Monthly Archives: August 2022

Labor Market Even Hotter!

Posted on August 9, 2022 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly MarketWatch I said last month that the June labor market was hot. It was even hotter in July. Every industry in the Labor Department’s unemployment report had positive job growth in July, with Education and Health alone … Continue reading →

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Cesar Chavez and The United Farmworkers of America

Posted on August 6, 2022 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call Chapter Seven I had heard of the United Farmworkers Union several years earlier while working as a television news cameraman for KTTV Channel 11, a Sacramento TV station. One shoot was a weekend special report on the … Continue reading →

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Is the Recession Already Over?

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs Calculated Risk I was being a bit facetious last week when I said that calling a recession at this time because we may have two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth is almost irrelevant, because it may be … Continue reading →

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‘Armed and Ready’…for What?

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call NYTimes.com The NY Times front-page picture of a teacher “armed and ready” to wear a gun in her classroom shocked and disheartened me. I remember the fear I felt as a small child hunkering under classroom desks … Continue reading →

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