Psaki Outright DENIES Southwest Delays, Cancellations Due To Vax MANDATE Amid Pilot Union Lawsuit
Team Rising discusses Southwest Airlines’ operating issues, and what may have caused them.
4.3 Million Workers Just Told Their Bosses To Shove It
Ryan Grim gives his take on new data showing a record number of Americans quit their job in August.
Dismal Jobs Report Frustrates WH, Voters Turn Down Work Over LOW Wages, Not Unemployment Benefits
On today’s What America’s Thinking, a new survey reveals 63 percent of voters believe Americans are turning down job offers in favor of keeping their unemployment benefits.
Economist, Stephanie Kelton, Explains How Spending MORE Is The Solution To Inflation
Stephanie Kelton, professor of economics and public policy at Stony Brook University and author of The Deficit Myth, details the economics behind supply shortages sweeping industries across the nation.
90% Of John Deere Workers Reject Contract In STUNNING Show Of Union SOLIDARITY
Ryan Grim breaks down ongoing negotiations between John Deere management and the UAW, as well as workers’ possible strike.
America’s Richest 1% Own GREATER SHARE Of U.S. Wealth Than The ENTIRE Middle Class
Team Rising reacts to reporting that the U.S. middle class officially owns a smaller share of the country’s total wealth than the top one percent of earners.
John Deere Workers STRIKE In Historic Wave
Krystal and Saagar discuss with labor reporter Jonah Furman the surge in worker activity happening across the country with a strike development at John Deere among the many cases
Is Southwest Airlines Vax Mandate Behind Cancellations?
Krystal and Saagar separate fact from fiction on the worker unrest taking place at Southwest after the company announced a vaccine mandate for its employees
US Middle Class Has LEAST WEALTH IN HISTORY
Krystal and Saagar look at the new statistics showing how little wealth is being held by the US middle class compared to prior generations and what that will do to the home buying market
Merck GOUGES Taxpayers With 400% Markup on COVID Pill
Krystal and Saagar explain how pharmaceutical giant Merck is price gouging taxpayers on a new covid pill that could be rolled out as a treatment option in the near future
Columbus Day DEAD? Big Box Retailers Skip Holiday Sales, Deals To Avoid TOXIC Culture War Debate
Kim Iversen and Robby Soave debate the fallout from the Columbus Day/ Indigenous People’s Day culture war.
Biden’s Mandates Cause MAYHEM As Essential Industries Struggle To Stay Afloat
Kim Iversen explains how vaccine mandates are affecting different industries across the country.
Mass SHORTAGES Will RUIN Christmas Season
Saagar and guest host Marshall Kosloff cover the causes of mass shortages in the US economy that are affecting people’s everyday lives and have the potential to go through the busy Christmas season.
American Men In CRISIS As Jobs, Income, Marriage Rates Decline. WHAT IS GOING ON?
Saagar breaks down the statistics that show American men are in a serious crisis and he attempts to explain what the larger causes of the crisis might be.
Walton Family Spends MILLIONS To PRIVATIZE Water
Krystal and Saagar look at the in depth reporting about how the Walton Family of the Walmart empire have spent millions on a years long campaign to privatize the Colorado River
How Congress Is PROTECTING Opioid Billionaires, Big Business
Krystal and Saagar are joined by David Sirota of the Daily Poster to discuss the legal techniques being used by opioid billionaires to protect themselves and how congress is protecting them
12 Union Strikes Going On Now IGNORED By The Media
“The revolution will not be televised.”
Who Is Fighting Whom? – The Good Fight with Yascha Mounk (Michael Lind)
Michael Lind really is one of the very best contemporary political scientists. He nails everything down perfectly in this: -how the US is developing a Latin American-like class system, -how Trump and Sanders resemble Latin American populism -how Trump is essentially a Nelson Rockefeller Republican at heart, who […]
Companies richer than entire countries
I once had some Randian type try to tell me, “There is no such thing as economic power!” Yeah, right. Love Money As Apple is now worth a collosal $2 trillion (£1.5trn), and has overtaken the economy of the world’s largest countries by area – Russia and Canada – we take a […]
How large would tech companies be if they were countries?
Tech companies are more or less to the 21st century what the Catholic Church was to the Middle Ages. By Ruslana Lishchuk, Mackeeper Streaming services and tech giants compared to countries From the crazy escapism of Tiger King and the hate-watching of Emily in Paris, to impulsive Amazon […]
Yes, We Can “Trust” the Fed, Secretary Yellen
By Mike Gleason, Money Metals Exchange As Congress finally came to an agreement yesterday to temporarily lift the debt ceiling, investors breathed a sigh of relief. The stock market bounced and commodity indexes ran up to new multi-year highs. Precious metals markets, meanwhile, staged modest advances after showing […]
Krystal Kyle & Friends | Jeff Stein (On Reconciliation & Debt Limit Standoff)
For those who care about the latest “Inside DC” shenanigans.
Sackler Family Seeks Get Out Of Jail FREE Card, Recruits POWERFUL Corporate Lobbyists
Founder of The Daily Poster, David Sirota, breaks down the latest developments in the Sackler family’s attempts to avoid penalty for their role in the opioid crisis.
Employers Turn To Ex-Felons To Staff Business Amid Pandemic As Workers Quit Over Pay, Benefits
Team Rising discusses new reporting that in response to labor shortages, U.S. employers are more open to hiring convicted felons.
LANDMARK Referendum Vote Could REFORM United Auto Workers Union Elections, Corruption Problems
UAW and UAWD member Scott Houldieson breaks down a new referendum that could dramatically change the way the union chooses its leadership.
