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CNN Rebrands After White House Row, Paramount Takeover

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It wasn't quite what anybody expected but it saved CNN a lot of money on rebranding costs: View post…

Featured Cartoon panel depicting inflationary pressures: Federal Interest Rates, Idled Trucks, High Gas Prices, High Home Prices and higher lending costs.

Midterm Elections: Vote Like the Economy Depends on You

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There is more than one road to the same inflationary crisis: The war on climate crisis. Geopolitical conflicts in oil producing regions like Russia and Iran. The $200T DSA price tag. A Bureau of Labor Statistics that is supplying the Federal Reserve with faulty data. And failing to vote in the 2026 Midterm elections. View post…

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It’s Complicated: Reflections on the Legacy of Gloria Steinem in an Era of Demographic Crisis

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Gloria Steinem's gift to women also became a gift to Wall Street. But it won't last. Here's why. View post…

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Rules for Non-Radicals: Economic Interventions that Might Actually Make a Difference

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With the labor participation rate at 50-year lows and millions of Americans no longer counted as unemployed, many Americans are convinced the American Dream is in need of a bailout. But what does that look like? “Radical realism” — not socialism — may very well be the answer. View post…