your-airplane/


Musk and Kennedy have taken a chainsaw to HHS. What does it mean?

date: 2025-04-04, from: The Contrarian

Virtually everything HHS is responsible for affects our daily lives.


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/musk-and-kennedy-have-taken-a-chainsaw


The Contrarian covers the Democracy Movement

date: 2025-04-04, from: The Contrarian

Friday: Getting ready for Hands Off protests across the country and around the world on Saturday, plus protests in California, Ohio, and more.


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/the-contrarian-covers-the-citizens


In Democratic New Mexico, Oil and Gas Legislation Doesn’t Pass

date: 2025-04-04, from: Capital and Main

Sixty days and 1,182 bills later, state legislators take a pass on oil and gas reforms.

The post In Democratic New Mexico, Oil and Gas Legislation Doesn’t Pass appeared first on .


https://capitalandmain.com/in-democratic-new-mexico-oil-and-gas-legislation-doesnt-pass


Ezra Levin and Jen Rubin on the April 5th Day of Action

date: 2025-04-04, from: The Contrarian

“It never rains on a day of protest for justice, and when it does it’s a baptism”

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https://contrarian.substack.com/p/ezra-levin-and-jen-rubin-on-the-april


Lifting the hood on a used car auction

date: 2025-04-04, from: Market Place

Ever wondered what happens to old rental cars? Odds are, they get snapped up by dealers looking for bargains at car auctions.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/04/manheim-leeds-car-auction/


Most of U.S. venture capital went to AI-focused startups. Is that a problem?

date: 2025-04-04, from: Market Place

When investors concentrate capital in AI-related companies, what does that mean for startups in other sectors?


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/04/most-of-u-s-venture-capital-went-to-ai-focused-startups-is-that-a-problem/


Commodity prices drop in response to tariffs

date: 2025-04-04, from: Market Place

Even though many commodities, like oil, were exempt from tariffs, the broader economic effects are likely to take a toll if they continue.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/04/commodities-prices-drop-in-response-to-tariffs/


Tariffs could bring an end to the days of cheap clothing

date: 2025-04-04, from: Market Place

Most of the shoes and clothes purchased in the U.S. come from countries hit hard by tariffs.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/04/tariffs-could-bring-an-end-to-the-days-of-cheap-clothing/


Friday comic: Tom the Dancing Bug

date: 2025-04-04, from: The Contrarian

SeverVance


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/friday-comic-tom-the-dancing-bug-157


Undaunted, Uninterrupted

date: 2025-04-04, from: The Contrarian

Sen. Cory Booker stirs the nation


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/undaunted-uninterrupted


“Abundance” Is How Dems Lose To Trump

date: 2025-04-04, from: The Lever News

Ezra Klein’s new book is supercharging elites’ campaign to deter Democrats from challenging billionaires and corporate power.


https://www.levernews.com/abundance-is-how-dems-lose-to-trump/


Millions of undocumented immigrants file taxes. Now their data could be used to deport them.

date: 2025-04-03, from: Market Place

The Trump administration is challenging a longstanding firewall around taxpayer data so addresses can be shared and used in deportations.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/03/undocumented-immigrants-taxes-irs-data-deportat/


Our post-tariff takeaways

date: 2025-04-03, from: Market Place, Make me Smart

President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping tariffs on American imports, with the levies coming in higher than expected. Do we need to be stockpiling our carts to get in front of rising costs? We asked economists how they’re personally preparing for higher prices. Plus, Reema and Kimberly unpack international responses as countries buckle up to negotiate — or take retaliatory measures. Also, why are we putting tariffs on uninhabited islands near Antarctica?

Here’s everything we talked about today:

Join us tomorrow for “Economics on Tap.” The YouTube livestream starts at 3:30 p.m. Pacific time, 6:30 p.m. Eastern.

