The two-party system is designed to divide us. Liberals and conservatives hating each other is precisely what those in power want. The truth is we all have far more in …
"economy"
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The coming major global crisis is not what you think it is. It isn’t climate change, it isn’t war, or poverty, or any one specific issue. It goes much deeper …
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The economy recovery that ensued after the depth of the financial crisis has now become the second-longest economic recovery in US history. But with stock markets showing unease and the …
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It’s repeated incessantly: “Money is the root of all evil. Corporations run purely on greed and care only about their bottom line. The rich don’t pay their fair share. The …
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The Federal Reserve and many of the world’s other central banks set “inflation targets.” They do this in order to to achieve their goals of “full employment and price stability.” …
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Today it is “commonly understood” by Keynesian and mainstream economists that inflation is a normal and healthy part of a growing economy. This could not be more wrong. For most …
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In a recent survey of super-rich investors, nearly three-quarters believe that the US will enter a recession by 2020. According to the J.P. Morgan Private Bank survey, 21 percent of …
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No one wants to talk about how unprecedented and abnormal the financial conditions we currently are in truly are. Governments, central banks, corporate and state-influenced media, and all of the …
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Inflation may not have been making headlines for many years, but rising prices are still a problem and will only get worse. A decade after the Federal Reserve began its …
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Unless you’re a hardcore economist, policy wonk, or finance guru, you probably don’t think too much about the 30-year mortgage, even if you hold one. It’s been the standard mortgage …