Heather Long, Chief Economist Navy Federal Credit Union, is a prominent economic commentator who frequently appears on television, radio, and podcasts, including MSNBC, CNN, CNBC, Fox Business, and NPR's Marketplace to explain economic trends.

About this episode

Heather Long is chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union and former Washington Post economics correspondent, talks about everyday household financial pressures, inflation, labor market trends, and the struggles of the American middle class. She says the economy is deeply fractured. While top earners and high-income households continue to spend, the bottom 80% and the middle class are "just hanging on," facing drained savings, high credit card debt, and dipping into retirement accounts lik...