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https://www.marketplace.org/shows/make-me-smart/our-post-tariff-takeaways


Eliza Orlins explains the dismissed corruption case against Eric Adams

date: 2025-04-03, from: The Contrarian

Pride and (dropped with) Prejudice

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https://contrarian.substack.com/p/eliza-orlins-explains-the-dismissed


With tariffs unveiled, businesses and consumers count the costs

date: 2025-04-03, from: Market Place

Prices are expected to rise across the board — from construction materials to consumer electronics and clothing.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/03/tariffs-cost-businesses-consumers-import-tax-trade-war-trump/


Tariffs target products, but the service sector could feel them too

date: 2025-04-03, from: Market Place

A range of services — including software companies, hotels and restaurants — may also suffer as discretionary spending dries up.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/03/trade-war-could-hurt-service-sector/


Evening Roundup, April 3

date: 2025-04-03, from: The Contrarian

Featuring: Ana María Archila; David Litt; Garry Kasparov; Shalise Manza Young; Andrew Weissmann & Jen Rubin; Valerie Rivera; Meredith Blake; Jared Bernstein; Brian O’Neill; and RJ Matson


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/evening-roundup-april-3


Garry Kasparov joins Jen

date: 2025-04-03, from: The Contrarian

A recording from Jennifer Rubin’s live video

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https://contrarian.substack.com/p/garry-kasparov-joins-jen


Contrarian Culture Club Recommendations

date: 2025-04-03, from: The Contrarian

All-Newark edition!


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/contrarian-culture-club-recommendations-048


The rhetorical genius of “Elon Schimel”

date: 2025-04-03, from: The Contrarian

Susan Crawford didn’t just drive a wedge between Musk and Trump. She showed every Democrat how to take on the world’s richest man.


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/the-rhetorical-genius-of-elon-schimel


If you want to “win” at life, new book suggests applying economic theories to your choices

date: 2025-04-03, from: Market Place

In “Hate the Game: Economic Cheat Codes for Life, Love, and Work,” economist Daryl Fairweather has some ideas about how to get ahead.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/03/if-you-want-to-win-at-life-new-book-suggests-applying-economic-theories-to-your-choices/


Ana María Archila and Jen Rubin discuss the political power of the working class

date: 2025-04-03, from: The Contrarian

“Alone we are fragile but together we are strong”

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https://contrarian.substack.com/p/ana-maria-archila-and-jen-rubin-discuss


With latest tariffs in place, small businesses have some things to figure out

date: 2025-04-03, from: Market Place

Owners have to figure out how these duties will impact input costs and assess whether they need to do anything differently.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/03/tariffs-small-businesses-taxes-imports-price-increase/


Trump Lets “Good” Banks Hide Their Bad Fees

date: 2025-04-03, from: The Lever News

Last year, credit unions were forced to disclose the billions they made charging their members unnecessary junk fees. Now Trump is once again hiding their grift.


https://www.levernews.com/trump-lets-good-banks-hide-their-bad-fees/


date: 2025-04-03, from: The Lever News

Sunshine State voters overwhelmingly voted to approve a new $15 minimum wage, but Republican lawmakers are now trying to carve out exceptions.


https://www.levernews.com/florida-republicans-seek-to-gut-wildly-popular-minimum-wage-law/


Why Trump’s Smithsonian executive order is especially painful

date: 2025-04-03, from: The Contrarian

The blood spilled by our ancestors for voting rights, fair housing and other freedoms has benefitted non-Black Americans arguably more than they have benefitted us.


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/why-trumps-smithsonian-executive


Gas Operator Fined $1.9 Million for Damaging Wetlands Is on Trump’s ‘Fast Track’ Approval List

date: 2025-04-03, from: Capital and Main

Fracking operation is among more than 600 controversial projects the president wants to expedite to combat the nation’s ‘energy emergency’

The post Gas Operator Fined $1.9 Million for Damaging Wetlands Is on Trump’s ‘Fast Track’ Approval List appeared first on .


https://capitalandmain.com/gas-operator-fined-1-9-million-for-damaging-wetlands-is-on-trumps-fast-track-approval-list


A trade war—for what?

date: 2025-04-03, from: The Contrarian

Liberation Day will liberate the United States from global supply chains while pushing everyone else closer together.


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/a-trade-warfor-what


Sports Gambling Is California’s New Gold Rush

date: 2025-04-03, from: The Lever News

Native American tribes, voters, and billion-dollar gambling giants face off over an untapped sports betting market.


https://www.levernews.com/sports-gambling-is-californias-new-gold-rush/


Have Skilled Nursing Facilities Become Dumping Grounds for the Mentally Ill?

date: 2025-04-03, from: Capital and Main

When the 911 call comes from inside the nursing home, health care workers are sometimes the victims.

