Business

Economy

New Mexicans are applying for special federal fire recovery funds

4:26pm October 18, 2022

by Alice Fordham

New Mexicans are learning how to apply for $2.5 billion in special federal fire recovery funds after escaped U.S. Forest controlled burns caused the largest fire in state history this summer.

Economy

Higher interest rates are both helping and hurting big banks

4:26pm October 18, 2022

The Federal Reserve's attempts to slay the dragon of inflation are creating a major shift for large U.S. banks, with big-money deals falling through but interest income rising.

Organizer Heather Goodall, who works at Amazon's warehouse near Albany, N.Y., leads supporters of the Amazon Labor Union in a march on Oct. 10.

National

Amazon workers vote against unionizing at upstate NY warehouse

4:26pm October 18, 2022

This marks the second loss for the upstart Amazon Labor Union, which previously formed Amazon's first unionized U.S. warehouse in Staten Island. Amazon is still fighting that historic first union win.

Inflation is coming from inside the house. Rising prices are forcing tough decisions.

Economy

You can run, but you can't hide: Inflation is busting budgets, and killing joy too

11:55am October 18, 2022

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Inflation is hitting Americans hard at home with prices soaring for electricity, groceries, rent, even breakfast. A carton of eggs is 30.5% more expensive than it was last year.

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Wei Kang Ding and Judy Zhu outside of a candidate debate hosted by high school students on Sept. 28. in Johns Creek, Ga. Ding and Zhu say they are still doing their election research.

Suburbs delivered recent wins for Georgia Democrats. This year, they're up for grabs

10:52am October 18, 2022

by Sam Gringlas

Whether Democrats can hold onto the Georgia suburbs may come down to candidate quality, shifting demographics and whether voters are more discouraged by inflation or abortion restrictions.

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How the gig economy inspired a cyberpunk video game

6:30am October 18, 2022

by Sam Yellowhorse Kesler

The video game Citizen Sleeper critiques the gig economy in a cyberpunk "post-capitalist" future

Music & Culture

Kanye West to buy the conservative-friendly social site Parler

5:34pm October 17, 2022

by Bobby Allyn

The Twitter competitor made the surprise announcement Monday, coming days after Ye's accounts on Twitter and Instagram were locked over a string of antisemitic posts

Economy

This computer software might have told your landlord they could raise your rent

5:33pm October 17, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with ProPublica reporter Heather Vogell about her reporting on a software that helps landlords set the highest possible prices for rent.

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Environment

Coal companies use bankruptcy and asset transfers to shed obligations

5:33pm October 17, 2022

by Dave Mistich

Coal companies shed billions in obligations to workers and the environment. They went on to riches through bankruptcy and asset transfers.

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The House Oversight Committee has documentation that the Secret Service was charged excessive rates to stay at Trump properties, including the International Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Trump hotels charged his Secret Service protectors 'exorbitant' rates

2:44pm October 17, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

New documents indicate Trump-owned properties repeatedly charged the Secret Service rates far higher than government rates, as high as $1,185 per room per night.