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Our Ongoing Civil War

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Alex Garland’s just released movie, Civil War, about a modern American civil war to unseat a Trump-like authoritarian president in the name of restoring democracy, is portraying an armed uprising that won’t happen today. The possibility of … Continue reading →

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Global Connections TV Interview

Posted on February 23, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call Here is Global Connections Television interview about Building Community: Answering Kennedy’s Call, a memoir of my years of public service. Global Connections Television (GCTV), the only talk show of its type in the world, has featured a myriad of … Continue reading →

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Peacemaking in E. Congo

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call What could be more important than supporting projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo? Santa Barbara Rotarians have been supporting projects such as the Congo Peace School in conjunction with an eastern Congo Rotary Club since 2010. … Continue reading →

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What Happens Next?

Posted on December 2, 2023 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly What does the future foretell? Everyone wants to know what will happen next year now that the Fed is on hold and inflation continues to decline. I believe the construction industry is telling us the economy will … Continue reading →

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Building Community at Home

Posted on November 18, 2023 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call Fulfilling the third goal of my Peace Corps service, “to help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans,” wasn’t as easy to do. My PCV service was implementing a rural community development … Continue reading →

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What is Normal Inflation?

Posted on September 23, 2023 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs I have found support for my contention that the Fed should be done with raising interest rates and in fact drop them sooner rather than later, or we will see a full-blown recession. Campbell Harvey, a Duke University … Continue reading →

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A Guest Opportunity For Podcasters

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call About Harlan Green § Harlan Russell Green is 2023 Winner of the Peace Corps Writers’ Publisher’s Award Jul 31, 2023 § Harlan Russell Green (Turkey 1964–66) 2023 Publisher’s Award Building Community: Answering Kennedy’s Call, Harlan Green’s memoir … Continue reading →

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What Happened to Inflation?

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly FREDppifinaldemand What happened to the inflation problem? The latest wholesale inflation data show the Fed has more than succeeded in its campaign to tame inflation. The wholesale Producer Price Index (PPI) for final demand in wholesale goods … Continue reading →

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Big Rise in Q1 Economic Growth

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly BEA.gov Economic growth in Q1 2023 was much better than pundits and economists predicted. GDP growth rose from its second estimate of 1.3 percent to 2.0 percent growth in the first quarter, largely because consumers spent more. … Continue reading →

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US Inflation In Faster Decline

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner The Whitehouse Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) has come out with a study that compares US inflation to European inflation, and finds that ours has come down faster, much faster, in fact. It found that so-called ‘harmonized’ … Continue reading →

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