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

learn something. You'll probably laugh. And you'll finally understand why we can have a better

economy. Search for optimist economy wherever you listen to podcasts.

It's not just the supply lines for oil in crisis because of the war in the Middle East.

Globally, it's sort of a slow-moving food crisis in the making.

Fertilizer shipping at production is also disrupted.

I'm Carolyn Beeler.

In India, the patent on the active ingredient in Wagovi and Ozambic expires today.

Doctors there are especially excited.

That drug going off patent and becoming available to a huge population at a fraction of a cost is really big news.

And housing prices are climbing ever upward. We look at why that is true in so many places.

People are seeing this as a way of wealth accumulation. Housing has now become as an asset. It's not

just a place to live. And we'll crash a glorious no-roos party in Istanbul. That and much more

is all ahead on the world.

This is the world. I'm Carolyn Beeler. Thank you for joining us today. We all know that the price

of gasoline has gone through the roof. In response to U.S. and Israeli attacks, Iran has

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