In “Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth and Identity,” Myers uses her own story to explore the complexities of what it is to be a Native American.
The recent mutiny in Russia has put a spotlight on the quasi-military organization responsible: the Wagner Group. Today, we talk to an expert on the Wagner Group to get a sense of how it operates and what its failed rebellion against the Russian government means for the group's future.For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
For this week s series finale, we explain Indonesia s climate deal, why nobody came #1 in the CCPI s climate rankings and whether it s possible to grow an economy without increasing carbon emissions.For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Gas prices have been dropping, but production cuts from OPEC+ and new inflation data bring back memories of oil shocks of the 1970s. However, the U.S. economy is better prepared now than it was then.
When Mario Draghi saved the euro with a 2012 speech, the world was in awe. Then he was called in to lead Italy s six motley political parties through the pandemic, and turn around Italy s economy.