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Ro Khanna blames ‘clueless’ boomers for Gen Z booing AI: They handed over a ‘broken economy’

“Young people are anxious, that they’re economically frustrated, and they view AI with deep anxiety and suspicion, not as some kind of great thing.”

By Jake AngeloMay 21, 2026
Young worker looking tired in front of a screen
A Nobel economist figured out 60 years ago that people learn best on the job. The Atlanta Fed says AI is making that almost impossible
By Tristan BoveMay 21, 2026
Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos wants the bottom half of earners to pay zero income tax—he says nurses making just $75K should save $12K a year
By Preston ForeMay 21, 2026
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The U.S. freight network is broken by design. One merger could start fixing it
By Brigham A. McCownMay 21, 2026
Current price of Bitcoin for May 21, 2026
Current price of Bitcoin for May 21, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerMay 21, 2026
Current price of oil as of May 21, 2026
Current price of oil as of May 21, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerMay 21, 2026
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Elon Musk puts one hand to his chin and he looks up. He is in front of a blue "World Economic Forum" background.
Investing‘SpaceX is his new baby at the expense of Tesla’: Elon Musk’s IPO could be bad news for his EV maker, investors warns
By Sasha RogelbergMay 21, 2026
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AICloudflare posted record revenue, then cut 20% of its workforce. CEO Matthew Prince says AI has made an entire category of workers obsolete
By Jake AngeloMay 21, 2026
Prakash Arunkundrum, HP’s first-ever chief strategy and transformation officer, bets edge AI will ‘bring the token cost down’
AIPrakash Arunkundrum, HP’s first-ever chief strategy and transformation officer, bets edge AI will ‘bring the token cost down’
By Angelica AngMay 21, 2026
What is red light therapy?: Our experts break down the new wellness trend
HealthWhat is red light therapy?: Our experts break down the new wellness trend
By Katie MooreMay 21, 2026
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PoliticsMamdani’s campaign for cheap World Cup tickets delivers 1,000 for city of 8 million
By The Associated PressMay 21, 2026
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Politics‘In 60 days there’s been a huge change in the attitudes of this country’: Former Detroit mayor says bipartisan approach in governor race is doomed
By Corey Williams and The Associated PressMay 21, 2026
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CybersecurityMalaysia slams ‘grossly offensive, false, menacing and insulting’ TikTok memes about its king
By The Associated PressMay 21, 2026
Meta laid off 10% of its workforce as Mark Zuckerberg warns that in the AI race ‘success isn’t a given’
AIMeta laid off 10% of its workforce as Mark Zuckerberg warns that in the AI race ‘success isn’t a given’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 21, 2026
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James Talarico stands behind a microphone and stares out into the crowd
EconomyJames Talarico says the biggest ‘welfare queens’ in America are ‘the giant corporations that don’t pay a penny in income taxes’
By Dave SmithDecember 20, 2025
  • Stephen Greene works a street corner hoping to land a job as a laborer or carpenter on June 3, 2011 in Pompano Beach, Florida.
    EconomyUnemployment hits 4-year high as frozen jobs data shows recession risks getting ‘uncomfortably high,’ top economist Mark Zandi says
    By Eva RoytburgDecember 16, 2025
Gen Z is open minded about blue-collar work and the Fords of the economy need them — but both sides are missing each other
Future of WorkGen Z is open minded about blue-collar work and the Fords of the economy need them — but both sides are missing each other
By Muskaan ArshadDecember 20, 2025
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Economy‘This year is just not a jewelry Christmas’: Meet a 64-year-old small businesswoman who’s seen her Main Street decline for the last decade
By Makiya Seminera and The Associated PressDecember 19, 2025
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InvestingThe bulls are too bullish: Bank of America warns 200-plus fund managers just triggered a contrarian ‘sell’ signal
By Jim EdwardsDecember 19, 2025
Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moodys Analytics, during a Senate Budget Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, May 4, 2023.
EconomySneaking unemployment rate means the U.S. economy is inching closer to a key recession indicator, says Moody’s
By Eleanor PringleDecember 19, 2025
Southeast Asian economies prove resilient in the face of Trump’s tariffs as supply chains expand
EconomySoutheast Asian economies prove resilient in the face of Trump’s tariffs as supply chains expand
By Angelica AngDecember 19, 2025
  • President Trump
    EconomyAmerica’s $38 trillion national debt ‘exacerbates generational imbalances’ with Gen Z and millennials paying the price, warns think tank
    By Eleanor PringleDecember 16, 2025
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PoliticsTrump was wrong about tariffs funding the ‘Warrior Dividend’ of $1,776—troops were already set to get the money
By Josh Boak, Michelle L. Price and The Associated PressDecember 18, 2025
President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the Diplomatic Room of the White House on December 17, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Economy‘This is a wacky number’: economists cry foul as new government data assumes zero housing inflation in surprising November drop
By Eva RoytburgDecember 18, 2025
Trump stands at a podium in the Diplomatic Reception Room, which is adorned with Christmas decorations.
