The Indicator from Planet Money

As midterms near, Medicare for All is back in the spotlight and Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has become the newest face for it. Today, we dig into what Medicare for All would actually do and hear directly from El-Sayed on why he thinks it’s critical to figure out.

Tomorrow, billionaire Mark Cuban joins the show as we continue our discussion on Medicare for All.

Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

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— I’m just here for the health benefits

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The Trump administration recently admitted to pulling grants over politics. This practice could become more common. How do cities use grant money, and how will they adapt?

Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

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— How far can philanthropy go to fill government gaps?

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This week’s indicators: EV sales sputter in North America but flutter internationally; U.S. Treasury Yields … RISE!; a low-budget movie so terrible, it became a box office hit in China. 

Fact checking by Julia Ritchey

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— The story of China and Hollywood's big-screen romance

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Bankruptcy has a negative stigma surrounding it. But what if we told you it’s not as bad as you may think? In fact, economists think we should actually see more of it! 

Based on the radio story: More Americans are going bankrupt. What does that mean?

Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

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— We're in a renter's market (believe it or not)

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The best manager isn’t necessarily the best employee. Turns out it isn't so easy to predict what DOES make a good manager. Today on the show, we turn to science to help answer that very question.

Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

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— Productivity and workforce whiplash

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