The Week: The Cost of Being Young in America

Hogging seats on a crowded train, not saying excuse me, watching videos on your phone with no headphones in. Sometimes it feels like we don't know how to act anymore. What we have been seeing, increasingly, is people breaking rules. Why should I play by the rules if nobody else is going to do that for me? This week on Explain It to Me, how to mind your manners.

New episodes Sundays wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to the week from Prof. Gmedia, where we break down what mattered and what it all means. I'm George Hahn and it's Friday, July 17th. Today, the housing market is doing exactly what it was built to do, just not for anyone under 40.

Then Washington's refusal to pass the baton. And finally, What happens when a generation decides the system isn't working for them? Let's get into it. For most of the last century, buying a house was the on-ramp to the middle class.

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