I am old enough to remember the massive protests in Washington, D.C. for civil rights and against the Vietnam War which were attended by hundreds of thousands of protestors. (Here is a list from Wikipedia if you are interested). Some protests occasionally turned violent. Recent events reminded of this long forgotten moment in history on … Read more
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