Despite living in the most prosperous era in American history, why don't we feel like we are thriving?

The end of rainbow capitalism and a democratic socialist wins the New York City mayoral primary.

These are the stories we'll cover today and will also address some of your questions.

I'm your host Scott Ray Ray, and sitting in for

Sean is my Talbot colleague in theology, Dr. Thaddeus Williams. Thad really appreciate you,

sitting in for Sean, and I'm really glad to have you with us. It's a joy to be with you again. It's

always fun. So Thad, here, story number one is in an editorial from the New York Times. The article

begins like this.

We live in the most materially prosperous era in human history.

Over the past half century, child mortality has fallen by two-thirds in the United States.

Medical advances have made lives longer and more comfortable.

Education rates have soared and material comforts like air conditioning,

plumbing, and internet access abound. Although our country faces many challenges, the progress of

the past decades has ushered in conveniences and opportunities that previous generations could

scarcely imagine. Yet we are anxious, restless, and often enraged. Why,

the author poses. And he gives us, in his view, the answer to this. It's about how we perceive

our lives. Although technology has elevated our standard of living, he argues that it has created a warped lens of comparison leading to a collective envy that risks tearing our social fabric apart.

Now, to be clear, social media didn't invent envy.

That's been around for a long, long time.

But it industrialized it. It turned comparison into a business

model with algorithms that are finely tuned to monetize discontent. Now, we also points out that

there are certain realities that are true, that fuel envy, such as the widening wealth gap

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