The continent nobody owns & everyone benefits from (Summer School)
This episode is packed with your best economic ideas from around the world and a penguin interview. It all comes…
Test your global economic knowledge with this quick Planet Money quiz!
Every country tells a different economic story. It's time to test your knowledge of the big ideas we've collected on…
Hospital nursery fire kills 14 newborns in Pakistan’s capital, officials order immediate inquiry
A fire erupted early Wednesday in a nursery for newborns at a major government hospital in Pakistan's capital, killing 14…
What Mark Cuban REALLY thinks of Medicare for All
Medicare for All could save the U.S. trillions… or maybe way less than that? In our second episode on Medicare…
More than 50 kidnapped as violent gang attack in Haiti leaves 47 dead
It is believed to be one of the largest mass kidnappings in Haiti in recent years, and one gang leader…
Target faces renewed backlash for Halloween costume with ‘minstrel show features’
Retailer Target pulled a children's Halloween costume from its shelves after widespread social media backlash, apologizing for selling a garment…
South Carolina U.S. senate runoff election will test Trump’s endorsement
The primary runoff in South Carolina between Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman is another test of President Trump's…
Chinese workers fight back against AI; the meaning of milk in Rwanda
Just like in the United States and elsewhere, workers in China are worried about artificial intelligence taking away their jobs.…