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Moving Upstream

Ep.11

Why 'Deaths of Despair' May Be a Warning Sign for America - Moving Upstream

Two Princeton economists share their provocative theory in this episode of Moving Upstream

By Jason Bellini

Does a decades-long rise in suicide among white Americans signal an emerging crisis for U.S. capitalism and democracy? Nobel Prize-winning economist Angus Deaton and his wife, fellow Princeton Prof. Anne Case, share their provocative theory with WSJ’s Jason Bellini in this episode of Moving Upstream. Photo: Getty

Moving Upstream

WSJ's Jason Bellini explores the trends, technologies, ideas and challenges that are headed our way in this video series. In each episode, we visit the places, and meet the people who can help us to better understand what's upstream.

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    North Korea boasts about its nuclear weapons program by releasing photos and videos of its missiles. But in them are tiny clues to their true capability. A team of U.S. analysts, working outside the government, shows how they decode these images to determine when North Korea is bluffing – and when it is showing true power. Photo: North Korea State Media
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    Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Richard Branson and other tech titans are promoting the idea of universal basic income, as a way to help citizens weather job disruptions caused by emerging technologies. Canada is giving it a try, with a pilot program that gives participants up to $17,000 annually for three years — no strings attached. WSJ’s Jason Bellini checks in on this free money experiment. Image: Ryno Eksteen and Adele Morgan