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• From “Unlocking the Gates”: Action and Accountability

  Real estate accounts for 18% GDP and each home sale generates two jobs. It’s a top priority for state officials and business leaders across the country to build stable communities. In Minnesota, efforts to address inequity that keeps people locked out of the property market are well-advanced. Lee sits down to interview those directly involved. This special episode comes from “Unlocking the Gates,” a new collaboration from Marketplace and APM Studios. 

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• From “Unlocking the Gates”: The Perpetual Fight

  Racial covenants along with violence, hostility and coercion played an outsized role in keeping non-white families out of sought-after suburbs. Lee learns how these practices became national policy after endorsement by the state’s wealthy business owners and powerful politicians. This special episode comes from “Unlocking the Gates,” a new collaboration from Marketplace and APM Studios. 

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• From “Unlocking the Gates”: Integration Generation

  Host Lee Hawkins investigates how a secret nighttime business deal unlocked the gates of a Minnesota suburb for dozens of Black families seeking better housing, schools, and safer neighborhoods. His own family included. This special episode comes from “Unlocking the Gates,” a new collaboration from Marketplace and APM Studios. 

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• The war over federal workers continues

  Two federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to rehire fired federal workers who were on probation. The judges say the White House didn’t have the authority to execute mass layoffs and didn’t follow the law. And later: from our special series “Unlocking The Gates,” Marketplace special correspondent Lee Hawkins explores the lasting impact of housing discrimination in Minnesota, where racial covenants were first devised.

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• If you can’t afford the dollar store, where do you go?

  If you want to know how investors feel, check out the stock market. If you want to know how the rest of America feels — particularly low-income Americans — look to Dollar General. Its CEO said this week that its “core customers,” people who earn under $40,000 per year, are struggling. Also: “I’ve met fighter pilots, and I think you have a cooler job.” A vintage race car mechanic reflects on his work.

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