It’s One of the Most Valuable Things in America. It Can Crash the Economy. And It’s Beneath Every Home.
A new book by journalist Mike Bird argues that the real culprit behind the housing crisis isn’t buildings—it’s the land below them.
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The 14k Gold Toilet Re-Enters the Zeitgeist
Maurizio Cattelan’s conceptual piece “America” was stolen in 2019 – but it turns out he made another gold toilet and you can bid on it soon!
Money Talks: The Important Historical Lessons of the 1929 Crash
Andrew Ross Sorkin joins Felix Salmon and Elizabeth Spiers to discuss his new book on Wall Street’s most infamous crash.
Despite recent turmoil at FDA, White House praises the agency’s leader
The administration, as well as HHS, publicly praised Marty Makary’s leadership despite persistent upheaval at the agency.
Obamacare sticker shock is more shocking in some states than others
The premium hikes can be higher or lower depending on a person’s state, income and how much help they receive. For some, the loss of subsidies can amount to triple-digit increases.
DOGE holdover who pushed for deep cuts at HHS is headed to the Navy
Rachel Riley, a former McKinsey partner, helped execute sweeping layoffs at the health department this spring. Behind the scenes, her methods sparked turmoil.
RFK Jr.’s top vaccine adviser says he answers to no one
In an interview with POLITICO, Martin Kulldorff said the health secretary has asked him to impartially follow the science.
To Preach About Healing When You Know You’re Going to Die
A gay minister seeks healing with his family and his queer kin, even as he knows he’ll soon die from AIDS.
How Does a Queer Church Make Friends With Other Churches in the Midst of a Crisis?
AIDS helps forge an unlikely friendship between two San Francisco churches from very different neighborhoods with very different views on sexuality.
How Did a Gay Church Embrace the Identity of “a Church with AIDS”?
Two queer religion geeks move to San Francisco. And Easter communion gets real in the age of AIDS.
Why an Out Queer Person in the Gay Liberation Days of the ’70s Would Go To Church
Troy Perry starts the gay/lesbian Metropolitan Community Church. A young lesbian is a regular at the San Francisco congregation when her friend gets sick.
How an LGBTQ+ Christian Church Faced AIDS in 1980s and ’90s San Francisco.
Rescued archival audio takes listeners into the heart of an LGBTQ+ church during the height of the AIDS epidemic in 1980s and ’90s San Francisco.
Voters on Tuesday rewarded Democrats who addressed economic costs. Hours later, Trump said he delivered an ‘economic miracle.’
A recent poll found a majority of Americans feel they’re spending more on groceries than they did a year ago.
Reaganomics in Jersey: Jack Ciattarelli has a supply-side dream if he’s elected governor this week
The Republican nominee has promised tax cuts and economic growth, but the numbers are fuzzy.
Trump’s approval holds steady despite unpopular policies, per new NYT poll
Trump’s strength with Republicans on the economy could prove to be a boon for the GOP.
New poll reveals warning signs for Trump with Latino voters
A survey from the liberal-leaning group Somos Votantes shows Latino voters are souring on the president.
“Epic Night for Democrats”: Party Wins Races Across the U.S. in Voter Rebuke to Trump
We get an overview of how Democrats won big across the United States in Tuesday’s elections, with Daniel Nichanian, editor-in-chief of Bolts. Democratic Congressmember Mikie Sherrill won New Jersey’s governor’s race, and Abigail Spanberger flipped Virginia’s governorship. In California, voters approved a new congressional map that could help Democrats pick up five additional congressional seats in a move to counter Texas’s redistricting plan.
Just When It Looked Like the Shutdown Might End
In the hours before Democrats’ electoral victories Tuesday night, the end of the government shutdown seemed near. Several Democratic senators had spent the day quietly discussing a potential bipartisan settlement. Republican leaders had expressed confidence that once the “radical left” activists had their say at the polls, moderate lawmakers would have enough political cover to cave and reopen the government.
Trump’s Ozempic Deal Has a Major Flaw
Donald Trump was giddy. In the Oval Office today, the president announced that he had secured a deal to dramatically slash the price of obesity drugs. Soon, Wegovy and Zepbound will be sold on a new website—dubbed TrumpRx—for only about $250 a month, a fraction of their current retail price of more than $1,000. “Did I do a good job?” Trump asked the assembled reporters. “Do you think Biden could have done this? I don’t think so.
Dick Cheney Didn’t Care What You Thought
Back when he was a House member from Wyoming, Dick Cheney was part of a congressional delegation that visited the Soviet Union in the 1980s. During a lull in the schedule, Cheney and his colleagues were sitting around trying to entertain themselves when one of their wives decided to administer personality tests. The results included professions for which the members would be well suited.
Cheney’s ideal job? A funeral director.
Voters Who Oppose Wars of Choice Have Nowhere to Turn
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Barack Obama and Donald Trump have this in common: Both owe their political ascents in part to blunt attacks on leaders who sent America to war.
Trump Is Missing One Massive Reason for Tuesday’s Election Results
The president still doesn’t appear to understand a likely reason for Tuesday’s results: the unnecessary, cruelly forced mass hunger unique to the shutdown.
Parenting Is the Least of Her Worries
The film Die My Love takes place mostly in a remote farmhouse. Tucked away amid tall grasses and verdant woods in rural Montana, it seems idyllic. But Grace (played by Jennifer Lawrence) appears uncomfortable as soon as she sets foot inside her new home. She flops over like a rag doll while her boyfriend, Jackson (Robert Pattinson), explores the building, which he inherited from his uncle. Months later, she and Jackson have a baby.
Trump, stung by Republican losses, stands his ground on affordability
Democrats running on cost-of-living anxieties outperformed Republicans in Tuesday’s elections by greater-than-expected margins. The president chalked it up to partisan lies.
Trump unveils deal to lower prices for breakthrough weight-loss drugs
The deal could expand coverage and lower the price of GLP-1 medications for millions of Americans.
“Fire in Every Direction”: Palestinian Author Tareq Baconi on Gaza, Zionism & Embracing Queerness
Palestinian writer Tareq Baconi joins us to discuss his new memoir, Fire in Every Direction, a chronicle of his political and queer coming of age growing up between Amman and Beirut as the grandson of refugees from Jerusalem and Haifa.
“Taken: The Agents Raiding Communities and the People Trying to Stop Them”: Maria Hinojosa
A new special report from Futuro Media follows the Trump administration’s federal immigration raids and the growing community resistance against them. “Taken: The Agents Raiding Communities and the People Trying to Stop Them” documents how Latinos in the U.S. are being racially profiled, “kidnapped,” denied due process and forced to sign their own removal orders. “This is psychological terror,” says investigative journalist Maria Hinojosa.
“My Community Is Under Invasion from Our Own Federal Gov’t”: Evanston Mayor Decries ICE Raids in Illinois
Amid federal immigration raids in the Chicagoland area, the mayor of one Chicago suburb is on the frontlines of the anti-ICE protest movement. Mayor Daniel Biss says what he has seen of federal immigration raids in Evanston, Illinois, amounts to an “invasion from our own federal government.” His office is now launching investigations into reports of federal agents brutalizing and threatening community members. “They appear to have just started beating people up for no reason,” Biss says.
Money on the Mind: How to Deal With the Psychological Hangups of Retirement Planning
With special guest, Adrianna Adams from Domain Money, Felix and Anna dig into one of the biggest emotional life steps – retirement.
It’s One of the Most Valuable Things in America. It Can Crash the Economy. And It’s Beneath Every Home.
A new book by journalist Mike Bird argues that the real culprit behind the housing crisis isn’t buildings—it’s the land below them.