CHRISTMAS CANCELED? Not So Fast
Krystal and Saagar make sense of the resiliency starting to be seen in US supply chains as concerns mount about whether goods will be available in time for Christmas
Krystal and Saagar make sense of the resiliency starting to be seen in US supply chains as concerns mount about whether goods will be available in time for Christmas
Krystal and Saagar are joined by former Amazon worker and now labor organizer Chris Smalls to get an understanding of how the company is fighting unionization at all costs
By Jack Phillips Epoch Times Another mob of looters targeted several San Francisco Bay Area retailers on Sunday night, marking the third such incident in as many days. Police told CBS San Francisco that they responded to the multiple calls of smash-and-grab looting incidents at the Southland Mall […]
Our enemy, the state.
By Brigid Kennedy The Week Though about half of American voters support Democrats’ sweeping social safety net and climate change package, roughly 4 in 10 voters also worry the agenda will worsen inflationary pressures, despite President Biden’s continued assurances to the contrary, a new Morning Consult/Politico poll reveals. Forty-nine […]
By Joel Mathis, The Week It’s a sign of how much the Donald Trump era has scrambled our politics that the American right — which not so long ago reflexively and joyfully defended capitalist prerogatives — is now actively considering whether big business has become so powerful that […]
By Mary Hanbury, Yahoo News A California city is asking retirees, stay-at-home parents, and students to fill empty jobs for 6 months, according to a report. This is a temporary solution to help ease the labor shortage. Businesses across the US are struggling to find workers. A city […]
The Week Staff During the debate over spending bills, Democrats proposed raising taxes on the wealthy. Do the rich pay a fair share? Here’s everything you need to know: What do the wealthy pay? Generally, a much lower percentage of their incomes than the middle class. A White […]
By Mike Gleason, Money Metals Exchange Precious metals markets pulled back a bit this week as the U.S. dollar strengthened versus foreign currencies. In other markets, the rising dollar index put downward pressure on crude oil and gasoline futures this week. Consumers who have been experiencing pain at […]
As we awaited the verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, Batya Ungar-Sargon and I discussed the argument in her book Bad News that wokeness serves the economic interests of wealthy liberals. Listen Here.
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave break down the CBO score on Biden’s Build Back Better agenda.
Research director at the American Economic Liberties Project, Matt Stoller, details the Clinton-era law behind today’s supply chain crisis.
Co-host of Useful Idiots podcast and host of The Katie Halper Show, Katie Halper, discusses class solidarity amongst elites.
Krystal and Saagar explain how large corporations with significant market share in their industry are using the price hikes caused by inflation to further spike the prices of their products
Krystal and Saagar are joined by author and writer Christ Arnade to talk about his experiences with the unvaccinated working class underbelly of America who go almost entirely unheard by elites.
Michael Shellenberger, author of San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities, returns to The Realignment to argue that progressive governance has failed on its own terms to address, why he still considers himself a “liberal” even though many on the right are inclined to agree with his critiques, how […]
By Peter Zeihan I look at a lot of charts, so you don’t have to. But here’s one I need to share. It’s a partial breakdown of product prices by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, that’s the group of wonks who tell us (formally) what inflation is […]
Kim Iversen explains why the Republican Party may become the party of the working class.
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave react to reporting that Bill Gates has dumped hundreds of millions of dollars into funding news media.
The overthrow of the US empire and the tech-oligarch/new clerisy alliance is the major need of our time. Ryan Grim breaks down the newest frontier of Big Tech.
By Ryan Cooper, The Week Don’t throw away the best economic opportunity in 20 years for panic and austerity. The United States economy is in much better shape than it was in April 2020, when we lost 6.1 million jobs in a week. Indeed, demand for certain things […]
Saagar dives into the numbers on how America feels about the economy under Joe Biden and how a change in mindset can make economic policy work better for Americans across the board
Saagar and guest host Kyle Kulinski go into the weeds on Democrats tax provisions in the Build Back Better plan that would provide a huge tax cut for millionaires in blue states
Deputy opinion editor at Newsweek, Batya Ungar-Sargon, explains why legacy media failed in their reporting of the Steele dossier.
