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What Happened to Animal Spirits?

Financial FAQs “We’re seeing a strong divergence between animal spirits of the stock market and what we’re actually seeing unfold from businesses and business leaders,” a White House official told reporters Monday, CNBC reported, adding, “The latter is obviously more … Continue reading

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What Happened to the Budget?

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?

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?

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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White Patriarchy In Decline

Answering Kennedy’s Call “Born to a rich father who made him the beneficiary of his own highly lucrative investments, Trump received the equivalent of more than $500 million today via means that required no business expertise whatsoever.” Random House It … Continue reading

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Trump Chooses War Over Peace

Answering Kennedy’s Call “Our society has been peaceful and healthy for so long that for many people serious disaster has become inconceivable. Americans who parade around in amateur militia groups and brandish Nazi symbols do so partly because they are … Continue reading

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Make Trump 2.0 Irrelevant Again

Answering Kennedy’s Call “The United States now has the highest percentage of low-wage workers – that is workers who make less than two-thirds of the median wage- of any developed nation. Fully 25 percent of all American workers make no … Continue reading

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Coup Attempt by Donald Trump-Elon Musk

A couple dozen young men go from government office to government office, dressed in civilian clothes and armed only with zip drives. Using technical jargon and vague references to orders from on high, they gain access to the basic computer … Continue reading

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Trump, the Lucky Loser

Answering Kennedy’s Call “Born to a rich father who made him the beneficiary of his own highly lucrative investments, Trump received the equivalent of more than $500 million today via means that required no business expertise whatsoever.” Random House In … Continue reading

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No Art of the Deal – Part II

Answering Kennedy’s Call “It’s 100 days into the Trump Presidency and looking more and more like President Trump is no more effective at running the country than his business interests. His book, The Art of the Deal was meant to tout his … Continue reading

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