The post Have Skilled Nursing Facilities Become Dumping Grounds for the Mentally Ill? appeared first on .


https://capitalandmain.com/have-skilled-nursing-facilities-become-dumping-grounds-for-the-mentally-ill


Coffee with The Contrarians 04/03

date: 2025-04-03, from: The Contrarian

A recording from Coffee with The Contrarians LIVE 04/03

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https://contrarian.substack.com/p/coffee-with-the-contrarians-0403


Jen Rubin and Andrew Weissmann on the Eric Adams Corruption Case

date: 2025-04-03, from: The Contrarian

Yesterday, Federal District Judge Dale Ho dismissed the corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams.

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https://contrarian.substack.com/p/jen-rubin-and-andrew-weissmann-on-385


Service members: Remember the duty to disobey

date: 2025-04-03, from: The Contrarian

In the not-too-distant future, military members of all ranks and specialties might have a difficult choice: side with an unlawful president or with the Constitution.


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/service-members-remember-the-duty


The shareholder warning Trump would never file

date: 2025-04-03, from: The Contrarian

An insider risk assessment of U.S. democratic integrity.


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/the-shareholder-warning-trump-would


Why haven’t higher interest rates slowed the job market?

date: 2025-04-03, from: Market Place

A new report by the Dallas Fed offers some insight: employment growth has been unusually strong in areas like health care, which is less cyclical and therefore less sensitive to changes in monetary policy.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/03/why-havent-higher-interest-rates-slowed-the-job-market/


All-time congressional records

date: 2025-04-03, from: The Contrarian

A cartoon by RJ Matson


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/all-time-congressional-records


Truth still matters

date: 2025-04-03, from: The Contrarian

Voters are seeing–and experiencing–that lies have consequences


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/truth-still-matters


The Lost History of Trump’s Tariff War

date: 2025-04-03, from: The Lever News

Trump’s costly trade policy is the culmination of a long-simmering backlash — but will tariffs hurt more than they help?


https://www.levernews.com/the-lost-history-of-trumps-tariff-war/


Maker of a life-saving peanut paste reflects on the impact of USAID international aid cuts

date: 2025-04-03, from: Market Place

Since January, contracts with the company have been paused, un-paused, canceled, and restarted, and the government now owes Mana $20 million.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/02/maker-of-a-life-saving-peanut-paste-reflects-on-the-impact-of-usaid-international-aid-cuts/


Trump’s tariff test. Will it work?

date: 2025-04-02, from: Market Place, Make me Smart

Keyed to President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement today, Kimberly and Sabri unpack some of the messaging about the impact tariffs had during the president’s first term and explain why many of those claims are overblown. Plus, why we’re smiling about Sen. Cory Booker’s historic speech and how Sabri fell victim to April Fools’ Day shenanigans! (Note: This episode was recorded prior to Trump’s speech.) 

Here’s everything we talked about today:

Got a question or comment for the hosts? Email makemesmart@marketplace.org or leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART.

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https://www.marketplace.org/shows/make-me-smart/trumps-tariff-test-will-it-work


Trump’s tariffs are intended to give U.S. manufacturing a boost. Is it ready?

date: 2025-04-02, from: Market Place

Companies will need workers with the right skills — and will need to invest in training them.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/02/manufacturing-sector-trump-tariffs-workforce-skilled-labor-factories/


Minority bankruptcy filers less likely to get debt forgiven, study finds

date: 2025-04-02, from: Market Place

The study argues implicit bias from court officials is part of the problem in Chapter 13 cases. The head of a trustees group doesn’t agree.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/02/study-minority-borrowers-debt-forgiven-bankruptcy-proceedings/


Evening Roundup, April 2

date: 2025-04-02, from: The Contrarian

Featuring Jen Rubin, Michael Franklin, Lily Conway, Meghan Meehan-Draper, Carron J. Phillips, Olivia Julianna, Meredith Blake, and the Democracy Movement


