Why This Economy Feels So Wrong

Tracing the Roots of America’s Financial Fever Dream

Scan news headlines or talk to most economists, and you’ll hear choruses proclaiming America’s economy is thriving — unemployment is low, GDP is growing, and even inflation shows signs of cooling.

Yet scratch beneath the surface, you’ll find that 96% of everyday Americans seriously worried, living paycheck to paycheck, and increasingly relying on high-interest debt to stay afloat. This three-part blog post explores why so many feel left out of the “booming…