How unemployment in the Trump era shapes Black women’s lives when maternal care and food choices are in the mix
affordability
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Lightning in a Bottle
Regulatory capture is at the root of the affordability crisis in electricity. Public power could offer a way out.
Posted inWorking in America
The $79 Trillion Heist
We’re in an affordability crisis because workers aren’t being paid at the same levels they earned in the past.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Florida Electricity Consumers Burdened With Historic Rate Hike
The state’s largest electric utility picks a fine time to land in the middle of the affordability debate and the 2026 campaign season.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Sources of America’s Hidden Inflation
How market power jacks up prices, and how Trump’s policies add to the pressure
Posted inEconomic Policy
Selling the Poor on Spending Like They’re Rich
How plutonomy, premiumization, and social media squeeze the middle class
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Historic Reversal of Cultural Affordability
America used to be a pioneer in democratizing culture.
Posted inHousing
Progressive Mayors vs. Developers
In New York, one of the toughest challenges that Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani faces will be preserving and increasing the supply of affordable housing. Same story in Boston, where progressive Mayor Michelle Wu is constrained by similar forces.
Posted inPolitics
Grocery Bills and Corporate Taxes Dominate Upset Bid in Tennessee
Aftyn Behn is trying to flip a seat Donald Trump won by 22 points in a December 2 special election. She’s sounding populist messages to do it.
Posted inEconomic Policy
New York Gets Serious About Food Prices
State lawmakers could work with Zohran Mamdani’s administration to tackle high food prices through a combination of his public grocery proposal and a proposed antitrust law.