# Things Seem Bad w/ Layla A. Jones

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Podcast: [The TPM Social Club](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tpm-social-club-7798132)
Published: 2026-05-22T14:00:00+00:00
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TPM's Josh Kovensky and Joe Ragazzo are joined by TPM reporter Layla A. Jones to analyze the state of the economy and why it seems to be working for some people, but against most people. They take some time to eviscerate Jeff Bezos clownshow interview on CNBC earlier this week. U.S. Workers Are Getting Record-Low Compensation Based on Their Productivity Americans still feel pessimistic about the economy. When will it get better? US 30-Year Yield Hits Highest Since 2007 as Selloff Deepens The AI Boom Is Making Warsh's Bond Market Bind Even Worse Trump DOJ: Yale’s Medical School Has Way Too Many Black Students The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune To watch this episode on video, go to our YouTube page . We also have newsletters: subscribe here ! Follow us on: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tpmsocialclub.bsky.social Facebook: https://facebook.com/talkingpointsmemo Twitter: https://x.com/tpmsocialclub Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tpmsocialclub/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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