Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Why do gas prices hit differently than other rising costs? Professor Julian Zelizer tells Vox’s Astead Herndon that unlike groceries, the price of gas is impossible to miss. And in a country built around driving, many Americans have no choice but to pay.

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