Spirit Airlines is the latest casualty of a K-shaped economy hollowing out mid-range institutions, from budget hotels to shopping malls. In this piece, we pull together labor history, economic data, and the shrinking pool of “third places” where people across class lines used to share physical space then asks what happens when the middle disappears from public life altogether.
Through vivid writing and engaging narratives, we turn research and analysis into actionable insights, connecting a single airline’s collapse to a much bigger story about who gets access to shared space, and why.
Read “Spirit Airlines & Why the Decline of “So-So” Stuff Matters” on Substack.
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