Citations Needed is a podcast about the intersection of media, PR, and power, hosted by Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson.

Episode 239: The Vague, Capital-Serving Co-Optation of "Affordability" Politics

June 17, 2026 01:20:38 13.96 MB ( 179.51 MB less) Downloads: 0

In this episode, we detail the long history of generic "affordability" discourse and how, post-Mamdani, it's become the go-to establishment buzzword justifying tax breaks for developers, deregulation, and cosmetic tweaks to our for-profit healthcare and education systems. With guest Luke Savage.