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How we make and spend money, and how economics influences the world around us.
Silicon Valley’s newest billionaires have a plan to save the world.
Silicon Valley’s newest billionaires have a plan to save the world.
The $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” appears dead. Trump’s bigger push to personally control federal money is not.
New York City probably can’t deliver “Costco for all.”
The case for early inheritance.
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Four years ago, Michigan Rep. Andy Levin lost his primary to Haley Stevens. He tells us how he got on AIPAC’s bad side.
Economic growth slowed this spring. It’s a reminder that the economy could’ve been great — if not for Trump’s policies.
Apple partnered with Klarna to let you lease a new iPhone. But should you?
America’s 250th birthday feels bleak. The numbers tell a different story.
A simple Kalshi bet really can cost you your right to vote, state officials say. And New York may be next.
50 percent tariffs on whiskey, cheese, and (naturally) hockey sticks.
AI could create a rare chance to remake the safety net. Washington can’t waste time.
The Verge’s Mia Sato explains the appeal and big business of dupes.
The young men souring on Trump over Iran and Israel, Epstein, and the economy.
What’s next for the Trump family crypto company? More ways to turn a profit.
The internet once enabled our culture of giving. Now it just makes us angry.
Why a college degree is still worth it, even in 2026.
Fast-fashion giant Shein bought a millennial darling. It’s not the only brand struggling.
Why the president is telling Americans he doesn’t care about the economy.
Fuel and food prices are rising. Mass protests could follow.
Three leading AI companies are racing to go public this year. It might not be good news for consumers.
Oil prices, low-budget airline struggles, and a looming fuel shortage are putting the squeeze on consumers.
The suspension of Trump’s weaponization fund shows how the system is (kind of) working.
Why Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund is on the rocks
The hidden costs of the president’s economic policies.
The contradiction at the core of big-money environmental giving.
Why some on the left are feeling warmly toward Tom Steyer and other very wealthy contenders.
Did decades of low inflation make the public far more unforgiving when it finally did surge?
The cognitive trap that’s making us underestimate the Iran crisis.
The Trump administration launched its tariff refund portal. Will the refunds really happen?
The Strait of Hormuz is reopening. But the war’s impacts on the food economy could linger.
California cut property taxes in the 1970s. It didn’t go so well.
Why giving to charity is a better deal if you’re rich.
McNutt v. DOJ could allow the justices to seize tremendous power over the US economy.
The AI company released a set of highly progressive policy ideas. There’s just one small problem.
How society convinced us that childbearing without a huge budget is morally wrong.
What the Iran war is doing to the economy, briefly explained.
The laptop class is moving left — but not out of economic desperation.
What the cost of gas, coffee, and milk tells us about why everything feels more expensive right now.
Hint: The Puritans were involved.
Ski slopes are closed, sprinklers are banned, and more restrictions are still to come.
What the AI jobs panic is missing.
The battle over what OpenAI owes the public.
And the magic number when owning an EV starts to pay off.
A biographer says it’s not enough to reckon with Chavez’s actions. What’s needed is accountability.