Farmworkers face hunger crisis Many farmworkers responsible for the country’s agricultural bounty cannot afford to feed their families.
Filmmakers profile America's economically lost generation in 'Two American Families' FRONTLINE documentarians Tom Casciato and Kathleen Hughes spent decades following two working-class families who lost well-paying manufacturing jobs and then struggled to regain their way of life. Tonya Mosley
Examining the economic policy of J.D. Vance, Trump's vice presidential nominee NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance's approach to economic policy. Sacha Pfeiffer
Inflation is falling, but prices are still rising How can consumers save money as prices keep rising.
How to invest like Congress Traders are using publicly available data to track which lawmakers are reporting big stock market gains. We try to copy them. Wailin Wong
Lower gas prices helped inflation cool in June Inflation fell in June, as a drop in gasoline prices more than offset the modest monthly rise in rent. This could help clear the way for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates in September. Scott Horsley
Biden's top economic adviser on the state of inflation in the U.S. NPR’s Scott Detrow talks with President Biden’s top economic adviser, Jared Bernstein, about the state of inflation in the United States according to Thursday's Consumer Price Index report. Justine Kenin
Understanding the resurgence of jobs in America's 'left behind' counties David Madland of the Center for American Progress says new, “good” jobs are on the rise, but many of the workers don’t realize it’s a result of Biden’s new industrial policies. Tonya Mosley
Many Americans are still experiencing sticker shock at the supermarket Grocery prices have stabilized over the last year, but many shoppers are still smarting over double-digit price increases from two years ago. Low-income families are often hardest hit. Scott Horsley
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are expected to ask the Fed chair about interest rates Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell visits Capitol Hill on Wednesday to take questions on the economy and interest rates. Scott Horsley