Category Archives: Politics

More Greater Lawlessness–Republicans’ Climate Denial

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call NYTimes One year ago, on August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law – the largest investment in clean energy and climate action ever. “The Inflation Reduction Act is a transformative law that … Continue reading →

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The Greater Lawlessness–Republicans War on America

Posted on July 20, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call Trump’s selection of J.D. Vance as Vice-President means the chaos of Trump’s first administration will continue on steroids, as Trump will have a VP who will assist him in continuing to tear down one institution after another … Continue reading →

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The Irrelevance of MAGA Republicans

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call This is another Huffington Post column I wrote in 2017 at the beginning of the Trump presidency. It’s about the irrelevance of his policies for most Americans that another Trump presidency would repeat, as well as further … Continue reading →

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Fewer Jobs, Lower Rates?

Posted on July 6, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly June’s unemployment report was weaker than expected. It looks like the labor market is slowing enough to convince the Fed that interest rates should come down. Not only fewer nonfarm payroll jobs were added to payrolls, but … Continue reading →

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The Bully Mentality–III

Posted on June 29, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call JONATHAN ERNST / REUTERS “Fostering a culture of fear and ignorance is not the way to run a political party, or country, if it would ever come to that.” I wrote this in 2014 about what I … Continue reading →

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Our 2nd Amendment Doesn’t Protect Children

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call Gun rights advocates, the NRA, and Republican Party have never been serious when calling for the enforcement of the 2nd Amendment, because they have never called for the enforcement of a child’s right of self-defense, the most … Continue reading →

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“Australians Not Like U.S.”

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call Huffington Post We happened to be in Australia in 2015 when this Sydney journalist voiced his reaction to another mass killing in America. “The US is too immature a society to be allowed to play with guns.” … Continue reading →

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A Greater Lawlessness–On Tyranny

Posted on June 24, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call Could we re-elect a tyrant as President? It’s hard to believe the clownish behavior and blatant lies of former President Donald Trump could again put him in the Whitehouse this November. But author and history Professor Timothy … Continue reading →

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Retail Sales Falter–What May Follow?

Posted on June 18, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs American consumers are tiring after two years of no relief from higher prices and interest rates. They are now looking for bargains everywhere in the latest retail sales report from the Census Bureau. It’s the second month of … Continue reading →

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Greater Lawlessness Causes Greater Gun Violence

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call I first wrote this Huffington Post piece in 2017 after the October 1 killing of 58 people with bump stock-equipped assault rifles at a Las Vegas music festival. It was one of a series on the growing lawlessness … Continue reading →

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