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Is there a better way to measure the economy?
Episode 1329
Throughout the 2024 election campaign, voters kept saying the economy felt bad, even though it looked good on paper. A new report blames that disconn…
1 year, 2 months ago
What we can learn from a past tariff tiff
Episode 1328
If President Donald Trump goes through with his plan to levy sweeping tariffs on foreign imports, it wouldn’t be the first time the U.S. has done suc…
1 year, 2 months ago
Trump’s purge of federal workers and its historical parallels
Episode 1327
President Donald Trump’s recent steps to remove federal employees is drawing comparisons to government purges during the Red Scare of the 1950s. What…
1 year, 2 months ago
Are Trump’s firings legal?
Episode 1326
President Donald Trump has fired dozens of government officials since he took office. The latest is the chair of the Federal Election Commission. But…
1 year, 3 months ago
Chaos is not an economic strategy
Episode 1325
Elon Musk and the rest of the DOGE gang have been inside the guts of the federal government attempting to shut down agencies and gain access to the …
1 year, 3 months ago
Chaos is not an economic strategy
Episode 1325
Elon Musk and the rest of the DOGE gang have been inside the guts of the federal government attempting to shut down agencies and gain access to the T…
1 year, 3 months ago
Is this a coup?
Episode 1324
Is Elon Musk’s control of government offices as an unelected official a coup? Lots of people seem to think so. We’ll explain why. Plus, another pote…
1 year, 3 months ago
Is this a coup?
Episode 1324
Is Elon Musk’s control of government offices as an unelected official a coup? Lots of people seem to think so. We’ll explain why. Plus, another poten…
1 year, 3 months ago
The migrant workforce under Trump
Episode 1323
It’s hard to overstate the role immigrant workers play in the U.S. economy. Key industries rely on them — nearly half of meat-processing jobs, for i…
1 year, 3 months ago
The migrant workforce under Trump
Episode 1323
It’s hard to overstate the role immigrant workers play in the U.S. economy. Key industries rely on them — nearly half of meat-processing jobs, for in…
1 year, 3 months ago