3:44 Trump’s actions are actually lowering wages and economic security, and weakening workers’ rights

47 ways Trump has made life less affordable in the last year 

4:15  What does affordability really mean in economic debates?

9:12  What is affordability so stick in this moment?

13:56 Why is it a risk to focus too much on prices?

18:06 What does the affordability challenge look like for different groups of workers, different types of families and households?

21:39 What can states be doing to address affordability? What are real policy solutions in the absence of meaningful federal action?

26:32 How does the expiration of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits factor into the affordability debate? Where do discussions of policies like public health, and a public childcare provision, fit in?

Ending ACA tax credits would impose high costs on Black Americans in 10 major metro areas 

30:33 What can be done in the short term on housing costs?

39:48 What is antitrust? Why do some people talk about antitrust as a way to reduce prices?

43:01 How are tariffs impacting prices?

Everything you need to know about tariffs but were afraid to ask

45:15 How much do families or workers need in different parts of the country for things to be affordable?

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What constitutes a living wage: A guide to using EPI’s Family Budget Calculator 

49:09 How do regulations or policy proposals that affect price gouging or profit-seeking behaviors by corporations fit into the discussion of affordability?

51:49 Is there a concern that increasing wages will increase prices, especially food prices, or make affordability difficult for other people?

54:05 What is the historical perspective, such as “trickle down” or neo-liberal economics, on wages?

55:28 Can you explain the K-shaped economy?