Thursday, May 15, 2025

Tag: economy

What are Erik Prince’s plans for the second Trump administration?

New plans from Erik Prince, a persistent figure in America’s private military complex, signal a wider push to privatize government functions in Trump’s second term.

Trump may be blowing the economy up on purpose

Working-class Americans should view a purposefully engineered recession as blatant aggression by the ownership class.

Trump’s tariff chaos triggers global backlash, economic turmoil, and growing revolt...

Critics say president’s abrupt reversal on sweeping tariffs shows lack of coherent strategy and deepens damage to workers, consumers, and U.S. global standing.

This chart explains why Trump backflipped on tariffs. The economic damage...

The answer is simple: the economic cost to the U.S. was too high.

Not very bright

How much of Donald Trump’s directive on U.S. tariffs imposed on nations all over the world—that in recent days has caused a stock market loss of trillions of dollars—is a result of his not being very bright?

OECD: Fighting climate change will boost global GDP—failing to act will...

Tackling the climate crisis will boost economic growth, while inaction could lead to ‘permanent recession’.

It’s time: Boycott America

Name-and-shame tactics don’t work with leaders who have no shame. Grab Trump by the wallet—it’s the only language he understands.

The end of US soft power?

Trump's effort to end U.S. foreign aid throws out a lot of babies with the bathwater.

The February 28 economic blackout

On Feb. 28 join the 24-hour boycott to protest the ongoing actions of the Trump administration and to send a message to corporate America.

Tribal lenders say they can charge over 600% interest. These states...

Online lenders tied to Native American tribes argue that they aren’t subject to state lending laws.

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The MAGA Movement is Jonestown writ large

The reversion to primitivism bears a striking resemblance to the rise of the MAGA movement.

Medicaid on the chopping block: GOP budget advances as disabled protesters cry, ‘You will...

Republicans push deep Medicaid cuts in late-night sessions as disabled protesters are arrested, and millions face the loss of life-saving coverage.

‘This is where kids with cancer are’: Israel bombs Gaza hospitals, kills dozens as...

U.S.-backed Israeli strikes destroy hospitals in Khan Younis, killing patients, staff, and journalists as Gaza’s health system nears total collapse under allegations of war crimes.

Poof! It’s gone

The America we once knew...gone!

Trump-GOP tax bill delivers $5 trillion to billionaires while slashing aid for working families

The legislation extends Trump-era tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy, adds new corporate giveaways, and revives controversial provisions targeting civil society, while gutting Medicaid and SNAP.