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“Because you’re worth it,” goes the ad. But knowing who is worth what is even harder to determine than it was half a century ago. So…

Just over half of student loan borrowers consider themselves financially insecure, while about three-quarters said they had experienced an adverse financial event, like skipping a bill,…

Jemal Countess/Getty Images for the Peter G. P Jemal Countess/Getty Images for the Peter G. P Note: A version of this episode first ran in 2023.…

Apple Store in Shanghai, China. Paul Souders/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Paul Souders/Getty Images This is Part 4 in our Planet Money newsletter series on…

Last Christmas I was prescribed antibiotics for a post-operative infection. The pharmacy assistant insisted, despite my questioning, that I was exempt from prescription charges.Two weeks later…

Jack SilverBBC News, GuernseyBBCPensioner Katina Jones said she already sat “in the dark” with lights out to save money on electricityMore than 100 protestors have demonstrated…

Sahil Lavingia (right) was a DOGE staffer at the Department of Veterans Affairs for 55 days. He was sworn in on March 17, 2025 by the…

Where was the elephant in the room? It received not a mention in the spending review. In among the hospitals and schools, the highways and the…

Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images When President Trump announced his sweeping new tariffs this year, many trade law experts were startled.…

In 2013, there didn’t seem much point in requesting an interview with Sly Stone. It was 31 years since he had released an album of new…