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/evening-roundup-april-2


Mr. Booker Goes to Washington—and delivers a must-see cultural moment

date: 2025-04-02, from: The Contrarian

With his historic speech, the NJ senator embraced a Hollywood trope


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/mr-booker-goes-to-washingtonand-delivers


Federal job cuts may threaten a low-income energy assistance program

date: 2025-04-02, from: Market Place

Twenty federal employees at LIHEAP have been laid off. Officials fear it may impact the overall energy assistance program.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/02/federal-job-cuts-may-threaten-a-low-income-energy-assistance-program/


Nintendo unveils details of new Switch 2 console

date: 2025-04-02, from: Market Place

The new console is set to be released in June. It will have new video chat and game sharing features, but it will not come cheap.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/02/nintendo-unveils-details-of-new-switch-2-console/


“Low hiring, low firing” economy not great for Gen Z

date: 2025-04-02, from: Market Place

Career opportunities are scarce for young adults, which can have long-term impact on their financial well-being, says Bloomberg’s Conor Sen. 


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/02/low-hiring-low-firing-economy-not-great-for-gen-z/


Dealmakers hoped for a mergers and acquisitions comeback this year. Instead, deals have tanked.

date: 2025-04-02, from: Market Place

The first quarter of 2025 was the slowest first quarter for M&A deals in more than a decade, according to Dealogic. That’s largely thanks to uncertainty about the economy and the regulatory environment.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/02/dealmakers-hoped-for-a-mergers-and-acquisitions-comeback-this-year-instead-deals-have-tanked/


What is the status of the Trump administration’s tariffs?

date: 2025-04-02, from: Market Place

It’s been a confusing ride. Here’s a time line of what is happening and what tariffs are currently in place.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/02/tariff-timeline-what-is-the-status-of-the-trump-administrations-tariffs/


Today’s Problems Won’t Be Solved by Yesterday’s Politics

date: 2025-04-02, from: The Contrarian

How a Special Election in Texas Could Send Shockwaves Nationwide


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/todays-problems-wont-be-solved-by


48 Hours in Wisconsin

date: 2025-04-02, from: The Contrarian

Dispatch from the frontlines of Justice Susan Crawford’s historic win


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/48-hours-in-wisconsin


L.A. Can Rein in Illegal Short-Term Rentals, Says Longtime Airbnb Watcher

date: 2025-04-02, from: Capital and Main

With the Olympics approaching and housing in short supply after recent fires, the city is moving to crack down on illegal rentals.

The post L.A. Can Rein in Illegal Short-Term Rentals, Says Longtime Airbnb Watcher appeared first on .


https://capitalandmain.com/l-a-can-rein-in-illegal-short-term-rentals-says-longtime-airbnb-watcher


Cory Booker delivered a historic speech because we’re in extraordinary times

date: 2025-04-02, from: The Contrarian

History will determine how the senator’s marathon speech is remembered. It will also remind us why the speech was necessary.


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/cory-booker-delivered-a-historic


Wisconsin Victory with The Contrarians

date: 2025-04-02, from: The Contrarian

A recording from Jennifer Rubin’s live video from Crawford HQ in Madison, Wisconsin

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https://contrarian.substack.com/p/wisconsin-victory-with-the-contrarians


Cory Booker Met the Moment

date: 2025-04-02, from: The Contrarian

The senator’s record-breaking speech reminds us that voice is still a form of resistance


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/cory-booker-met-the-moment


Health Care Giants Say It’s Too Costly To Protect Your Privacy

date: 2025-04-02, from: The Lever News

Amid hacks of patient data, the medical industry is trying to block a rule requiring cybersecurity upgrades.


https://www.levernews.com/health-care-giants-say-its-too-costly-to-protect-your-privacy/


Trans Student Athlete AB Hernandez Finds Support in Her Town That Elected Trump

date: 2025-04-02, from: Capital and Main

Hernandez was doxxed by right-wing influencers and an elected official.

The post Trans Student Athlete AB Hernandez Finds Support in Her Town That Elected Trump  appeared first on .


https://capitalandmain.com/trans-student-athlete-ab-hernandez-finds-support-in-her-town-that-elected-trump


Democratic governors are fighting Trump’s attacks on democracy in the courts

date: 2025-04-02, from: The Contrarian

The American people are again looking for reassurance, leadership, and good governance.


