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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Inflation is easing. Americans still think the economy is bad

    Unemployment is low, inflation is going down, and the risk of recession is small too. So why do the majority of Americans think the economy is getting worse?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 5, 2023 • 1 min read

    Unemployment is low, inflation is going down, and the risk of recession is small too. So why do the majority of Americans think the economy is getting worse?

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    3. 18:28Republicans in AL and FL must redraw districts to empower Black voters
    4. 26:49Behind bars, Californians are still earning bachelor’s degrees
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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    CA leads US in offering advanced degrees to people behind bars
    1. 0:00More migrants reaching blue cities: Crisis for Biden administration
    2. 9:35Inflation is easing. Americans still think the economy is badYou’re reading this
    3. 18:28Republicans in AL and FL must redraw districts to empower Black voters
    4. 26:49Behind bars, Californians are still earning bachelor’s degrees
    5. 36:35‘The OC’ didn’t talk down to teens, but it gave Tijuana a bad rap
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand