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Why Harvard?

Posted on May 26, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call “But the Trumpist effort to destroy Harvard and other elite universities — for that is clearly their intention — will do vast damage to our nation’s future.” Paul Krugman            FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images) Huffington Post The … Continue reading →

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Incompetence = Recession

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly “Trumpian Incompetence will provoke a counterreaction, which will prove to be an opportunity and rebirth. When that happens people will be ready to hear the truth that Trump will never understand—that when you turn America into a … Continue reading →

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Who Wants to Know?

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs “Fewer than a quarter of Americans (23%) currently rate the country’s economic conditions as excellent or good, while 36% say they are poor and about four-in-ten (41%) view conditions as “only fair,” PEW Research PEWResearch Why do so … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump’s Bully Mentality

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

ANSWERING KENNEDY’S CALL President Trump’s first days in office were alarming for several reasons. He immediately began attacking the press, while intentionally stating falsehoods such as he would have won the popular vote, but for “3 to 5 million” fraudulent … 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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Why the Irrational Pessimism–Part II

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs I said a week ago that public polls seem to be saying one thing, economic facts another. Real Clear Politics’ compendium of 11 opinion polls on whether participants approve or disapprove of President Biden’s handling of the economy … Continue reading →

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The Red Tide in Education

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

ANSWERING THE KENNEDYS CALL The Guardian Red tide algal blooms have been threatening coastal beaches for decades, killing sea life and sickening bathers; a sign of rising ocean temperatures due to global warming as well as human pollution. But another … Continue reading →

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Americans More Educated Than Ever!

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

ANSWERING THE KENNEDYS CALL   Education is the linchpin for continued growth in American and worldwide Democracies. To that end, Popular Economics wants to share this inspiring new report from the US Census Bureau’s America Counts series. Stay tuned, as … Continue reading →

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Is Happiness That Important to Americans?

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly What a strange question to ask Americans! We are the wealthiest country in the world, right? But a recent survey claims to show that wealth accumulation is not the first priority for most of the world. In … Continue reading →

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Why Did Michael Moore Invade Those Countries?

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The answer is so simple, and sad. Mr. Moore’s latest eye-opening documentary, “Where To Invade Next?” visits countries that have learned from, and adopted our laws and policies, policies that no longer exist in the U.S. of … Continue reading →

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