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/democratic-governors-are-fighting


Coffee with The Contrarians 04/02

date: 2025-04-02, from: The Contrarian

A recording from Coffee with The Contrarians LIVE 04/02

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https://contrarian.substack.com/p/coffee-with-the-contrarians-0402


How London’s millennium-old Borough Market has evolved to serve modern tastes

date: 2025-04-02, from: Market Place

London’s Borough Market, a stone’s throw from the Thames, attracts roughly 20 million visitors a year.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/02/london-borough-market/


Johnson & Johnson tried 3 times to resolve talc suits in bankruptcy court. It didn’t work.

date: 2025-04-02, from: Market Place

A federal bankruptcy judge has rejected Johnson & Johnson’s latest attempt to settle lawsuits that allege its talc baby powder caused cancer.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/02/johnson-johnson-tried-3-times-to-resolve-talc-suits-in-bankruptcy-court-it-didnt-work/


As more pay with plastic, swipe fees take a bite out of bottom lines

date: 2025-04-02, from: Market Place

More than 60% of all purchases last year were made with a credit or debit card, according to the Federal Reserve. That’s up from 45% in 2016.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/02/credit-card-swipe-fees-businesses/


Pro-democracy momentum is real!

date: 2025-04-02, from: The Contrarian

Democratic opposition is stronger this time around


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/pro-democracy-momentum-is-real


Paging Dr. Land Baron

date: 2025-04-02, from: The Lever News

Nonprofit hospitals are building tax-exempt real estate empires — and working to crush politicians who stand in their way.


https://www.levernews.com/paging-dr-land-baron/


The problem with running the government like a business

date: 2025-04-01, from: Market Place, Make me Smart

The idea that the government should be run more like a business isn’t new. But with two businessmen, Donald Trump and Elon Musk, now taking a proverbial chainsaw to the federal bureaucracy all in the name “efficiency,” this theory is being put to the test. While it’s an appealing idea, Philip Joyce, professor of public policy at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, said governments can’t afford to take risks the way businesses can. On the show today, Joyce explains the origins of the idea that the government should be run like a business, how we define “success” differently for the two entities, and how the way Trump and Musk do business is showing up in the White House.

Then, we’ll break down the high stakes of today’s special elections in Wisconsin and Florida. Plus, reflections on serendipitous moments in walkable communities and what we gain by admitting we were wrong.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

Got a question or comment for the hosts? Email makemesmart@marketplace.org or leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART.

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https://www.marketplace.org/shows/make-me-smart/the-problem-with-running-the-government-like-a-business


A vinyl-spinning cocktail bar remixes classic drinks to keep prices low

date: 2025-04-01, from: Market Place

Bryan Tetorakis opened a listening bar in Cleveland last year. As costs fluctuate, he’s substituting menu ingredients to manage prices and profit.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/01/a-vinyl-spinning-cocktail-bar-remixes-classic-drinks-to-keep-prices-low/


Keep an eye on rising layoffs at the smallest businesses

date: 2025-04-01, from: Market Place

Firms with fewer than 10 people let workers go at the highest rate in February. Those businesses are more exposed to quick economic changes.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/01/layoffs-small-businesses-ticked-up-economic-indicator/


Evening Roundup, April 1

date: 2025-04-01, from: The Contrarian

Cheering on Wisconsin and Sen. Cory Booker. Also featuring Nick Anderson, Jeff Nesbit, Dr. Julie Sweetland, Meredith Blake, Mimi Rocah, Jennifer Weiss Wolf, & the Democracy Movement


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/evening-roundup-april-1


Tariffs have left importers ‘upset,’ with more yet to come

date: 2025-04-01, from: Market Place

Ahead of the planned 25% auto and retaliatory tariffs for April 2, Gretchen Blough, a customs broker manager, talks about the impact of trade and tariffs on importers.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/01/tariffs-have-left-importers-upset-with-more-yet-to-come/


What’s a “negative wealth effect”? You may be feeling it.

date: 2025-04-01, from: Market Place

With stocks down lately, some folks are spending less. But more consumers may feel bolstered by healthy home values and a stable job market.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/01/whats-a-negative-wealth-effect-you-may-be-feeling-it/


Farmers fear tariffs will worsen already tough export market

date: 2025-04-01, from: Market Place

If countries targeted by Trump administration tariffs respond with tariffs of their own, then demand could fall for American corn, soybeans and other agricultural exports.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/01/farmers-fear-tariffs-will-worsen-already-tough-export-market/


Smart framing can increase immunization rates

date: 2025-04-01, from: The Contrarian

The measles outbreak that began in West Texas in late January has led to more than 400 cases, at least 70 hospitalizations, and the first U.S.


