Jack Rasmus and guest, Steve Breyman, discuss this past weekās just released Obama/EPA proposals to reduce CO2 emissions from existing industrial plants in the US by 30% by 2030
A talk on how Europeās āstop-goā recovery and its version of an āEpic recessionā (i.e. short, shallow recoveries followed by economic relapses and double dip recessions) is proving worse than the USAās experience with āstop-goā recovery since 2009
Whatās happening with US GDP, business investment, consumer spending, housing, and jobs in the US today
Jack Rasmus welcomes guest, Jill Stein, Presidential candidate of the Green Party USA, to discuss President Obamaās just released, āUS National Climate Assessment Reportā
A talk on the reasons why Chinaās economy is slowing, and its potential impacts on emerging markets, Europe, and the rest of the global economy
Why the global economic crisis that emerged in 2007-08 may now be entering a ā3rd Phaseā
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Dr. Jack Rasmus and guest, Dr. Margaret Flowers, provide a progressive critique of Obamacare and its growing problems of implementation and coverage.…
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