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What Next | The Unaffordable Economy

What Next | The Unaffordable Economy

Update: 2025-12-17
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Even though the economy looks to be slowing down, prices are still rising. And while presidents don’t have a ton of control over the economy, there is something in Donald Trump’s power that could help reverse these trends. 


Guest: Catherine Rampell, economics editor at The Bulwark and anchor at MS NOW.


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Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, and Rob Gunther.



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