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Jonathan Gruber, the chair of MIT’s economics department, says it can all be explained with the prices of candy bars and cars.

The Biden Administration will delay its decision on expanding a liquified natural gas export facility in Louisiana — a decision environmentalists say is an important step to meet climate change goals.

The performative perennial candidate told GBH News why he's running for president again.

Representative Dean Phillips Challenges Biden in 2024 New Hampshire Primary

Advocates say Biden winning the New Hampshire Democratic primary as a write-in candidate would send a strong message.

The author spoke to GBH News about her 2024 platform.

Andrea Cabral hosts with Margery today. NAACP board member Michael Curry discusses the weaponization of Charlie Kirk's murder on the right, and the white nationalist imagery in ICE recruitment materials.Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett discusses the Kennedy commission report on child health ignoring the leading cause of child death — gun violence. Plus, everything to know about vaccine season.Boston Globe film critic Odie Henderson previews horror movie season and shares some recent movie reviews.Princeton academic Khalil Gibran Muhammad on the potential fallout from Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee, and the educators fired over their comments in response to Charlie Kirk's murder.

GBH's Callie Crossley & Yawu Miller of The Flip Side join for our weekly Press Play media analysis segment. They talk about Massachusetts professors on conservative watchlists, and coverage of the federal investigation into Tom Homan. Their conversation was cut short due to some technical difficulties at the Boston Public Library. Nicholas Burns, former U.S. Ambassador to China, discusses Pete Hegseth’s ominous all-staff meeting, Trump's speech at the UN, plus thoughts on recent headlines about U.S.-China relations. Leo Blanco and Elsa Mosquera preview the third-annual Fiesta en la Plaza, happening this Sunday at Boston City Hall, to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Elsa is the festival’s producer and co-leader of the group Agora Cultural Architects. Leo is a Venezuelan-born piano player, professor, and leader of the Leo Blanco Trio. Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin reflects on history and lessons for this moment. She talks about how U.S. leaders of yore -- like Lincoln and W. Bush -- responded calmly in times of crisis. She also talks about how past presidents navigated criticism and satire.

Today:Sue O'Connell fills in for Jim. Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin reflects on how U.S. leaders have responded to times of crisis, and how past presidents navigated satire and criticism.

BPR Full Show 9/25: Can You Afford The American Dream?

Today:Axios business editor Dan Primack discusses the economy and likelihood of a recession.National security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses a shooting at a Dallas immigration facility on Wednesday that killed two detainees.