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The Price of Incompetence in Foreign Policy and Trade

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The Trump administration’s foreign policy is becoming obvious after the Singapore Summit with North Korea—Make Russia, N Korea, China (and almost every other authoritarian government in the world) Great Again at the expense of America and its … Continue reading →

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POTUS’s Reptilian Brain

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Does this description sound familiar? “Territoriality, hierarchical structure of power, control, ownership, wars, jealousy, anger, fear, hostility, worry, stuck or frozen with fear, aggressiveness, conflict, extremist behavior, competitiveness, cold-blooded, dog-eat-dog beliefs, might is right, and survival of … Continue reading →

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The Art of the Scam

Posted on September 10, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Did you have that queasy feeling; the ‘sick to your stomach’ feeling, when it was announced that Donald Trump was elected President of the United States?  I did. How could someone so obviously unqualified to be president … Continue reading →

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The Art of the Scam

Posted on September 10, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Did you have that queasy feeling; the ‘sick to your stomach’ feeling, when it was announced that Donald Trump was elected President of the United States?  I did. How could someone so obviously unqualified to be president … Continue reading →

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Why the Greater Lawlessness?

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly We knew as far back as Nixon’s Watergate that the Republican party harbors a lawless tendency when it suits them. Why else would President Reagan engineer the illicit Iran contra arms deal with the Ayatollah Khomeini, or, … Continue reading →

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Higher Industrial Production Sign Increased Growth?

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Industrial production in April grew at the fastest monthly rate in more than three years on the back of broad-based gains in the manufacturing sector, reports the Federal Reserve. Industrial production grew 1 percent in April led … Continue reading →

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TrumpCare–The Un-American Health Care Act

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly It’s incredible. Why have House Republicans just voted for a health care bill that only does one thing in the words of MIT Professor Jonathan Gruber, primary architect of the Massachusetts single-pay healthcare program and Obamacare? He … Continue reading →

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No “Art of the Deal” in 100 Days

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly 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 … Continue reading →

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Consumers Too Optimistic?….Then Watch Out Below!

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Consumer confidence has risen to what might be unsustainable levels—the highest in 16 years. That was in 2000, which was at the end of a 10-year economic recovery, the longest recovery since WWII. The Conference Board’s index … Continue reading →

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A Greater Lawlessness—Part II, The Trump Presidency

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Rachel Maddow on last night’s MSNBC show provided evidence that the Trump White House has been lying from day-one of the Trump Presidency. The White House had denied it asked that tanks and other armaments be included … Continue reading →

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