Battered by Inflation, More Workers Are Getting Second Jobs

Election Day is here, and the economy and inflation continue to be the top issues for voters.  To that end, according to recent surveys, more full-time workers are feeling the pain and having to get second jobs to supplement their income.  Nearly three-quarters of workers said they need more work to keep up with inflation and it’s not just blue-collar workers, even people in professional jobs are looking for more.  Ray Smith, careers reporter at the WSJ, joins us for how more workers are looking for side hustles.

Next, how much are you paying for water?  Corporate America has convinced more people to buy water, whether it’s bottled, boxed, or in a can.  For most of America, the water coming from the tap is perfectly fine, except for notable exceptions like Flint, Michigan.  What’s happened is that as people have lost more confidence in public infrastructure and clever advertising by packaged water companies is making us buy something that is mostly free.  Emily Stewart, senior correspondent at Vox, joins us for more.

Finally, museums have seen a recent spat of climate-change activists throwing food such as tomato soup and mashed potatoes at famous paintings in order to draw more attention to their causes.  It has prompted museums to issue “zero bag” policies and even hire security consultants to teach their staff new surveillance tactics on how to spot would-be vandals.  Yael Kohen, deputy editor for style news at the WSJ, joins us for how museums are fighting back.

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