Browsing: affordability
‘There’s certainly affordability issues’ with MAHA’s updated dietary guidelines, economist warns
The “Make America Healthy Again” movement has already made sweeping changes to what consumers see at the grocery store. The…
Gen Z is living in a world that doesn’t know cheap Ubers or non-exploitative delivery apps. That’s what the ‘2016 vibes’ trend is really about
Gen Z’s “2016 vibes” fixation is less about pastel Instagram filters and more about an economic and cultural shift: they…
Electricity as the new eggs: Affordability concerns will swing the midterms just like the 2024 election, Bill McKibben says
That sun has provided him cheap power for 25 years, and this month he installed his fourth iteration of solar…
As Trump helps Gen Z on student debt, watchdog calls it an ‘incoherent political giveaway’
The Trump administration’s announcement on Friday of an indefinite pause on the collection of defaulted federal student loan debt, including…
Gen Z is rebelling against the economy with ‘disillusionomics,’ tackling near 6-figure debt by turning life into a giant list of income streams
What happens when a generation is raised on economic promises that never materialize? Gen Z may want to ask their…
Angry town halls nationwide find a new villain: the data center driving up your electricity bill while fueling job-killing AI
Tech companies and developers looking to plunge billions of dollars into ever-bigger data centers to power artificial intelligence and cloud…
Obama’s former top economic advisor says he feels ‘a tiny bit bad’ for Trump because gas prices are low, but consumer confidence is still plummeting
As President Donald Trump struggles to address Americans’ growing affordability concerns, he has gotten some sympathy from one of former…
After Trump used prime-time speech to deny economic reality, his aides reassured him he did great
President Donald Trump delivered a politically charged speech Wednesday carried live in prime time on network television, seeking to pin the blame for…
America’s mobile housing affordability crisis reveals a system where income determines exposure to climate disasters
Option A is a beautiful home in California near good schools and job opportunities. But it goes for nearly a…
The ‘Great Housing Reset’ is coming: Income growth will outpace home-price growth in 2026, Redfin forecasts
Homebuyers may experience a reprieve in 2026 as price normalization and an increase in home sales over the next year…












