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Jul 21, 2021

Shanghai’s newsstands are disappearing. Why?

Plus, an exodus to city outskirts, the White House takes on environmental justice and thoughts on designing our currency.

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Newsstands are rare in Shanghai, and it's even rarer to see one with such variety of newspapers and magazines like the one above.
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Segments From This Episode

Pandemic flips equation on where people want to live
by Meghan McCarty Carino
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According to a new analysis from real estate site Zillow, homebuyers are increasingly seeking out places at the periphery of cities.
Fewer students fill out FAFSA, enroll in college since pandemic began
by Samantha Fields
Drew Angerer via Getty images
The National College Attainment Network estimates that about 270,000 fewer high school seniors have filled out the FAFSA since 2019.
White House unveils strategy for bringing environmental justice to underprivileged communities
by Andy Uhler
Drew Angerer via Getty Images
Memo tasks 21 federal agencies with combining two of the administration’s top priorities in how energy and environmental funds are spent.
“We’re in it for the long game”: After extended shutdown, Broadway producer plans for reopening
by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Cindy Ord/Getty Images
Kai Ryssdal speaks with Eva Price outside “Jagged Little Pill’s” theater. She hasn’t been inside since the pandemic started.
Where have all of Shanghai’s newsstands gone?
by Jennifer Pak
Charles Zhang/Marketplace
The kiosks have dwindled in Shanghai, and since the U.S.-China trade war began, it’s hard to get people to answer even simple questions.
The colors, icons and characters of currency
From the most recent episode of Marketplace’s “Million Bazillion,” Ellen Feingold, curator of money at the Smithsonian, shares her thoughts on why we could and should be more intentional with how we think about designing our own money.