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Archives: Economy
![Top 5 things Trump is doing to us Worse than insulting Mika](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013345im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/top-5-things-trump-is-doing-to-u-187x137.jpg)
![Trump Son-In-Law did not declare $285m Loan from Deutsche Bank](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013345im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/trump-son-in-law-did-not-declare-187x137.jpg)
Trump Son-In-Law did not declare $285m Loan from Deutsche Bank
TeleSur | - - Jared Kushner was an adviser to the Trump campaign and an employee at his own real estate company when the firm received the loan. A real estate company…![3 mn will own 70% of US Wealth generated by 320 mn by 2021](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013345im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/3-mn-will-own-70-of-us-wealth-ge-187x137.jpg)
3 mn will own 70% of US Wealth generated by 320 mn by 2021
TeleSur | - - Even though the rising inequality is a global phenomenon, it is especially pronounced in the United States, the study noted. According to a new study, the 1 percent…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013345im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/bankersprins-180x137.jpg)
Trump could reform the Banks, or start 2nd Great Depression; Which is most Likely?
By Nomi Prins | ( Tomdispatch.com Donald, listen, whatever you’ve done so far, whatever you’ve messed up, there’s one thing you could do that would make up for a lot. It would…![It isn’t just Trump: The American System is Broken](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013345im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/it-isnt-just-trump-the-american-187x137.jpg)
It isn’t just Trump: The American System is Broken
By Jeffrey D. Sachs | (Project Syndicate) | - - NEW YORK – US President Donald Trump’s ravings against the 2015 Paris climate agreement are partly a product of his ignorance and…![Did Trump’s Climate Disavowal just kill Capitalism?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013345im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/did-trumps-climate-disavowal-jus-187x137.jpg)
Did Trump’s Climate Disavowal just kill Capitalism?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The last time capitalism faced a crisis this deep, it was 1929. People minded the Great Depression. All those people Joe McCarthy persecuted…![Anger and youth fan flames of terror – not race and religion](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013345im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/anger-and-youth-fan-flames-of-te-187x137.jpg)
Anger and youth fan flames of terror – not race and religion
Simon Mabon | (The Conversation) | - - The bombing of Manchester Arena on May 22 struck the very heart of British society. It was a horrific, direct assault on the innocent…![Roger Ailes: The Man Who Destroyed the News](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013345im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/roger-ailes-the-man-who-destroye-187x137.jpg)
Roger Ailes: The Man Who Destroyed the News
By Neal Gabler | ( Billmoyers.com) | - - The founder of the right-wing network inflicted harm on the body politic that may be impossible to heal. Fox News creator and former…![Only Putin is happy with Trump’s NATO Bull-in-China-Shop Catastrophe](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013345im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/only-putin-is-happy-with-trumps-187x137.jpg)
Only Putin is happy with Trump’s NATO Bull-in-China-Shop Catastrophe
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Back in 2016 the talking heads on tv kept expecting candidate Trump, who made headlines almost daily saying racist and offensive things, to "transition." Their theory…![US Reputation under Trump Tanking, Costing Economy Billions](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013345im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/us-reputation-under-trump-tankin-187x137.jpg)
US Reputation under Trump Tanking, Costing Economy Billions
By Daniel Korschun, Boryana V Dimitrova, and Yoto V. Yotov | (The Conversation) | - - U.S. News and World Report recently published its annual “Best Countries” ranking, based on how thousands…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013345im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/splinterlandspbk-180x137.jpg)
Boycott Trump! Hit him where it Hurts
By Mattea Kramer | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - In normal times, Dee from New York would have ordered her copy of The Handmaid’s Tale from Amazon, but these are not…![It’s the wrong time to mock Republican voter outrage](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013345im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/its-the-wrong-time-to-mock-repub-187x137.jpg)
It’s the wrong time to mock Republican voter outrage
By Ian Berman | (Informed Comment) | - - The Waking of the American Voter As voters express their anger at Republican politician town halls, Democrats are rejoicing saying I told you…![American Workers in Age of Trump just aren’t being Paid Fairly](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013345im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/american-workers-in-age-of-trump-187x137.jpg)
American Workers in Age of Trump just aren’t being Paid Fairly
By Josh Hoxie | ( Otherwords.org ) | - - Imploring people to simply work harder ignores the fact that most jobs don’t pay enough to get ahead. The gap between the…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013345im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/trmpsd-1-187x137.jpeg)
US Nears $100B Arms Deal for Saudi Arabia: White House Official
TeleSur | - - The official said the deal will be good for the U.S. economy. The United States is close to completing a series of arms deals forSaudi Arabia totaling more…![Is China Now the Adult in the Room? Xi and Macron Consult](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013345im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/is-china-now-the-adult-in-the-ro-187x137.jpg)
Is China Now the Adult in the Room? Xi and Macron Consult
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Donald Trump preferred the Neofascist Marine Le Pen as president of France, who wanted to pull out of NATO and the European Union.…![Iran: Will Voters’ Economic Gloom Doom Rouhani’s Reelection Bid?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013345im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/iran-will-voters-economic-gloom-187x137.jpg)
Iran: Will Voters’ Economic Gloom Doom Rouhani’s Reelection Bid?
By Nader Habibi | (The Conversation) | - - Markets breathed a collective sigh of relief after Emmanuel Macron won the French presidency. But there’s another vote this month that’s just as…![GOP Rep. Labrador: “Nobody dies b/c they don’t have… Health Care”](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013345im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/gop-rep-labrador-nobody-dies-bc-187x137.jpg)
GOP Rep. Labrador: “Nobody dies b/c they don’t have… Health Care”
DeMarco Morgan | (CBSN) | (Video News Report) | - - "An Idaho lawmaker is facing intense scrutiny after defending the GOP health care bill. During a town hall, Rep. Raul Labrador…![Dems to GOP After Trumpcare Vote: hey, hey, say Goodbye (in Next Election)](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013345im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/dems-to-gop-after-trumpcare-vote-187x137.jpg)
Dems to GOP After Trumpcare Vote: hey, hey, say Goodbye (in Next Election)
By Lauren McCauley, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | - - President Trump celebrated with House Republicans in the White House Rose Garden amid growing call to 'make them pay' As Republicans…![Iran Committed to Nuclear Deal, Opens Bonanza to European Investors](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013345im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/iran-committed-to-nuclear-deal-o-187x137.jpg)
Iran Committed to Nuclear Deal, Opens Bonanza to European Investors
EurActiv | euroefe.es | translated by Sam Morgan | - - The head of the Iranian atomic energy agency (AEOI) said on Saturday (29 April) that his country will honour its commitments…![Trump’s Real sin in DC is not distinguishing between “Good” and “Bad” Dictators](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013345im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/trumps-real-sin-in-dc-is-not-dis-187x137.jpg)