Category: Economics/Class Relations

Good luck buying a home

July 12, 2023 Hey there! Here’s a fun story about a Connecticut dry cleaner turning into an expressway for turtles looking to lay their eggs in a local marsh. Unfortunately, there’s no such shortcuts in the housing market, as the industry remains impossibly difficult for potential buyers.   In today’s edition: […]

The WWIII Script on Macroaggressions with Charlie Robinson

The Corbett Report explore the world of politics, history, science and economics from a radically alternative perspective. From geopolitical conspiracies to monetary manipulation, repressed history and social engineering, The Corbett Report goes where other podcasts fear to tread.show more SHOW NOTES AND COMMENTS: https://www.corbettreport.com/interview-1816-the-wwiii-script-on-macroaggressions-with-charlie-robinson/ [RECORDED ON JUNE 30, […]

Hollywood’s secret weapon

July 10, 2023 Welcome back! Pals, a word of advice: It’s never a good idea to fake-propose.   But a better idea as far as partnerships go may be the one being forged between Hollywood studios and the influencers helping them market their films. Influencers are helping studios […]

Rent-to-own nightmare

July 9, 2023 Hi, I’m Matt Turner, the editor in chief of business at Insider. Welcome back to Insider Today’s Sunday edition, a roundup of some of our top stories.   Here’s what’s on the agenda: Wall Street’s recession fears are killing the vibe in the Hamptons. Amex […]

Warlord’s secret calendar

July 8, 2023 Hello, Insiders! 🚨 Be careful with your weekend emoji usage: A judge in Canada just ruled that the 👍 emoji can represent a legally binding contract agreement.   Today we’re hopping around the world: What it’s like to run a “Barbie-ish” Airbnb in Arizona. Go […]

Has Twitter met its match?

July 8, 2023   A NOTE FROM OUR EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ALYSON SHONTELL Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg promised us a cage match. And this week, they delivered.   Zuckerberg launched his highly anticipated Twitter clone, Threads. Musk’s lawyer promptly followed up with a lawsuit threat.   I’m not sure […]

Zuck takes on Twitter

July 6, 2023 Hiya! They say love what you do and you’ll never work a day in your life. For one 92-year-old woman that means working at a Wendy’s in Ohio, where she finds it therapeutic and plans “to stay as long as I can.”   Speaking of […]

The capitalists are circling over Ukraine

The war is creating massive profit opportunities BY Thomas Fazi Two weeks ago, thousands of representatives from businesses and governments from across the world gathered in London to “support Ukraine’s recovery”. But was the gathering of all those Western corporate elites at the Ukraine Recovery Conference entirely altruistic? […]

Insider Today: What recession?

July 5, 2023 Hi, Insiders! And welcome back to those of you who enjoyed an extended break. Tuesday was a day to celebrate the US. But when it comes to the country’s economy, plenty of folks aren’t as eager to celebrate. However, fears of an impending recession are unfounded […]

Four-day workweek

July 4, 2023 Hello, Insiders! Some Fourth of July trivia for you: Americans consume around 150 million hot dogs on this day each year (feel free to share that tidbit at any BBQs you attend). Today’s a federal holiday — the US markets are closed and many of […]

IWW Song Lyrics|The Rebel Girl

Singer:Unknown(sorry) Lyrics: There are women of many descriptions In this queer world, as everyone knows, Some are living in beautiful mansions, And are wearing the finest of clothes. There are blue blooded queens and princesses, Who have charms made of diamonds and pearl; But the only and thoroughbred […]

BREAKING: SCOTUS Ends Affirmative Action, Panel DEBATES

Krystal and Emily are joined by Michael Starr Hopkins and Delano Squires to react and debate SCOTUS ruling against affirmative action. Michael Starr Hopkins: https://twitter.com/Theonlyhonest Delano Squires: https://twitter.com/DelanoSquires TIMESTAMPS: (00:00)Intro (0:33)Opening Arguments (8:06)Is Diversity A Valuable Goal? (12:52)When Will Affirmative Action Be Unnecessary? (22:45)SCOTUS Ruling Reaction (30:06)Outro To […]

Workers are ‘grumpy staying’

June 28, 2023 Hello, Insiders. Hallam Bullock, an editor on our audience team, here. First, there was quiet quitting. Now, companies are taking back some of the power workers accrued during the Great Resignation. Dissatisfied employees are getting louder — but many don’t have the leverage to quit. […]

WFH is crushing Middle America

June 25, 2023 Hi, I’m Matt Turner, the editor in chief of business at Insider. Welcome back to Insider Today’s Sunday edition, a roundup of some of our top stories.   On the agenda: Work from home is crushing Midwestern downtowns. How the Brown economist Emily Oster became […]

Airbnb’s cruel summer

June 24, 2023 Happy Saturday, Insiders! Americans are still booking short-term rentals from Airbnb and Vrbo at record rates. But the growing pool of hosts means some short-term-rental owners are seeing their revenue drop by up to 18%. More last-minute bookings, shorter stays, and budget travelers are leaving […]

The Green Energy Lie

On the newest episode of Fueling a Freer Future, we take on the wishful thinking of environmental activists who suggest that the only thing stopping a global green energy revolution is a lack of political will. In our previous video, we looked at the qualities that make traditional […]