Zohran Mamdani has put forth many bold—and expensive—proposals in his New York City mayoral bid, including childcare for all, government-run grocery stores, and free buses. He's planning to pay for these proposals with…
In 1980, America's publicly held debt reached more than $712 billion (about $2.8 trillion in 2025 dollars), or roughly 25 percent of annual U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). Today, that figure is a little over $30…
In 1980, America's publicly held debt reached more than $712 billion (about $2.8 trillion in 2025 dollars), or roughly 25 percent of annual U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). Today, that figure is a little over $30…
Rachel Reeves has been accused of “preying on the elderly and the ill” ahead of her November Budget next month. Britons are bracing for tax hikes during the Chancellor’s anticipated annual fiscal statement, as Prime Minister…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEVzsQhKjrQ New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani says City Hall needs to get into the grocery business because New Yorkers are being "priced out" of private supermarkets. If…
A policing minister has said she understands it “sticks in the throat” that migrant sex offender Hadush Kebatu was given £500 after threatening to disrupt his deportation flight but insisted it was “the right thing to do”.“So…
Let’s say you paid top dollar to go to a fancy, five-star restaurant, and the waiter served you warmed-over McDonald’s. Would you ever go back? Maybe, if you didn’t know any better. I started thinking about that after I…
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. Since Halloween is upon us, this week's newsletter zeroes in on some of the spookier elements of housing policy. Rent Free Newsletter by Christian Britschgi.…
Melkon Khosrovian recalls waiting for a shipment of bottles that were due to arrive amid the mad rush that marked the days before President Donald Trump's tariffs took effect. He remembers doing the math, too. "We…
A former Bank of England governor has accused Rachel Reeves of searching for answers to raise funds “on the back of a fag packet”. Lord King’s scathing seven-word swipe of the Chancellor came as he warned she lacks a…
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