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June 4, 2026
Henry Burke
Prediction Markets Are Learning From the Addiction Industry
A new coalition of industry influence-peddlers is forming, tasked with defending these nascent businesses from regulation at all cost.
June 3, 2026
Matt Ford
Trump’s “Christian Nationalism” Is Neither of Those Things
The president may dress himself in the trappings of patriotism and religiosity, but make no mistake: His administration is sinful to its core.
June 2, 2026
Monica Potts
It Was Never Just Vibes
The real reason Americans are so angry about the economy
June 2, 2026
Katherine Stewart
The Rise of Right-Wing “Biblical Economics”
Right-wing money is supercharging the religious right’s push to literally get all up in our business.
June 1, 2026
Timothy Noah
How Trump Is Wrecking the Agency That Protects Workers’ Labor Rights
In his first term, Trump’s NLRB issued bad decisions. In his second, it’s being dismantled.
May 28, 2026
Alex Shephard
Affordability Politics Are Here to Stay
Even if the Strait of Hormuz reopens and gas prices fall, many Americans will still believe that the economy is terrible. Do the Democrats have a solution for this “permacession”?
May 27, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Photo Exposes Treasury Secretary’s Desperation to Keep Trump Calm
Here’s what Scott Bessent had to say as the economy tanks.
May 26, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Summons Entire Cabinet as Iran Deal Crumbles in Front of Him
Donald Trump has called all of his top advisers to Camp David.
May 26, 2026
Alex Thomas
Deep Inside the Chaotic Politics of the California Billionaire Tax
The pitched battle between billionaires and populist economists has Golden State residents’ heads spinning.
May 24, 2026
Grace Segers
SNAP Cuts Threaten to Cut Young Adults Off at the Knees
Tightened work requirements and cost shifts could result in students and former foster youth losing their nutrition benefits.
May 20, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Try to Make Any Sense of This Trump Answer on the Future of AI
Donald Trump quickly switched topics to Iran.
May 19, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Admits He Knows His War Is Unpopular—and Wrecking the Economy
The president’s justification for the Iran war has somehow gotten even more unbelievable.
May 19, 2026
Virginia Heffernan
Trump’s America Features Bad Vibes and Bad Numbers. Horrendously Bad.
The president insisted that Biden’s economy was “failing” in 2024, when it was anything but. Then he came into office and showed everybody what failing really is.
May 18, 2026
Michael Tomasky
When Will Americans Realize the Truth? Republicans Wreck the Economy.
Donald Trump is different in many ways from the Republican presidents who preceded him. But there’s one way he’s exactly the same.
May 15, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Posts Price Chart Full of “Breathtaking” Lies
Costs are still going up—but you wouldn’t know it from the chart Donald Trump’s team shared.
May 13, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Economic Approval Rating Just Hit a Historic New Low
As inflation soars, the president’s numbers on the economy are worse than those of Joe Biden and Jimmy Carter.
May 12, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Republicans Scramble After Trump Says He Doesn’t Think About Americans
The president said he didn’t care about Americans’ finances. Republicans in Congress don’t want to talk about it.
May 12, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Says He Doesn’t Care “Even a Little Bit” About People’s Finances
The president made a jaw-dropping confession when asked about the impacts of the Iran war.
May 12, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Iran War Surges Inflation as Trump’s Approval Rate Hits Record Low
Inflation is now so high it’s wiping out all wage gains.
May 12, 2026
Billy Corriher
The Stealthy Rise of the Business Court
States are rushing to establish new judicial venues to resolve business disputes. But the way they’re being built suggests they’ll be very cozy with corporate power.
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