The GOP has come under fire for using an accounting trick to claim the proposed tax cuts would have no budgetary impact.
GOP’s Plan to Give Tax Breaks to the Rich Is Now Projected to Cost $7 Trillion Read Post »
Growing up, Austin Frerick recalls the fields of Iowa as lush and full of farm animals. Now, when he visits his hometown of Cedar Rapids, he sees a more barren landscape. The shift, or as he describes it, “the collapse of Iowa,” inspired the seventh-generation Iowan to look into the wealth and power that’s shaped […]
The Barons Who Rule What We Eat Read Post »
Trump’s global tariff plan will have grave economic effects on US consumers and lead to a recession, the economist says.
Trump’s Trade War Is Desperate Ploy as US Empire Declines, Says Richard Wolff Read Post »
Just a few months ago, Americans’ optimism about the economy was on the rise. The stock market boomed after Donald Trump won the 2024 election, and measures of business confidence rose. But all the positive sentiment came with an asterisk: It assumed that Trump would not follow through on his campaign promise to dramatically raise […]
Trump’s Tariffs Give Him a New Way to Dole Out Reward and Punishment Read Post »
