Hard as it is to believe that anyone could think Donald Trump could be better than Joe Biden at anything, from running the country to drinking from a glass of water, there are such people. And it was those people to whom Biden pitched his economic speech Thursday afternoon in […]
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that enhances economic and educational opportunities for Hispanic Americans. “The executive order I will sign in a few moments will expand our efforts across all of federal government to deliver educational and economic opportunity for Hispanic Americans”, […]
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden ripped into President Donald Trump in an economic address to the nation on Thursday afternoon in battleground Pennsylvania, seeking to draw sharp, and at times, populist contrasts to the president. “Donald Trump may believe pitting Americans against Americans will benefit him,” Biden said in Dunmore, […]
Economic Justice Rally Pushes For City Level Reparations July 9, 2020 Economic Justice Rally Pushes For City Level Reparations2020-07-092020-07-09https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/saintpaulrecoveryactreparationsrally-1200×675-e1594311540874.png200px200px St. Paul, MN – After weeks of intense protests following the murder of George Floyd by police, Minnesota organizers are pushing legislative changes to bring forth justice for the Black community. […]
The Impact Of The Economic War On Venezuela By Pasqualina Curcio, Resumen English. July 9, 2020 The Impact Of The Economic War On Venezuela2020-07-092020-07-09https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/z.jpg200px200px Above photo: Alejandro Cegarra. It would be impossible to count each and every one of the ways in which the war on Venezuela declared by imperialism has harmed the […]
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, here at a health care event in June, is rolling out a series of planks in his economic plan before the Democratic National Convention. Joshua Roberts/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joshua Roberts/Getty Images Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, here at a health […]
Why The Third Quarter US Economic Rebound Will Falter By Jack Rasmus, Predicting the Global Economic Crisis. July 8, 2020 Why The Third Quarter US Economic Rebound Will Falter2020-07-082020-07-08https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/economic-collapse-from-return-of-kings.jpg200px200px Above photo: Economic Collapse from Return of Kings. The reopening of the US economy in June—and some states as early as May—has produced […]
John Kavanagh, a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives, who represents District 23, has spoken out on how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the electoral chances of the GOP in the state as well as nationwide and has suggested that despite the pandemic-inflicted economic issues, President Trump still […]
A leading economist shares why crisis-time central bank policies are saving zombie companies while hurting small businesses and startups. Our main discussion is with Daniel Lacalle. Daniel is chief economist at Tressis and is the author of numerous books including “Life in the Financial Markets,” “Escape from the Central Bank […]
On Sunday, Iran’s president accused the country’s foreign enemies of mounting a “complicated psychological operation” targeting Iran’s currency, the rial, saying that the action was aimed at undermining the Islamic Republic’s move toward an economy that’s free of dependence on oil exports. A group of 120 lawmakers from Iran’s 290-member […]
The UK’s central bank has recently improved its assessment of the cumulative GDP loss in 2020 from 17 percent to 8 percent, as the easing of lockdown restrictions have driven up demand and economic activity. The Bank of England’s chief economist Andy Haldane has said that Britain is on track […]
The European Union is preparing a new cryptocurrency regime that could include stricter requirements for “global stablecoin” projects such as Libra. The bloc’s lead economics minister, Valdis Dombrovskis – or to give him his full title, the European Union’s Executive Vice President of the European Commission for An Economy that […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on 21 June reported the largest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, with over 183,000 new infections registered in the previous 24 hours, sparking market concerns and diminishing hopes for a swift global economic rebound. Markets on Monday responded to […]
Act On Dr. King’s Call To Tackle Evils Of Racism, Economic Exploitation And War By Alice Slater, In-Depth News. June 16, 2020 Act On Dr. King’s Call To Tackle Evils Of Racism, Economic Exploitation And War2020-06-162020-06-16https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/martin-luther-king-jr.-from-cnn-e1592327720144.jpg200px200px Above photo: Martin Luther King, Jr. from CNN. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) just issued […]
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French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the next stage of easing coronavirus restrictions in a televised address, two weeks ahead of delayed local elections which do not look promising for his party. The president attempted to lighten the mood of his fellow citizens by telling them France enters the “Green […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107956/05/1079560550_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_72beddc34d60c7c8eb5e2d2bb6392479.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/business/202006091079560516-us-officially-fell-into-recession-in-february-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-economic-bureau-says/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The National Bureau of Economic Research said in a report that the United States officially fell into a recession in February when the country began to feel the effects of the measures imposed to fight the novel coronavirus outbreak. “The […]
President Trump proposes changes to the National Environmental Policy Act in January. His latest executive order allows agencies to waive requirements of the bedrock law to speed up infrastructure projects. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP President Trump proposes changes to the National Environmental Policy Act in January. […]
Last week, Minneapolis police officers killed a 46-year-old black man accused of buying cigarettes with a counterfeit $20 bill. Ongoing protests have erupted across the country, condemning police brutality and systemic racism. Part of this conversation – taking place on the streets, over the airwaves and in people’s homes – […]
Bitcoin (BTC) was trading around $9,575 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET), gaining less than a percent over the previous 24 hours. After Tuesday’s rapid 8% drop in less than five minutes on high sell volume, bitcoin’s prices have steadied. At 00:00 UTC on Wednesday, the world’s largest cryptocurrency […]
US 01:36 GMT 03.06.2020Get short URL In its 2020 annual report on international religious freedom, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has claimed that several nations, including Russia, China, Iran and, for the first time, India, should be included in the list of so-called “countries of particular […]
Bilal Chaudhry, 16, picks up a dozen eggs to give to a person in a car during a free egg distribution in Cumru Township, PA. The distribution was held to help people during the COVID-19 outbreak. MediaNews Group via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption MediaNews Group via Getty Images […]
US Uses ‘Humanitarian Intervention’ To Advance Economic And Strategic Interests By Roger D. Harris, Dissident Voice. May 19, 2020 US Uses ‘Humanitarian Intervention’ To Advance Economic And Strategic Interests2020-05-192020-05-19https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/81pykksnqhl-e1589913490445.jpg200px200px Above photo: Cropped image of Dan Koalik’s new book, “No More War.” A review of Dan Kovalik’s book No More War. […]