NBC News aired this report over the weekend on the high price of beef. Don’t blame cattle ranchers. They are taking a beating from climate change and a prolonged mega drought in the West. They are also getting screwed over, as are consumers, by the “big 4” meatpackers who have monopoly power control over 80% … Read more
When the Coronavirus Pandemic hit in January 2020, much of the world’s economy literally shut down as country after country went into lock downs in an effort to slow the spread of the disease. People were no longer working producing goods. Manufacturing corporations try to match their production to demand, trying to keep a minimum … Read more
Republicans are falling all over themselves to blame President Joe Biden for high gas prices. As has been true for decades, dating back to the OPEC oil embargo in 1973-74, presidents have little or nothing to do with oil production and the price of gas at the pump. This is solely the responsibility of oil … Read more
The reaction to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan has been hugely positive in most forward-thinking circles. Below is a sample of the reactions that have come since the legislation passed in the House of Representatives on November 5, 2021. Please note that none of the below comments include any statements from the Republican members (Debbie Lesko, … Read more
Saying “finally infrastructure week” and “we took a monumental step forward as a nation,” President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, hailed the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan in the House of Representatives on Friday evening (November 5, 2021) after a deal was made between Progressive and Moderate Democrats on moving forward with … Read more