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/smart-framing-can-increase-immunization


The cheap subcompact car may soon be a thing of the past

date: 2025-04-01, from: Market Place

SUVs and crossovers are just more profitable for carmakers. What’s the budget-conscious consumer to do now?


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/01/cheap-subcompact-car-may-soon-be-gone/


Good trouble

date: 2025-04-01, from: The Contrarian

A cartoon by Nick Anderson


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/good-trouble


Trump and Kennedy just put America at risk

date: 2025-04-01, from: The Contrarian

A dark day at Health and Human Services portends a much darker future.


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-and-kennedy-just-put-america


Signal-gate shows what happens when accountability is broken

date: 2025-04-01, from: The Contrarian

The Trump administration is eliminating all official accountability for any potential wrong-doing by the president and his allies.


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/signal-gate-shows-what-happens-when


Amber Ruffin fires back after WHCA cancellation

date: 2025-04-01, from: The Contrarian

The press exists to ‘be nice to Republicans at fancy dinners,’ she jokes on Late Night


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/amber-ruffin-fires-back-after-whca


Florida Is Going Medieval On Labor Law

date: 2025-04-01, from: The Lever News

Republican lawmakers in the Sunshine State are advancing a suite of bills making it easier for employers to exploit society’s most vulnerable.


https://www.levernews.com/florida-is-going-medieval-on-labor-law/


Cal State Stalls on Recognizing Resident Assistant Union at 20 Campuses

date: 2025-04-01, from: Capital and Main

Fate of 1,400 undergraduate student workers hinges on university response.

The post Cal State Stalls on Recognizing Resident Assistant Union at 20 Campuses appeared first on .


https://capitalandmain.com/cal-state-stalls-on-recognizing-resident-assistant-union-at-20-campuses


F is For Fertilization (And Fool)

date: 2025-04-01, from: The Contrarian

It’s April Fool’s Day, but these headlines are very real.


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/f-is-for-fertilization-and-fool


Five years later, restaurants still deal with financial fallout of pandemic shutdowns

date: 2025-04-01, from: Market Place

One issue: Managing the cost of repaying COVID-era loans that they took out to survive in 2020 and 2021.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/01/restaurants-covid-19-shutdowns-loans/


Tricks of the Trade UK: London’s flower market

date: 2025-04-01, from: Market Place

Some tricks from London flower salespeople: get up early, stay nimble and get ready for paperwork.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/04/01/london-new-convent-garden-flower-market/


Morning Roundup, April 1

date: 2025-04-01, from: The Contrarian

Featuring another phrase we could do without and a discussion (video) between Jen Rubin and Rahna Epting, Executive Director of MoveOn, about the global protest that will take place on April 5th


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/morning-roundup-april-1


Rahna Epting and Jen Rubin on the Hands Off! National Day of Action

date: 2025-04-01, from: The Contrarian

Rahna Epting joins Jen Rubin to kick off the week-long buildup to the nationwide Hands Off! rallies on April 5.

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https://contrarian.substack.com/p/rahna-epting-and-jen-rubin-on-the


Liberation Day?!?

date: 2025-04-01, from: The Contrarian

Another Phrase We Could Do Without


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/liberation-day


The tariff countdown

date: 2025-04-01, from: Market Place, Make me Smart

President Donald Trump has promised that a fresh wave of tariffs on April 2 will usher in an era of growth in American manufacturing. But does history bear that out? We’ll explain how steel tariffs under President George W. Bush did more harm than good. And, in response to Trump’s trade agenda, the “buy Canadian” movement is gaining steam. American exporters are already feeling it. Plus, we’ll smile about flowers, parties and the unspoken rules of texting.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

Got a question or comment for the hosts? Email makemesmart@marketplace.org or leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART.

