Monthly Archives: March 2025

Job Growth vs. Job Cuts

Posted on March 9, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly “Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 151,000 in February, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment trended up in health care, financial activities, transportation and warehousing, … Continue reading →

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What Happened to the Budget?

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly “The House Republican budget passed today calls for massive cuts in health coverage, food assistance, and help paying for college, among some other areas, to pay for huge tax giveaways for wealthy households and businesses.” CBPP.org CBPP.org … Continue reading →

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What Is Burning?

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call “Yet another tragic story of people being trapped inside a burning Tesla, this time in Toronto. Four dead; one rescued when a bystander smashed a window. Phil Koopman, cited by Paul Krugman in Substack Carscoops.com Paul Krugman … Continue reading →

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Why Weaken U.S. Economy?

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call “On February 28, the same day that President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance took the side of Russian president Vladimir Putin against Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office, Martin Matishak of The Record, … Continue reading →

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Economic Growth Slowing…Because?

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly “The U.S. government is currently under the control of a deeply ignorant, vengeful megalomaniac with zero impulse control. And it’s not just Elon Musk: Trump shares the same characteristics.” Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman AtlantaFed “The GDPNow model … Continue reading →

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