PoliticsTrump says $1,776 ‘warrior dividends’ were made possible partly by tariff revenue, which still lags $100 billion behind what the White House expected
By Sasha RogelbergDecember 18, 2025
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PoliticsState Department announces massive $10 billion arms sale to Taiwan, infuriating China
By Matthew Lee, Simina Mistreanu and The Associated PressDecember 18, 2025
Top AI defense CEO sees China planning for a ‘very protracted conflict’ and the U.S. running out of weapons in 7 days
AITop AI defense CEO sees China planning for a ‘very protracted conflict’ and the U.S. running out of weapons in 7 days
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezDecember 18, 2025
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    North America80% of American Christmas trees are fake. They’re also tariffed
    By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated PressDecember 16, 2025
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EconomyInflation hits 2.7% in November, still above Fed’s 2% target but less than economists expected
By Paul Wiseman, Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressDecember 18, 2025
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CommentaryOur data shows that companies of 500 and fewer workers mostly avoided the AI layoffs. They’re making AI work for them
By Gabby BurlacuDecember 18, 2025
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CryptoNorth Korea stole a record amount of crypto—again: report estimates  its hackers’ 2025 haul at $2 billion
By Carlos GarciaDecember 18, 2025
Trump
EconomyThe American voter is angry about one thing above all and Trump’s tariffs are in the crossfire, Goldman’s chief political economist says
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 18, 2025
Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi says Gen Z is struggling with credit card debt as balances are at an all-time high.
Personal FinanceIntuit CEO says Gen Z is staving off recession by putting it on plastic: ‘Credit card balances are up 36-37%, but they still have jobs’
By Nino PaoliDecember 18, 2025
We ‘don’t have enough manpower’ for the delivery boom, says Singapore-based robotics founder
InnovationWe ‘don’t have enough manpower’ for the delivery boom, says Singapore-based robotics founder
By Angelica AngDecember 18, 2025
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EconomyAfter Trump used prime-time speech to deny economic reality, his aides reassured him he did great
By Josh Boak and The Associated PressDecember 18, 2025
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EconomyMamdani gets 74,000 resumes in sign of New York City’s job-market misery
By Georgia Hall and BloombergDecember 17, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion with top business leaders in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on December 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. During the roundtable, Trump addressed questions on the Federal Reserve’s latest decision to cut interest rates and reports that the U.S. seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, among other topics.
EnergyA U.S. oil blockade on Venezuela could ‘devastate’ its economy and further pressure Maduro. But how far is Trump willing to take it?
By Jordan BlumDecember 17, 2025
Trump
EconomyTariffs take a bite out of mom-and-pop stores as small business profit growth turns negative for first time in 18 months, BofA says
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 17, 2025
Trump points his finger into the crowd from behind the presidential podium
Big TechThe Trump administration says it could go after Spotify if Europe doesn’t back off American tech companies
By Dave SmithDecember 17, 2025
Trump
EconomyThe $38 trillion national debt is to blame for over $1 trillion in annual interest payments from here on out, CRFB says
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 17, 2025
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CommentaryThe AI layoff wave is just beginning — and it’s by design
By Kevin OakesDecember 17, 2025
Trump
PoliticsA week after telling Americans their kids may get fewer dolls and pencils because of tariffs, Trump vows ‘THE BEST IS YET TO COME’
By Josh Boak and The Associated PressDecember 17, 2025
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve
EconomyRed flags in U.S. data will justify ‘insurance’ interest rate cuts from the Fed next year, says UBS
By Eleanor PringleDecember 17, 2025
Gasoline delivery truck driver Robert Clark prepares to fill the underground gas tanks at a Shell station in Glendale California. Fuel prices in December 2025 are the lowest since the pandemic in early 2021.
EnergyPrices at the gas pump are the lowest since the pandemic and still falling—just in time for record-high holiday travel
By Jordan BlumDecember 17, 2025
Woman wearing a Santa hat talking with her friend by video call
EconomyThe labor market’s holiday present for America: the highest unemployment in 4 years. It might be ‘noisy’ but the jobs just aren’t there
By Eva Roytburg and Nick LichtenbergDecember 16, 2025
Shoppers in a grocery store
RetailAs Americans continue to feel the pain from tariffs and inflation, Lidl launches holiday meal deal for less than $4 per person
By Nino PaoliDecember 16, 2025
Trump, Musk
EconomyGovernment belatedly reveals loss of 105,000 jobs in October as full DOGE cutbacks come into view
By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressDecember 16, 2025
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By Preston ForeMay 19, 2026
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