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https://www.marketplace.org/shows/make-me-smart/the-tariff-countdown


Evening Roundup, March 31

date: 2025-03-31, from: The Contrarian

Featuring Jen Rubin, Jamie Riley, Adav Noti, Azza Cohen’s “Split Screen,” Marvin Kalb, RJ Matson, and “Talking Feds”: with Jonathan Alter, Alisyn Camerota, David French, and Harry Litman


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/evening-roundup-march-31


A rough start to the year for restaurants

date: 2025-03-31, from: Market Place

Sales and hiring have dropped in the restaurant industry amid harsh weather conditions and economic uncertainty.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/03/31/a-rough-start-to-the-year-for-restaurants/


Is Europe marching — or crawling — toward economic independence?

date: 2025-03-31, from: Market Place

Tariffs and other issues with the U.S. are prompting moves toward decoupling. But the Continent lags in growth and innovation.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/03/31/is-europe-marching-or-crawling-toward-economic-independence/


Why is the value of the dollar falling?

date: 2025-03-31, from: Market Place

Foreign investors wary about the trade war’s impact have been selling U.S. stocks — and by extension, dollars — to invest in other markets.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/03/31/why-is-the-value-of-the-dollar-falling/


Hegsethive Pride

date: 2025-03-31, from: The Contrarian

After revealing details of a military operation on a Signal group chat that included a reporter, the Administration circled the wagons, minimizing the episode & declining to undertake a real investigation.


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/hegsethive-pride


Buying a home requires 50% more income than it did five years ago

date: 2025-03-31, from: Market Place

The average age of a homebuyer is also going up.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/03/31/buying-a-home-requires-50-more-income-than-it-did-five-years-ago/


With tariffs at the Mexican border set to resume this week, one importer describes the “whiplash”

date: 2025-03-31, from: Market Place

“It feels like it’s been psychological torture,” said Daniella Velazquez de León, general manager of Organics Unlimited.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/03/31/mexico-tariff-business-importer-whiplash/


date: 2025-03-31, from: Market Place

Falling birth rates, urban migration and school choice are keeping public school rosters down in North Carolina, especially in small towns.


https://www.marketplace.org/2025/03/31/demographics-trends-are-holding-back-public-school-enrollment/


Split Screen: The Visual Politics of Presidential Military Moments

date: 2025-03-31, from: The Contrarian

The camera doesn’t lie, even when the words might.


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/split-screen-the-visual-politics


Fail, Columbia

date: 2025-03-31, from: The Contrarian

A cartoon by RJ Matson


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/fail-columbia


Does Trump Bear NO Responsibility?

date: 2025-03-31, from: The Contrarian

By Marvin Kalb


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/does-trump-bear-no-responsibility


Elon Musk’s Master Plan For State Courts

date: 2025-03-31, from: The Lever News

A Wisconsin judicial election could become a huge payoff for Tesla and a disaster for the courts.


https://www.levernews.com/elon-musks-master-plan-for-state-courts/


Residents Say Van Nuys Airport Is Making Them Sick

date: 2025-03-31, from: Capital and Main

Despite residents’ health complaints and community pushback, the airport’s operations continue to expand, intensifying concerns about its health effects.

The post Residents Say Van Nuys Airport Is Making Them Sick appeared first on .


https://capitalandmain.com/residents-say-van-nuys-airport-is-making-them-sick


Coffee with The Contrarians 03/31

date: 2025-03-31, from: The Contrarian

A recording from Coffee with The Contrarians 03/31

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https://contrarian.substack.com/p/coffee-with-the-contrarians-0331


Let’s Go Wisconsin!

date: 2025-03-31, from: The Contrarian

The country looks to Wisconsin for Tuesday’s landmark election–the first (and most expensive) of its kind in 2025


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/lets-go-wisconsin-967


Not Tired of Winning Against Trump

date: 2025-03-31, from: The Contrarian

Judges hand Trump loss after loss…after loss


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/not-tired-of-winning-against-trump


How Big Law Killed The Democrats

date: 2025-03-31, from: The Lever News

A group of elite lawyers is playing for all sides — and it’s costing the American people.


https://www.levernews.com/how-big-law-killed-the-democrats/