August was brutal for consumers. September could be worse
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released on Friday painted a grim picture for American consumers and is predicted…
Kalshi kicks out George Santos forever
Kalshi, the online prediction market platform, has finally had enough of George Santos, issuing the company’s first-ever lifetime ban to…
Personal bankruptcy filings are soaring in 2026, signaling growing economic distress
Bankruptcy filing rising after decline The number of personal bankruptcies filed annually fell sharply for more than a decade before…
The high cost of MAGA manhood
If there’s one thing MAGA males believe deep in their bones, it’s that “real” men eat a lot of beef.…
I was fired for resisting technology. It saved my career
I was not surprised by recent news that online classes have become swamped by artificial intelligence cheating, eroding academic integrity.…
“They’re my people”: Trump shrugs off concerns of MAGA ranchers’ beef
President Donald Trump has some beef with the price of beef. American ranchers — many of them among his most…
Bring back the corporate death penalty
A version of this essay first appeared in Crash Course, Salon’s free morning newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like…
You’re not imagining it: Your kid’s school supplies cost more this year
This story was originally reported by Chabeli Carrazana of The 19th. Meet Chabeli and read more of their reporting on…
Trump’s “forever” tariffs are kicking in for the long haul – and US consumers are footing the bill
President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements no longer cause the market gyrations that they did in 2025. But their sticker shock…
MAGA’s burrito brawl shows cracks in Trump’s economy
Amid weeks of compounding foreign policy failures and an economy that lost a revised 103,000 jobs across May and June,…