In a new book, Isabella Weber argues that Democrats underestimated inflation’s political costs. Her prescription is provocative, but not without risks.
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Posted inHealth Care
Before the Fall
The number of Americans without health insurance is soaring this year. Last week’s Census Bureau report on the uninsured rate for 2025 is the last good news we’ll get for a while.
Posted inBooks
The Affordability Crisis Is a Wage Crisis
An economist’s answer for why you deserve a raise and why a higher minimum wage won’t hurt the economy.
Posted inEconomy
Trump’s Dangerous Tariff Addiction
Despite the Supreme Court rebuke, his compulsion to tax imports is unabated and poses large-scale risks for the economy.
Posted inMagazine
Let the Affordability Bidding War Begin
Democrats have a stronger hand. They should raise their bets.
Posted inEconomy
Affordability: How Trump Has Made It Worse
Solving the affordability crisis won’t be easy but reversing some key MAGA policies would be a start.
Posted inPolitics
Affordability Wars
Trump meets with Mamdani, whose unlikely New York City win was fueled by the affordability crisis, as Vance offers conflicting explanations for high prices.
Posted inPolitics
Trump’s Poll Numbers Just Entered the Danger Zone
In November, for the first time in his second term, the president’s average job approval dropped below 45 percent. That spells trouble for the 2026 midterms.
Posted inNovember/December 2025
Measuring the Vibecession
Why top-line federal statistics miss the economic pain average Americans feel.
Posted inBooks
Measuring the Vibecession
Why top-line federal statistics miss the economic pain average Americans feel.
