18 Min Released Jun 12, 2017

This Week: The Fed, Retail Sales and a Budget Plan

The Wall Street Journal's Kate Davidson previews the week's economic calendar, looking at the Fed meeting, retail sales, and the Trump administration's budget proposal.

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A Video Game Thoreau Might Play

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In Walden, a game, players can pick berries, walk in the woods, or spend the rest of their virtual lives in jail for tax evasion.

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Gist: Putting Dr. Seuss on the Couch

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It doesn’t take much to see the racial stereotypes in Theodor Seuss Geisel’s works. Does that mean we shouldn’t read them to kids?

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Episode 41: To Be Young, Gifted and Black (with Hannibal Buress)

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This week, we present a mind-boggling 'Is This Real Life?' Tracy's Animal Corner contemplates whales. Comedian Hannibal Buress is game for some Black History-themed Drunken Debates, and lets us take a few swipes on his dating app.

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