‘Anybody that’s middle class and below, we’re screwed’: Housing costs rise at the fastest pace in decades — but some Americans are already feeling the brunt

By Emma Ockerman, Market Watch Damon Blanchard, a 46-year-old living in Columbus, Ohio, is unemployed but gets a biweekly workers’ compensation check worth about $686 after getting hurt on the job in a scrapyard three years ago, he said. Last year, an investment firm purchased the apartment complex […]

Daily News Digest: May 12, 2022 The Week

David  Faris A final dispatch of American political decline Brigid  Kennedy Why is there a baby formula shortage? W. James Antle  III Are Republicans losing their appetite for war? Advertisement from Wisebread Best Cash Back Bonus Cards of 2022 Joel  Mathis Understanding the debate around permanent CTC payments […]

Rising: May 12, 2022 Full Show

Briahna Joy Gray and Robby Soave react to Dr. Fauci’s testimony before the House Appropriations Committee, where he answered questions about lockdowns and the lab leak theory. Briahna Joy Gray breaks down how short term profit incentives and anticompetitive business practices have led to the baby formula shortage. […]

Breaking Points: 5/12/22 FULL UNCUT SHOW

Krystal and Saagar talk about the new inflation numbers, Biden’s speech on inflation, Ukraine war funding, Al Jazeera journalist killed, overdose deaths record, Symone Sanders show flop, ‘stop the steal’ lies, media’s inflation coverage, and the left’s self destruction with Ryan Grim! Merch: https://breaking-points.myshopify.com/ Ryan Grim: https://theintercept.com/podcasts/dec… https://theintercept.com/2022/05/08/m… […]

Elon Musk says Americans ‘are trying to avoid going to work at all,’ unlike Chinese workers who ‘will be burning the 3 a.m. oil’

By Dominick Reuter Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, said he expects China to produce “some very strong companies” because of the country’s workforce. “There’s just a lot of super-talented, hardworking people in China who strongly believe in manufacturing,” Musk said in an interview with the […]