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Award-winning reporting on current issues featuring America's leading experts.
Looksmaxxing sells young men the idea that a better face or body can unlock confidence and success. We speak with two experts to understand how the trend has become a dangerous and addictive path into damaging comparisons, risky procedures and online communities that treat insecurity as a problem to be endlessly optimized.
The world of youth sports can be incredibly taxing. Strenuous practices, hefty investments and increasingly selective teams can add up to parents pushing their kids to the brink. We speak with Rich Cohen, a longtime hockey dad, about the modern pressures of competitive sports and why some parents seem to end up caring more about winning than their child …
A narrow stretch of water thousands of miles away is quietly shaping what you’ll pay at the grocery store. We break down how conflict in the Strait of Hormuz is driving up global prices.
Buy now, pay later promises flexibility, but those small installments can add up faster than many shoppers realize. We cover this growing trend this week on Viewpoints Explained.
For decades, the plan was simple: work nonstop until your mid-60’s and then finally retire. But a growing number of younger workers are pressing pause much earlier, taking intentional breaks from their careers to travel, learn or reset.
Prenuptial agreements were once associated with celebrity wealth, but younger couples are increasingly embracing them as practical financial planning before marriage. This week, We look at what’s driving this trend.
Few diet trends divide people quite like keto. Some swear by its strict low-carb formula, while others say the rules are too extreme to last. And yet, even in the age of Ozempic and new weight-loss drugs, keto continues to attract a loyal following. We look at why the diet is different than the rest and still sparks such strong reactions.
Helping an adult child can feel like love in action until it quietly turns into dependence. We speak with financial psychologist Blad Klontz to understand how financial support - even when rooted in good intentions - can blur boundaries, strain relationships and create a long-term cycle that’s harder to break than most parents expect.
Subscriptions were supposed to make life easier. Instead, they’ve become a quiet drain on our wallets. This segment explores how recurring fees slipped into everything from entertainment to cars.
Valentine’s Day may feel romantic, but the price tag is anything but. We breakdown why flowers, dinners, and last-minute plans seem to cost more each year and how timing quietly drives the holiday economy.
Journalist Hayley Krischer joins us to unpack the murky world of viral wellness trends and how millions have gotten sucked into this cycle of continuous buying.
We speak with a couple enjoying their retirement in Ecuador, and a longtime expat who made the move more than two decades ago.
We cover the ripple effects of incoming tariffs.
As marriage rates fall, researchers are exploring how economic independence, shifting cultural values and a rethinking of adulthood itself are reshaping what commitment looks like.
Anna Weber and Kiara Rutherford discuss how extreme weather is reshaping where—and how—we live, and why the time for coordinated, equity-focused climate action is now.
We cover why prices remain stubbornly high and if there’s any relief headed our way.
Scarlett Cochran joins us to share her journey and how she was able to reinvent herself by going back to school and sticking to a strict budget.
We cover the escalating price tag of coffee beans as climate change impacts the supply of some of the world’s most popular varieties.
We speak with cybersecurity expert Eva Galperin about some of the creative tactics behind scams and data breaches and how to better protect yourself and your info.
Today, more schools are covering financial literacy, but students are still falling through the cracks.
We cover the move to clamp down on these tactics in 2025.
We highlight the global reverberating impact of the Eras Tour – an experience unlike anything before.
We cover the push to change education legislation so more school curriculums incorporate a standalone financial literacy class.
We cover how the Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on these deceptive business practices.
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