The breaking news headline is Unemployment rate falls to 13.3%, US adds 2.5 million jobs: Economists had forecast that the government will report Friday that employers shed 8.5 million more jobs last month on top of 21.4 million lost in March and April. A figure that large would raise the total losses since the coronavirus … Read more
Above: Retired Gen. Martin Dempsey, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is speaking out against President Trump’s call to use military force to suppress nationwide protests over police brutality. In rare public comments, the former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Ret. Gen. Martin Dempsey condemned Trump’s threat to use military force to suppress … Read more
Above: John Allen, president of the Brookings Institution, a retired U.S. Marine Corps four-star general, and former commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces in Afghanistan. Foreign Policy asked six military heavyweights and defense experts to weigh in on Trump’s call for the military to put down protests. You can read … Read more
The Arizona Republic published a happy talk economic forecast today. ‘The old economy is gone’: Business, education leaders see post-virus rebound for Arizona: “The opportunities for Arizona are unbelievable” with Arizona having “maybe the greatest potential of any state,” said Michael Crow, president of Arizona State University and one of the webinar participants. The coronavirus … Read more
The Lincoln Project has done it again. It has masterfully created another ad with eye-catching imagery that demonstrates the choice voters face in the upcoming November 3, 2020 elections. Titled: “War Zone: America or Trump,” the ad recounts Mr. Trump’s reckless actions over the last week from hiding in a bunker to turning the troops … Read more