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MORNING EDITION
(audio or text version, as noted)
31 October 2005 In Defense of High Prices and Profits (Audio. Also available: Text.)
11 January 2005 No Such Thing as a Safe Drug (Audio. Also available: Text.)
26 January 2004 Funding Space Travel (Audio. Also available: Text.)
27 October 2003 Remaking Iraq (Audio. Also available: Text.)
19 November 2003 Why Are We Losing Manufacturing Jobs? (Audio. Also available: Text.)
28 February 2003 Does Big Oil Exploit Consumers? (Audio. Also available: Text.)
16 January 2003 Cut Taxes, Help the Rich. (And the rest of us too) (Audio. Also available: Text.)
04 October 2002 Do-Over Democracy (Audio. Also available: Text.)
17 May 2002 Farm Aid (Audio. Also available: Text.)
15 October 2002 Cipro and Price Controls on Pharmaceuticals (Audio. Also available: Text.) Commentator Russell Roberts says price controls would harm medical innovation.
11 September 2001 Social Security-Where do they put our money? (Text.) Commentator Russell Roberts says it's time for politicians to provide the straight story on Social Security.
11 June 2001 The Costs and Benefits of Sanctions on Foreign Steel. (Text to come.)

Commentator Russell Roberts says President Bush would be wrong to impose sanctions against foreign steel producers.

27 March 2001 Groucho Marx and Tax Cuts for the Poor (Text to come.) Commentator Russell Roberts says if President Bush wants to convince Americans of the need for his tax cut, he should rent an old Marx Brothers movie and brush up on Groucho's sales-pitch.
21 December 2000 Is Holiday Spending Good for America? (Text.) Commentator Russell Roberts says this holiday season poor retail sales may not be as bad for the country as many believe it will be. He says less time spent shopping in a mall means more time spent doing meaningful things with family and friends.
20 October 2000 Putting Election Economics into Plain English. (Text to come.) Commentator Russell Roberts tries his hand at translating the economic mumbo-jumbo which both candidates are using.
14 September 2000 Subliminal Advertising for Politicians (Text.) Commentator Russell Roberts talks about the recent use of subliminal advertising in a Republican National Committee commercial. He says the technique isn't usually successful, so why not just call the Democrats vermin to their faces?
08 September 2000 Did Low Deficits Save the Economy? (Text to come.) Commentator Russell Roberts says he's disappointed in the economic plan democrats Al Gore and Joseph Lieberman presented earlier this year.
23 June 2000 Microsoft Woods (Text.) Commentator Russell Roberts suggests the Justice Department's next target after Microsoft just might be Tiger Woods, who has monopolized the game of golf through his incredible success and earnings.
08 June 2000 Coaches and CEOs (Text to come.) Commentator Russell Roberts says there's a lot to be learned from watching professional sports, particularly about management styles.
22 May 2000 Does Trading with China cost America Jobs? (Text to come.) Commentator Russell Roberts agrees that U.S. jobs will be lost, but he says new, better jobs will take their place.
28 March 2000 Would a ban on soft money hurt special interest politics? (Text.) Commentator Russell Roberts says the campaign finance reforms currently under discussion will be ineffective. He thinks banning soft money would empower incumbents rather than level the playing field.
29 December 1999 The Cardboard Box is the Product of the Century. (Text to come.) Host Bob Edwards talks with economist Russell Roberts about his choice for the best product of the century-the often-overlooked cardboard box.
2 December 1999 Holiday Shopping (Text to come.) Host Bob Edwards talks about the holiday shopping season with Russell Roberts from the Center for the Study of American Business at Washington University. Some retailers do a quarter of their annual sales in the month before Christmas.
9 November 1999 How Traditional Retailers Can Compete with the Internet. (Text to come.) Host Bob Edwards talks with Russell Roberts, an economist at the Center for the Study of American Business at Washington University in St. Louis.
6 October 1999 Ease of Internet Spells Trouble For Some Traditional Retailers. (Text to come.) Host Alex Chadwick talks with Russell Roberts who studies business at Washington University in St. Louis about the competitive nature of retailing and how the Internet will affect the consumer market.
27 May 1999 The Changing Structure of American Corporations. (Text to come.) Host Bob Edwards talks with Russell Roberts, director of the management center at the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis, about changes in management structure in most American companies.
31 March 1999 Do Rich CEOs Need to Give Something Back? (Text to come.) Host Bob Edwards talks with Russell Roberts, an economist at the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis, about wealthy CEOs and their corporations and whether they have a duty to give some of their wealth back.
8 March 1999 Corporate Culture. (Text to come.) Host Bob Edwards talks with Russell Roberts, an economist at the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis, about how companies define their corporate cultures.
9 February 1999 Mission Statements. (Text to come.) Host Bob Edwards talks with Russell Roberts, an economist at the Olin School of Business, about the art of crafting a mission statement. A great deal of time and money is spent by businesses on defining their purpose or "mission."
25 November 1998 The Importance of Customer Service. (Text to come.) Host Bob Edwards talks to Russell Roberts, Professor of Economics at the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis, about the emphasis that companies are placing on providing better customer service.
TALK OF THE NATION
(audio unless otherwise noted)
17 May 2002 Savings vs. Debts Guests: Russell Roberts, Ilyce Glink, William Gale, Jim Dodge
27 November 2001 What Does Recession Mean to You? (Text to come.) Guests: Russell Roberts, Nancy Lloyd, J. Peterman
26 July 2001 Changing Face of America From St. Louis. (Text to come.) Guests: Jack Beatty, Russell Roberts, Bill Frey
12 June 2001 Teaching Economic Literacy. (Text to come.) Guests: Russell Roberts, Krista Calvin
28 September 2000 The Changing Face of Corporate America from Kansas City. (Text to come.) Guests: Irvine Hockaday, Russell Roberts
  NPR's Talk of the Nation and KCUR 89.3 FM Host Live Broadcast: Kansas City's Business Climate Serves as Backdrop for National Forum. (Text to come.)
  NPR's Talk of the Nation: Changing Face of America