It’s hard to get around without a car these days. But in the last couple of years, owning one has become very expensive. We’ll explain the deceptive practices happening in the auto lending market. And, we’ll explain how Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s power in the Democratic Party was demonstrated by a campaign contribution. Plus, we’ll play a round of Half Full/Half Empty and weigh in on “dumbphones” and adult gap years.
Here’s everything we talked about today:
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The afterlife of MLK’s call for a guaranteed income
When substances are legal but dangerous
The federal budget loop de loop
The risky business of bitcoin ETFs
The death of social media as we know it
Let’s talk about privilege in the workplace
From “Million Bazillion”: What’s a recession?
The new in-space economy (rerun)
Who benefits from the welfare-to-work system?
A U.S. history lesson through food (rerun)
The real costs of reality TV
Where’s the (lab-grown) beef? (rerun)
How technology can help solve the water crisis in the West
The dirty side of the fast-fashion business (rerun)
And that’s a wrap on 2023
The battle over aid to Ukraine
Taking the pulse of the U.S. bond market
What is MAGAnomics, actually?
Millennial mom dread
Economics on Tap: Wastewater beer edition
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