Why Wages Aren’t “Keeping Up” (Even When They Rise) “Wages are going up.” That headline sounds reassuring—until you check your bank account, your grocery bill, your rent, and your credit card balance. Across the United States, millions of workers are experiencing a frustrating contradiction: their wages have increased, yet their lives feel more expensive, more […]
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Executive Summary In 2025, President Trump has launched the most aggressive suite of drug-pricing interventions of his political career. The centerpiece is a Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) pricing strategy, backed by a series of voluntary deals with major pharmaceutical companies and a new TrumpRx direct-to-consumer platform. These agreements: Peg many Medicaid and TrumpRx prices to those in
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Debt, Deficits, and Your Household: The Hidden Tax Nobody Talks About When most Americans hear the word “deficit,” they think of Washington politics, budget negotiations, or abstract numbers in Treasury reports. But what if deficits — and the debt they accumulate — act like a hidden tax on your household, quietly shaping everything from inflation
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The Real Cost of Living Map (2025): What Americans Pay to Survive by Region If you’ve ever wondered why $70,000 feels “fine” in one state and impossible in another, you’re not imagining it. America doesn’t have one cost of living—it has dozens of regional economies operating under different price levels, housing markets, childcare realities, and
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The New Middle-Class Squeeze: Why “Good Jobs” Still Feel Unlivable A “good job” used to mean stability: rent paid on time, a reliable car, modest savings, and a shot at homeownership. Today, millions of Americans are discovering a brutal truth: you can be fully employed, credentialed, and “doing everything right,” and still feel like you’re
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Why Lifelong Learning Is a Critical Part of America’s Transformation America’s Future Depends on What Adults Choose to Learn Today Right now, the American workforce is standing at the edge of the greatest transformation in modern history. Artificial intelligence is rewriting job descriptions. Automation is reshaping entire industries. Entrepreneurship is exploding. And global competition has
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The Future of Work: Why U.S. Schools Must Prepare Students Differently America Is One Curriculum Away from Losing Its Competitive Edge The world is transforming faster than any point in human history—and America is standing at a crossroads.AI is rewriting industries. Automation is reshaping jobs. Entrepreneurship is replacing traditional employment. And yet… our education system
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5 Economic Trends That Are Forcing U.S. Industries to Transform Right Now INTRODUCTION America is at a tipping point — not because of politics, not because of global pressures, but because our own economic landscape is shifting beneath our feet. Right now, five powerful economic forces are accelerating change across every U.S. industry. This is
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Why Small Businesses Must Lead the American Transformation Movement INTRODUCTION — A POWERFUL DR. VIVIAN ATUD HOOK America is in a battle for its future — not against another nation, not against another ideology, but against stagnation.And the deciding factor in this battle will not be Wall Street…It will be Main Street. In this moment
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How Digital Transformation Is Reshaping Main Street America 🔥 INTRODUCTION America is in a defining moment.Not because of an election, nor a new policy, nor a global crisis — but because Main Street itself is being reborn. Across the nation, small businesses — the heart of America’s identity — are experiencing the greatest transformation in
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