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How a free-trade t-shirt went viral Aug 08, 2018

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Scott Lincicome’s sings the benefits of free trade as a scholar at the Cato Institute. But a cheeky t-shirt has traveled just as far and wide as any white paper he’s written. Scott joins Ben White to size up what will come of the trade spat with China, and explains why free traders are winning so much they ought to be sick of it.

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Get smart fast: Trump, trade, and the next recession Aug 01, 2018

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Economist and unrepentant Red Sox fan Megan Greene tells you everything you need to know but were afraid to ask about U.S. financial health-- what's really behind the uptick in growth, how long the happy days will last, and what's likely to trigger the next recession.

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What Hollywood can teach Uber drivers about the gig economy Jul 25, 2018

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POLITICO's Andrew Hanna says long before Uber and Airbnb, Hollywood conquered the gig economy-- with an assist from Ronald Reagan. Hear how Dracula and Groucho Marx set in motion a decades-long struggle for worker benefits that's especially relevant in the age of the side hustle.

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Do we have amnesia, or is it time to tweak Dodd-Frank? Jul 18, 2018

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Ten years after the financial crisis, Congress is talking about relaxing some aspects of Dodd-Frank. But one person's "tweak" is another person's "Are you nuts?"

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Bull market still bucking mean and dirty Jul 11, 2018

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Investment adviser Richard Bernstein joins Ben to talk bulls, bears, and the tax cut leakage effect. He also explains why watching inflation is like watching paint dry, and why Wall Street's bull market is still bucking mean and dirty, despite trade disputes.

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Does the city of the future know too much about you? Jul 05, 2018

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Google is building a city of the future in Toronto, with self-driving cars, delivery robots, and snow-melting sidewalks. But will it also know what you did last night?

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What does a dairy farmer know that Trump doesn't? Jun 27, 2018

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Dairyman Pete Wiersma shares a few hard economic realities from the pastures of Idaho: a tightening labor pool and little control over milk prices. Then economist Mark Zandi explains how reduced immigration and escalating trade spats could make things worse.

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Steel cage death match over trade Jun 20, 2018

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Ben White and POLITICO's Doug Palmer tick down the list of trade tiffs, brawls and all-out steel cage matches currently underway by the Trump administration. Then Marianne LeVine weighs in with a look at a sector that's actually winning as trade disputes simmer over: lobbyists.

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Sen. Warner on punching your friends in the nose Jun 13, 2018

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Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) takes the Trump administration to task on trade, describing a "punch your friends in the nose" approach that could hurt jobs and rile markets. He also updates Politico's Ben White on efforts to block the Commerce Department's plan to throw a lifeline to China's ZTE. But most importantly, he reports on the size of the crowds celebrating the Stanley Cup outside his office.

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Bitcoin revisited Jun 06, 2018

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Ben White sits down with Politico's Colin Wilhelm to check on his Bitcoin portfolio -- 0.003 percent of one coin. Bad news: it's lost about half its value. Colin explains why, and the challenges ahead, including looming regulation.

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