Affordability Is Becoming a Crisis of Trust and DemocracyDemocrats Must Link Affordability to Defending DemocracyAffordability Debate Risks Turning Economic Anxiety Into Political Alarm
Two commentaries published on November 2, 2026, argue that the U.S. affordability crisis reflects broken trust in the American Dream and is bound up with the health of democracy.Two commentaries published on November 2, 2026, argue that economic insecurity is eroding trust in the American Dream and can make extremist politics more appealing in the United States.Two commentaries published on November 2, 2026, connect U.S. affordability concerns with declining trust and the risk of political extremism, using the 1930s as a warning.