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We Were Fired From the Federal Government By DOGE. We're Not Done Fighting For Our Jobs

Five young Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staffers speak up about watching the jobs they care about be unceremoniously — and possibly illegally — terminated.

I’m a Millennial Congresswoman. This Is How Democrats Lost Touch With Young Voters.

Rep. Sara Jacobs, one of the youngest members of Congress, says her party needs to act on issues like the housing crisis.

How Trump’s Tariffs Will Affect Gen Z

Get ready for prices to go up.

What the Great Recession Has to Do With Trump’s Reelection

We’re still living with the consequences.

Donald Trump Doesn’t Care About Black People

Yet he’s drawing a growing number of young Black voters.

Biden, Young People Are Begging You to Listen to Us

We make up nearly half of eligible voters in 2024.

Big Philanthropy Is a Scam — Here’s How

The world’s richest people aren’t going to save us.

Why Have We Seen So Many Industrial Disasters This Year?

Including the East Palestine, OH, train derailment and water contamination in Philly.

Why Sanctions Are Known As the ‘Silent Killer’

The US uses sanctions more than any other country in the world, by a lot.

What to Know About Neoliberalism

It’s a hard term to pin down because it shapes our lives in so many ways.
UK Politics

The UK's Prime Minister Resigns After Just 45 Days in Office

Conservative leader Liz Truss had the shortest term in the country's history.

What the Democratic Party Is Missing About Young Voters

We surveyed 1,173 young voters ahead of the midterms. Here’s what we found.

Meet the Mind Behind Planet Money’s TikToks

We asked Jack Corbett about being a guide through the largely inaccessible world of economics.

6 Young People on How Guaranteed Income Programs Changed Their Lives

“It gave me this feeling, like we’re gonna be okay.”

The World Is In Chaos — That’s Also What Gives Me Hope

We’re experiencing a backlash from those trying to cling to power. But the hope lies in us.

There Will Always Be Calls for More Military Intervention

Pay attention to who is calling for it and why.

5 Key Moments From Biden's State of the Union

The president insisted the U.S. military "will not engage in the conflict" in Ukraine.

Billionaires Should Not Exist

Yes, every billionaire really is a policy failure.

5 Nonfiction Books That Changed My Life This Year

These books helped me understand the world.

The U.S. Says It's Broke. Try GoFundMe?

Better pull up those bootstraps!