President Trump’s hand-picked Federal Reserve chairman and White House economic advisers admitted this week that the Republican tax cuts are failing to deliver the economic growth the president promised. Trump…
Economy
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The Federal Reserve just trampled on Trump’s boasting of an economic boom
by Cody Fenwickby Cody FenwickPresident Donald Trump got a mixed bag Wednesday from the Federal Reserve. On the one hand — economists always have two hands — it signaled clearly that it doesn’t plan…
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As a farmer told me, “You can still make a small fortune in agriculture, but the problem is you have to start with a large fortune.” Farmers tend to be…
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America is having a heated debate about the meaning of the word socialism. We’d be better served if, instead, we were debating the meaning of freedom. The Oregonian reported last…
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A potential recession looms — and gloomy economic indicators show it may do maximum damage
by Mark Sumnerby Mark SumnerThere’s no great time for an economic downturn. But there are some timings that are worse than others, and it looks like the U.S. might be swinging toward recession at…
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Washington Post fact-checker gets skewered for its botched attack on Bernie Sanders’ trillion-dollar bailout claim
by Jake Johnsonby Jake JohnsonProgressive critics accused Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler of cherry-picking evidence, playing semantic games, and obscuring the truth on Monday after he said Sen. Bernie Sanders inflated the amount of taxpayer bailout money Wall…
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The Senate was just the start: A mass extinction of the toxic bosses in every sector is upon us
by Salonby SalonThat is certainly the question that surrounds Presidential Candidate, Amy Klobuchar, after a series of articles reported on her mistreatment of staff. Among the back and forth between Klobuchar’s advocates…
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Working class 9-1-1: Now is not the time for moderation — that’s how we got here
by Bob Hennellyby Bob HennellyHeading into 2020 there is much hand-wringing by the corporate news media over what they perceive as a dangerous anti-capitalist lurch to the left within the Democratic Party which these…
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In the aftermath of the greatest financial calamity since the Great Depression, then–chief of staff for the Obama administration Rahm Emanuel made the call for aggressive action to prevent a…
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Manicure salons all over America probably enjoy a booming business around this time every year, because it’s nail-biting time for parents of high school students awaiting acceptance letters from college…