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Can Congress fix affordability? MIT's Daron Acemoglu weighs in

NPR | By Scott Simon
Published November 7, 2026 at 5:41 AM MST

NPR's Scott Simon asks MIT economics professor Daron Acemoglu what, if anything, the coming Democratic majority in Congress can do about affordability. AI could be a big part of the equation.

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Scott Simon is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First.
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