Cost of Living
4 explainers on the debates that make up this issue. Each shows the neutral facts first, then the strongest case on each side, with every claim sourced.
- Prescription Drug PricesRead →
This is the fight over whether the government should push drug prices down to make medicine more affordable, or let companies set their own prices to help pay for inventing new medicines.
- Price-Gouging & InflationRead →
Price gouging means charging much higher prices during a crisis, and people argue over whether the government should ban it.
- Childcare AffordabilityRead →
Can working families afford care for their young kids? And what should government do to help?
- Energy & Gas PricesRead →
California has the highest gas prices in the country, and people fight over whether the state's climate rules or the oil companies are more to blame.
Every explainer is reviewed by a person before it goes live. We summarize what each side argues; we never tell you how to vote.