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There's a behind the scenes industry that helps big brands decide questions like: How big should a bag of chips be? What's the right size for a bottle of shampoo? And yes, also: When should a company do a little shrinkflation? From Cookie Monster to President Biden, everybody is complaining about shrinkflation these days. But when we asked the packaging and pricing experts, they told us that shrinkflation is just one move in a much larger, much weirder 4-D chess game. The name of that ...

He’s the president, yet we’re still trying to answer basic questions about how his business works: what deals are happening, whom they’re happening with, and if the president and his family are keeping their promise to separate the Trump Organization from the Trump White House. “Trump, Inc.” is a joint reporting project from WNYC Studios and ProPublica that digs deep into those questions. We’ll be laying out what we know, what we don’t and how you can help us fill in the gaps. _Fin...

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Embed MEG CRAMER, HOST: I am looking at a picture on Instagram of Michael Gardner and his 9-year-old daughter, Ava. Theyre in front of a bright-blue brick wall. Hes doing one of those cool Instagram squats. Shes leaning against his shoulder. And they are wearing coordinated outfits - sunglasses, black sweatshirts and matching pairs of joggers in the same big botanical print. The caption says the fabric is from IKEA. MICHAEL GARDNER: (Laughter) Its funny. I just was in IKEA the other day and s...

Racism is the idea that one racial group is inferior or superior to another, and has the social power to carry out and benefit from systemic discrimination. This applies to most, if not all, institutions in this country, including public media. Anti-Blackness and white supremacy shape both the institutional policies and practices of society and shape the cultural beliefs and values that support racist policies and practices. White supremacy is the political and socio-economic system that allows...

Trump Inc Investigative Podcast Ending After Nearly 3 Years KEY POINTS WNYC Studios decided to end "Trump Inc." as the "conflict of interest that drove" the podcast is also ending  The podcast has produced over 100 episodes since its launch in February 2018 "Trump Inc." will release its finale episode on Tuesday WNYC Studios has announced that it will end its "Trump Inc." podcast with President Donald Trump now set to leave the White House. Co-produced by WNYC Studios and ProPublica, inv...