Economics
Judge blocks Trump’s attempt to defund Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
January 7, 2026The CFPB was established to stop bank rip-offs and prevent another 2008-style crash. Trump put Project 2025 author Russell Vought in charge of killing it.
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What triggered the latest mass protests in Iran?
January 5, 2026Out-of-control inflation, the government’s economic mismanagement, and punishing Western sanctions have all combined to send the country into a spiral.
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U.S. blockade of Venezuela is also an attack on Cuba
December 19, 2025The latest government measures taken in Havana indicate a last-ditch effort is underway to save the country's economy.
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War of position vs. war of maneuver: China’s Gramscian trade strategy
October 30, 2025The U.S.-China economic competition is a battle of two very different strategies.
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Beef from Argentina? ‘A betrayal of the American rancher,’ farmers tell Trump
October 22, 2025The latest from award-winning People's World cartoonist Greg Kearney.
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