The Biden administration is in a mad dash to address student debt relief ahead of the presidential election. A new plan could benefit tens of millions of Americans. We’ll explain. Plus, a Kai rant about a CEO who gets too much attention. And, there seems to be a market for everything! We’ll tell you about a new fad involving kids and mini pencils.
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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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