Daily Archives: February 29, 2016

PERI’s Robert Pollin says the poverty rate decreased under President Bill Clinton but his support of Wall Street deregulation set up a massive transfer of wealth from the working class to the elite.  Here is a direct video link.

Our main story was about Donald Trump. We can’t believe we’re saying that either. Here is a direct video link.

As central banks and QE spirits encouraged yet one more round of levered speculation between 2012 and 2015, ‘hot money’ borrowed in Yen at rock bottom interest rates (and a weakening currency) and bought US denominated stocks and bonds (at … Continue reading →