MACROECONOMICS · LABOR · COST OF LIVING
The U.S. economy exhibits a K-shaped
recovery pattern, where gains
concentrate among higher earners
while many workers.
An hourglass economy—with all the
sand rushing to the top.
I read everything Paul Krugman
writes. Today he wrote about our
K-shaped economy, and I knew exactly
what he meant. It’s the moment you
flinch at the total in your grocery
cart, quietly decide to skip dinner
out, and then scroll past headlines…
TRADE · INFLATION · COST OF LIVING
Claims by former President Trump
that drug prices and tariffs have
dropped by several hundred percent…
The Question at the Table
POLITICAL POWER · LAW AND COURTS · UNITED STATES
Despite widespread dissent and
large-scale protests, American
resistance to authoritarian shifts…
Conversation with ChatGPT
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · PLATFORMS
The conversation explores the
narrative strategy of introducing
human antagonists as institutional
pressures threatening jobs, funding,
and.
Bill: I think I need to insert one
or more human antagonists.
Preferably threats to jobs or
funding for Lena, Dave or Geoff.
Then we can have corroborating
events from perhaps Seattle of Japan
or Estonia to change their mind.
What do you think…
COST OF LIVING · TRADE · DATA CENTERS
Prince William County faces rising
electricity bills amid plans to
expand data-center infrastructure…
The Screenshot and the Supply
Chain
TRADE · BUSINESS · WHITE HOUSE
A viral falsehood claimed South
Africa had halted mineral exports to
the U.S. amid frozen American aid.
How Trump’s Africa Policy Left the
U.S. Exposed to a Single Mineral
Hoax
The light in the office had that
late-afternoon shimmer—gold filtered…
HEALTH INSURANCE · HOSPITALS · COST OF LIVING
The United States spends nearly
twice as much on health care as peer
nations yet achieves poorer.
ENVIRONMENT · CLIMATE CHANGE · POLITICAL POWER
Michael Forbes, a Scottish farmer,
resists efforts by Donald Trump to
develop the Menie dunes into a.
Burning Down The Mountain
COMMUNITY · MAINE · COST OF LIVING
Burnt Jacket Mountain in Maine, long
a local hiking landmark, has been
closed after its purchase by.
