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Column: Why Americans are right to rethink free trade

By Ralph Gomory

The events of the past year have clearly shown that many Americans, whether Democrats or Republicans, have finally rebelled against “free trade.” It is high time.

The economic reason this chicken producer gave up antibiotics

By PBS News Hour

For decades, almost all factory-farmed chickens were raised on antibiotics. But low doses of “maintenance” antibiotics can spur bacteria to build resistance, creating superbugs. Economics correspondent Paul Solman and science correspondent Miles O’Brien report team up to examine why one…

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Stopping Superbugs

By Miles O'Brien, Paul Solman

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Social Security says I owe money for Medicare coverage I didn't get. How do I appeal?

By Philip Moeller

A cautionary tale about how even the most straightforward Medicare applications can turn into nightmares.

Column: What we can learn from a Google employee's epic failure to understand gender differences

By Denise Cummins

A male software engineer’s 10-page manifesto against Google’s diversity initiatives has gone viral inside the company. Here's what he gets wrong.

Column: Why, as an immigrant, I am not outraged by Trump's immigration proposal

By Vivek Wadhwa

We have been bleeding talent and boosting our global competition while arguing only about the plight of undocumented workers, writes entrepreneur Vivek Wadhwa.

Column: How can the stock market rally possibly continue?

By Vikram Mansharamani

The world seems to be precariously balanced on the edge, with instability lurking in almost every region of the globe, but financial markets seem not to care.

After years of slow recovery, U.S. economy boasts solid gains

By PBS News Hour

July was the second straight month of solid gains for U.S. employers, who added 209,000 jobs, according to the Labor Department. Mark Vitner of Wells Fargo joins Judy Woodruff to discuss what it means for the job market, the stock…

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