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Financial Times: Americans beware: markets can be out of sync with reality
“By now, markets and the economy seem largely inured to the chaos, leading some to conclude that Trump’s policies have not resulted in the serious economic dam…
NBC News: The families going hungry because of Trump’s food stamp cuts
“‘I think it’s a really cruel time to be taking grocery money away from low-income people with prices where they are and for reasons that are beyond their cont…
The Wall Street Journal: A changing job market leans against men
“Lauren Bauer, a fellow at the Brookings Institution, characterizes the job market not so much as weaker for men so much as it is much better for women. Focusi…
The New York Times: Congress is doing little to prepare for potential AI jobs losses
“Government policy, however, has been moving in the opposite direction. ... ‘It feels like there’s one conversation happening in this very abstract way about i…
Stateline: SNAP work requirements don’t boost jobs, but drop participation, research finds
“As states enact stricter work requirements for the federal food stamp program, a new analysis suggests those requirements won’t enhance employment and will pu…
Bloomberg: The home insurance crisis could use a public assist
“To address soaring insurance premiums and coverage gaps in an age of worsening climate-fueled disasters, the Brookings Institution has proposed creating a fe…
Public natural catastrophe reinsurance: What other countries do
David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center, summarizes new work by Adam Solomon (NYU) on lessons from foreign governments’ intervention in their insurance m…
The Washington Post: See which jobs are most threatened by AI and who may be able to adapt
“‘All the important questions about AI’s effects on the labor market are still unanswered,’ Jed Kolko, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for Internatio…