Panel: NCAA Athletes Can Finally Unionize, ‘It’s About Time’ The FEUDAL System ENDS
Team Rising reacts to the NLRB’s latest ruling on college athletes.
DEBATE: How To Solve HOMELESSNESS, NYC Nonprofits’ CORRUPT Use Of Funds
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave break down the ethics scandal plaguing several of New York City’s anti-homelessness organizations and shelters.
US employers add only 194,000 jobs in September
What a lot of people still don’t realize is that during the past 40 years, the US has gradually moved toward a “Third World” (traditional) model of political economy with traditional levels of disparities between social classes. The period between the 1950s and the 1980s was a historical […]
Media SILENT as MASSIVE Strike Wave ROILS the Country
Krystal provides details on the massive labor strike wave taking place around the country that is getting completely ignored by mainstream media outlets
McConnell FOLDS On Debt Crisis After CEOs FREAK OUT
Krystal and Saagar provide updates on the looming debt ceiling crisis now that big business CEOs have gotten involved in the stalling negotiations between McConnell and congressional Dems
Biden SECRETLY CAVES To China, Big Business On Trump’s Trade War
Saagar uncovers the details of Biden’s China policy that show the administration caving to China and big business at the expense of the trade war started by Trump
Homelessness Non-Profit CEO CAUGHT Making 1 MILLION/YEAR Off City Funds
Krystal and Saagar cover the story of a housing boss making millions off of taxpayer dollars meant to support homeless people
MINT THE COIN? Democrats & GOP FACEOFF On Debt Ceiling Fight
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave discuss the possibility that a trillion dollar coin could save the country from default.
Workplace Mandates ELIMINATE Bodily Autonomy, FORCE Choice Btwn Employment & Vaccines
Kim Iversen draws parallels between workplace sexual harassment and vaccine mandates.
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram Outage Previews Future IMPLOSION, Hurts Antitrust Case
Matt Stoller reacts to Facebook’s outage yesterday, plus the company’s efforts to dismiss an FTC antitrust suit.
Insurance Co PENALIZING Employees If Spouse Doesn’t Get Vaxxed, CA To MANDATE Students Get The Jab
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave discuss the latest round of vaccine mandates in the public and private sector.
McKinsey SIMULTANEOUSLY Shaped Government Policy While HELPING Big Pharma Evade FDA Oversight
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave break down new reporting that McKinsey & Company neglected to inform the FDA of its significant conflict of interest for over a decade.
Facebook Makes The Case For Its OWN Breakup, FACEPLANTS In Longest Global Outage EVER
Ryan Grim explains why yesterday’s Facebook outage only bolstered arguments that the company should be broken up.
Whistleblower EXPOSES Facebook’s Weakness, ‘Dying Star’ Heading Towards IRRELEVANCE
Robby Soave makes the case that Facebook is on its last legs.
Media IGNORES CA Oil Spill By Company With Shady Past
Krystal and Saagar go through the details of an oil spill in Orange County, CA that might have been mismanaged by government officials and the little media coverage surrounding it
60K+ Hollywood Workers AUTHORIZE STRIKE In Dramatic Showdown Over Wages
Krystal and Saagar cover the news that workers behind the scenes in Hollywood are going on strike for better wages in what could be the start of a surge in labor militancy
FED Chair CAUGHT Trading Millions Before Major Announcement
Krystal and Saagar discuss the latest corruption uncovered at the federal reserve involving a fed chair trading stocks and the culture of increasingly blatant corruption among elites
‘METEOR’ Headed For US Economy As Biden, McConnell Play GAMES With Debt Ceiling
Krystal and Saagar break down the economic consequences of the upcoming debt ceiling crisis and the games being played by both parties in Washington instead of fixing the problem
PANDORA PAPERS: Putin, Jordanian King CAUGHT Hiding Billions In Historic Leak
Krystal and Saagar review the key findings of the Pandora Papers, which are newly released documents demonstrating how global elites hide billions of dollars in tax havens around the world.
Financial SECRETS Revealed: Pandora Papers UNVEIL Offshore, U.S. Tax Havens For Rich & Powerful
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave break down what the leaked Pandora Papers reveal, and what their implications for U.S. tax policy might be.
Media Losing Its Mind Over Progressives Actually Flexing Power
Ryan Grim breaks down mainstream media’s coverage of the ongoing fight in Congress to pass the sweeping reconciliation package
Zillow Accused Of MONKEYING With Housing Market, Berlin Votes To SMASH Big Landlords
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave discuss a viral theory that Zillow is engaging in a massive scheme to artificially inflate home prices.
Media FREAKING OUT About Alt-Right Use Of Crypto
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave discuss reporting that some Neo-Nazi groups are using cryptocurrency to circumvent traditional financial structures.
American Gentry
By Patrick Wyman, The Atlantic The jet-setting cosmopolitans of popular imagination exist, but they are far outnumbered by a less exalted and less discussed elite group, one that sits at the pinnacle of America’s local hierarchies. About the author: Patrick Wyman is the host of the Tides of History podcast and the […]
Shortages and the Class Struggle: A Libertarian View (2021), by Sean Gabb
Shortages and the Class Struggle A Libertarian View Sean Gabb (28th September 2021) There is in the United Kingdom a shortage of lorry drivers. This means a dislocation of much economic activity. Because it cannot be delivered, there is no petrol in the filling stations. Because there are […]
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