What if we told you America's economy is strong enough that we can have nice things.

I'm Catherine Ann Edwards and I'm an economist.

I'm Robin Rousey and I'm an editor.

Every Tuesday on Optimist Economy, we talk through economic policies that matter.

Social Security, the minimum wage, immigration, child care.

And we look at the research and the data, not just politicized hot takes.

You'll probably learn something. You'll probably laugh. And you look at the research and the data, not just politicized hot takes. You'll probably

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U.S. attacks on civilian targets in Iran are increasing.

World leaders want to know why.

We had months, if not years, to prepare all of these targets and to get it right.

The world has exclusive details of an attack on a sports complex the U.S. is investigating.

I'm Carolyn Beeler. Also today, new security rules in Hong Kong.

The police can force you to open, turn on your phone, then there's nothing that can be kept secret.

And most of De Beers' diamonds come from Botswana. Now the country wants to own the company.

Botswana is saying we want to have a state in the minerals that we mine.

Plus, we know the Underground Railroad from the U.S. south to the north.

There was also one traveling to Mexico.

Mexico abolished slavery 30 years before the United States.

Why don't we know about this?

That's all ahead on the world.

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