Jess Jiang
Jess Jiang has spent the last three years producing NPR’s Planet Money. She recently worked on the team’s T-shirt project, where she followed the start of the manufacturing process. She went to Mississippi to see how modern-day cotton is harvested and farmed. And also went to Indonesia to find out why the cotton is sent halfway around the world to be spun.
Jess got her start in public radio atStudio 360. She graduated from Yale College in 2008, majoring in economics and environmental studies.
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As 20 years of war draw to a close, a divide separates those who served and those who haven't. The "civ-mil divide" can leave veterans alienated and civilians unfamiliar with what it means to serve. -
A century ago, people relied on nature to make basic things: toothbrushes were made of silver, combs were made of ivory, and clothes were made of cotton. In a lot of ways, life as we know it today, is possible because of plastic. We can now afford phones, computers and medical devices in part because of one chemist's discovery a century ago. But his descendants have some regrets.
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After catastrophic flooding, it might make sense not to rebuild and insure homes that were damaged. Some neighborhoods have retreated rather than rebuilt and insured. That has a lot of advantages, but it is hard to pull off.
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As patients increasingly have more choice in hospitals, hospitals look to stand out. Geisinger Health is taking cue from retail and refunding unsatisfied customers. Experts say that's smart business.
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Historically, the nation's barges have transported much of the nation's coal. In fact, barges are second only behind rail for moving the nation's...
