Dr. Rasmus Interviews Economist, Rick Wolff, on the US and Global Economy Host Jack Rasmus interviews economist, Rick Wolff, on the current state and direction of the US and global economy. Why has the US recovery been so poor for all but banksters, corporations, CEOs, investors and speculators, and the …
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Dr. Jack Rasmus continues with his series on predicting the future direction of the US economy. Today’s show consider in depth and detail the recent 1st Quarter GDP numbers as well as last week’s April jobs report. Dr. Rasmus explains how average GDP real per capita growth the past nine months …
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Dr. Jack Rasmus interviews Green Shadow Cabinet Presidential Nominee, Jill Stein, who explains what is the recently formed (April 22) Green Shadow Cabinet, who’s in it, what are its policy proposals and future planned activities, and where can interested listeners go to get involved. The Green Shadow Cabinet is projected …
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The Green Shadow Cabinet and A New Kind of Federal Reserve Central Bank Dr. Jack Rasmus discusses the just announced Green Shadow Cabinet, and his role as the new ‘shadow’ Federal Reserve Chairman as a member of the cabinet. Jack explains his initial statement as shadow chair, on the ‘Failures …
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Dr. Jack Rasmus gives a bigger picture of the condition of the US jobs market, looking beyond just the U-3 official unemployment rate. Properly calculated, more than 24 million are still jobless in the US, not the official 11.7 million and the true unemployment rate still hovers around the near-depression …
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Dr. Jack Rasmus today begins his annual predictions for the US and global economies, in the first of a four part series. Today’s show provides a review of his past annual predictions for 2010-12. Subsequent shows will address predictions for the jobs and housing markets (April 17), government spending (April …
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Dr. Jack Rasmus welcomes back Art Stamoulis, Executive Director of Citizenstrade.org, to report on and discuss the latest developments in the ‘Free Trade on Steroids’ deal being pushed by Obama on behalf of transnational US corporations. With an agreement target date of October 2013 set by the US and negotiating …
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Dr. Jack Rasmus and Guest Ellen Brown Discuss the Evolving Banking Crisis in Cyprus Host Jack Rasmus and Ellen Brown provide views and perspectives on the significance of the emerging banking crisis in Cyprus. The Cyprus crisis represents a new phase in the global banking crisis, now centered in Europe. …
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The Progressive Caucus Budget Alternative in Congress to Ryan-Obama Budget Proposals Dr. Jack Rasmus gives an update on deficit cutting in Congress and predicts no government shutdown on March 27 or May 18, as both wings of the single party system in America (aka Teapublicans and Timidcrats) move toward a …
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Dr. Jack Rasmus interviews 2012 Green Party presidential candidate, Jill Stein, as part of the show’s on-going discussion with alternative political parties. Jill explains what’s new with the Green party since last year’s elections: New gains by the party, new coalitions at the grass roots with Occupy and other parties, …
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Here is Jack Rasmus’s Feb. 28 35 min. presentation to the Progressive Democrats of America on the current status of Social Security and Medicare and the growing threat by the two parties, Republicans and Democrats to institute massive cuts in both as the next phase ‘solution’ to deficit cutting. The …
Dr. Jack Rasmus welcomes guest, Professor David Gillespie, author of the recent book, ‘Why Third Parties Matter in American Two-Party Politics: Challenges to Duopoly”, to discuss the experience of third parties in American politics. Is it true that 3rd parties can’t make it in American politics, due to the ‘winner take …
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Dr. Jack Rasmus provides his analysis of why a deal won’t happen by Friday, March 1, and the sequestered spending $1.2 trillion ($85 billion in 2013) will take place. Dr. Rasmus explains why this time is different from the deal cut January 1 on the so-called Fiscal Cliff. What’s the …
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Dr. Jack Rasmus welcomes guest, Carl Finamore, journalist just returned from Cairo during its recent anniversary demonstrations and protests associated with the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. Jack will interview Carl on what’s new in the fight for democracy in Egypt. Are the workers, independent unions, students, women and unemployed youth …
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I and my guests (Mike Eisenscher of US Labor Against War & Mike Prokasch of the New Priorities Movement) will be discussing the current maneuvers in Washington by Teapublicans and Timidcrats to delay and decrease the scheduled Defense Spending cuts due March 1 as part of the 2011 $1.2 trillion …
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