Saagar and guest host Kyle Kulinski are joined by labor journalist Jonah Furman to get the latest updates on what is happening with workers around America and how the public feels about it
Saagar and guest host Kyle Kulinski cover a new study that explains why Democrats are losing normal voters of all races despite what the twitter bubble might have you believing
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave discuss the signing of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, and debate the future of President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda.
By Peter Zeihan The American economy faces shortages of every conceivable product, but few widgets have captured the public imagination as much as semiconductors. Ubiquitous and powerful, these little silicon bits are what separates the modern digital world from the rest of human history. We need them. Lots […]
By Jonathan Hyslop In the period from the mid-1930s to the beginning of the Second World War, a group of German seamen based in Antwerp combined with Amsterdam-based Edo Fimmen, Secretary of the International Transportworkers Federation, to wage a campaign against the Nazi government amongst the sailors of […]
Who are these people who “see Harris / Buttigieg as the future” of the Democrat party? She’s horrible and he’s an empty suit.
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky react to Elon Musk’s trolling of Senator Bernie Sanders on Twitter.
Krystal and Saagar comment on the new spin by MSNBC on inflation where they downplay the role surging prices on everyday goods have on the lives of the American people
Krystal and Saagar break down the numbers behind the Great Resignation in the American labor force as workers quit in historic numbers especially in lower paying professions
Krystal and Saagar are joined by journalist Ken Klippenstein to understand how the Saudi Arabian regime is punishing the US by limited the global supply of oil and raising gas prices for Americans
Krystal and Saagar offer their perspective on the decision by House speaker Nancy Pelosi to officiate the lavish wedding of billionaire heiress Ivy Getty in San Francisco
Krystal and Saagar are joined by labor reporter Kim Kelly for updates on the months long strike by the coal miners at Warrior Met in Alabama
By Domo Arigato, Futurism In response to the so-called “labor shortage,” companies are looking to finally replace replace workers with machines — and robotics companies couldn’t be happier to oblige. David Zapico, the CEO of robotics company Ametek Inc., told Bloomberg News that his company is “firing on […]
So how do we move from “progressive populism” to “anarcho-populism”?
By Dan Mitchell, International Liberty When President Biden first proposed a global minimum tax on companies, I immediately warned that creating a corporate tax cartel would be very bad news for workers, consumers, and shareholders. I also warned a BBC audience that proponents would use the agreement as […]
By Hidde Boersma and Maarten Boudry Quillette “The world is flat,” proclaimed economist Thomas Friedman in his 2005 book of the same title. And since then, the world has flattened further still. Not only has a contagious fragment of RNA ravaged every corner of the world, but so […]
Founder of The Daily Poster, David Sirota, details how a recent New York Times opinion piece exposes legacy media’s corporate bias.
Host of Bad Faith Podcast, Briahna Joy Gray, makes the case that failing to cancel student debt will hurt Joe Biden and Democrats’ chances of succeeding in the 2022 and 2024 elections.
Team Rising debates the Biden administration’s handling of inflation and soaring gas prices.
Krystal and Saagar are joined by journalist Andrew Perez of The Daily Poster to break down the pharmaceutical companies giving money to Kyrsten Sinema as she blocks drug price reform
Saagar looks at how the ego of Jeff Bezos has thwarted NASA’s plans to land on the moon in what constitutes a massive blow to the future of Space exploration
Krystal and Saagar look at the actions being taken by Trump and GOP leadership to punish the House Republicans who voted for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
Krystal covers the unionization efforts happening at Starbucks branches in Buffalo and how the C-suite executives at the company have responded to the labor activity
Krystal and Saagar review the economic data from October showing sharp increases in the prices of basic goods such as meat and gas as Joe Biden remains invisible on this issue
Krystal and Saagar are joined by writer Dustin Guastella to discuss the notable findings in a survey of working-class voters he co-authored alongside Jacobin Mag
Ryan Grim breaks down the history behind the current surge in gas prices.
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