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5 new books (and one very old one) to read in order to understand capitalism

Will the economy finally un-weird itself?

Everything you need to know to feel smart about the UAW strike

We cut child poverty to historic lows, then let it rebound faster than ever before

Trump, on Meet the Press, shows he still has no policy plans

What happened to the family doctor?

Offered a bonus at work? Ask for a raise instead

The US economy still seems to be avoiding a recession

China’s economy is slowing down. What gives?

What a UAW strike could mean for labor

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This summer is giving us a glimpse at the dangerous future of work

Mortgage rates are at a 21-year high. Here’s what that means for you.

Biden’s historic climate law has a problem

When it comes to the economy, everything’s great and no one’s happy

How Modelo beat Bud Light to become America’s most popular beer

Why did the US credit rating just get dinged?

Can Joe Biden convince Americans the economy is actually good?

3 reasons the US might actually fix inflation without a recession

What the new Fed interest rate hike might mean for the economy

Why Europe is so angry about Biden’s signature climate bill

Poverty is a major public health crisis. Let’s treat it like one.

Why strikes might disrupt your summer Eurotrip

America’s upper middle-class gets a reality check

Here’s what’s at stake in Blinken’s trip to China

Labor unions aren’t “booming.” They’re dying.

A debt ceiling breach would be bad bad bad bad bad

Is the US really about to be unable to pay its bills?

9 questions about the debt ceiling, answered

The surprising reason luxury goods are booming

Did Biden screw up his debt ceiling strategy?

What a debt default could mean for America’s superpower status

The overlooked Republican faction that could decide debt ceiling negotiations

Trump’s debt ceiling “plan” could collapse the global economy

Is the debt ceiling constitutional?

How a warming planet — and a graying population — could keep inflation high for years

The nationalist dark side of Joe Biden’s climate policies

Why the Fed’s latest interest rate hike is controversial

Why the debt ceiling problem never goes away

Is this a soft landing or the start of a recession?

What doing other people’s taxes taught me about our broken tax code

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