Millions of Americans rely on money directly from the federal government. A default could raise interest rates and cause turmoil in an already weird housing market. Moody's calculated that a short debt ceiling breach would cause a 0.7% decline in real GDP, raising unemployment to 5%.
In this installment of the podcast, the crew talks about what’s in the debt ceiling agreement, why polls on the debt ceiling have been straight-up contradictory and what could happen if the legislation isn’t passed by next Monday. They also discuss the significant increase in laws involving sexuality and gender in Republican-led states and what Americans think about them. And Galen speaks with senior writer Monica Potts about her new book, "The Forgotten Girls."
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