Samantha Fields
Marketplace's Samantha Fields.
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Aug 4, 2025 • 19min
Lessons from the rest of the world on politicizing economic data
Samantha Fields, a journalist at Marketplace, delves into the political meddling with economic data following President Trump’s dismissal of the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner. She highlights troubling parallels with Argentina's past, raising concerns over the integrity of U.S. statistics. The discussion also touches on the impact of federal funding cuts on American scientific research. Lastly, Fields celebrates a listener's triumph in digitizing her great grandmother's diaries, showing the power of personal history in a rapidly changing world.
Aug 4, 2025 • 19min
Lessons from the rest of the world on politicizing economic data
Join Samantha Fields, a renowned journalist at Marketplace, as she dives into the troubling intersection of politics and economic data. She reveals global precedents for political manipulation of statistics, raising alarms about trust in economic indicators. The discussion turns to the potential fallout from deep federal funding cuts on American scientific research. Plus, listen to an inspiring story about a listener who digitized her great-grandmother's WWII diaries, blending personal triumph with historical preservation.
