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Washington Lost the Equivalent of Two Apples. Did Anyone Notice?

Imagine the people needed to fill a football stadium, multiple times over. Since Trump returned to office, the federal payroll has been cut by an amount roughly...

When Confidence Turns, the Economy Follows

There is one economic indicator governments consistently underestimate because they cannot control it with legislation or manipulate it with an interest-rate...

When Did a Military Coup Become Acceptable in America?

Something is going seriously wrong with American politics when people who constantly speak about defending democracy can contemplate throwing democracy aside when...

The Jobs Report Does Not Tell the Whole Story

The United States added 162,000 jobs in August, nearly three times the 53,000 expected, while unemployment remained at 4.1%. The report appears impressive until you...

Functional Unemployment in USA Reaches New High

The government claims unemployment stands at 4.1%, yet a new analysis cited by CBS News found that 24.9% of American workers were functionally unemployed in July....

Indiana’s Blackout Exposes America’s Decaying Power Grid

Tens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana have been living without electricity for more than a week, yet this disaster received little national attention...

July Jobs Report Confirms the Trend Already in Motion

The July employment report is not the beginning of a new cycle, nor is it some sudden deterioration that appeared without warning. The labor market has been...

US Manufacturing Booms But the Supply Chain Is Worse Than the Pandemic

CNBC reported on the latest Institute for Supply Management survey, and the comments from manufacturers should frighten anyone who thinks inflation has been...

The Student Loan Crisis Is Exploding

Student loan defaults have surged to 9.2 million borrowers, representing roughly one in every five people with student debt. What is astonishing is the speed of the...

New Jersey Bans Grocers From Building a Surveillance Economy

New Jersey has become one of the first states to draw a line against what may be one of the most disturbing developments in modern retail. Governor Mikie Sherrill...