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Anna Gilmore, public health researcher: ‘Just four products cause at least a third of all deaths’

"I am hopeful, and I think the best solution is to move toward a different economic model. The world is realizing that we can’t maintain capitalism as it is."

english.elpais.com/science-tec…

#climate #PublicHealth #health #economy


"We assess that the Presidency has been captured by Vladimir Putin. Until we see proof otherwise, assume that Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and JD Vance are proxies for Putin, Xi, and their allies. China backs Russia fully.

Russia’s strategic goal is to dismantle the United States. They will pursue this through creating internal turmoil and dysfunction, trying to destroy the dollar and by 'ending' the Federal Reserve."

~ Dave Troy

#Musk #Trump #Putin #economy
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"Unbridled Tariff Man was always going to be a big economic risk in a second term, and here we are."

~ Wall Street Journal

#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
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wsj.com/opinion/trump-takes-th…


"The unease has already led to warnings that the U.S. could be heading for recession, with the Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow model estimating real GDP growth for the first quarter of 2025 at -2.8 percent, down from +3.9 percent just four weeks ago."

#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
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"Donald Trump’s introduction of his long-threatened 25 percent trade tariffs on Mexico and Canada has caused global stock markets to drop sharply, with the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all falling."

~ Oliver O'Connell, Joe Sommerlad, Ariana Baio

#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
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the-independent.com/news/world…


"Also today, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta forecast a dramatic contraction in the economy in the first quarter of 2025. Evaluating current data according to a mathematical model, it moved from an expected 2.9% growth in gross domestic product at the end of January to –2.8% today."

#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
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"Today, the stock market dropped dramatically upon news that Trump intended to go through with his tariffs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 650 points, down 1.48%. The S&P fell 1.76%, and the Nasdaq Composite, which focuses on technology stocks, fell 2.64%."

~ Heather Cox Richardson

#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
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heathercoxrichardson.substack.…


"Trump is killing the economy, reducing the U.S. government to rubble, and destroying our relationships with our allies. Putin may love it, but it’s a catastrophe for us and much of the rest of the world."

~ Robert Reich

#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
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Latest comic: What's the point of an economy that no longer serves the interests of human beings?

#labor #workers #economy #oligarchy #technology #automation #uspol #uspolitics #plutocracy


Small businesses are considered the backbone of the U.S. economy.

They account for 99.9% of all U.S. businesses and employ nearly half of the American workforce.

Small businesses generate 44% of U.S. economic activity and have created two-thirds of all new jobs in recent decades.

This isn’t about #capitalism, it’s your #community: people and commerce.

bloomberg.com/news/features/20…

#ShopSmall #SmallBusiness #economy


Latest comic on the dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

#cartoon #comic #economy #uspol #oligarchy


Latest comic on a certain pundit's infamous $78 airport meal

(For those outside the US, the commentator David Brooks has made a career out of piously trolling liberals for their supposed decadence and lack of morals.)

#uspol #economy #journalism #media #socialmedia


Latest comic: Tech billionaires just want to save humanity!

#tech #inequality #economy #philanthropy


This week's comic: Republicans are dismantling child labor laws in several red states.

#economy #labor #work #jobs #unions


Minimum wage around the world.

This map displays values for one month of minimum wage in 67 countries converted to U.S. dollars as of 2023.

Created by Marcus Lu & Sam Parker for Visual Capitalist. Details at visualcapitalist.com/minimum-w… #economy #data


#MOOC is about #transition to a #sustainable #economy. This detail made me laugh (FYI the inner ring represents a social foundation and the outer an ecological ceiling)

"Don't overdo the sugar
The #Doughnut is a powerful visual with a playful name. Do be playful in your visualisations, but don't show just a sugary snack. Try and focus on the Doughnut as a conceptual shape (two concentric rings)"

doughnuteconomics.org/principl…
via: synergiainstitute.org/the-modu…


Latest comic on the increasing weirdness of various online shopping portals

#ecommerce #internet #shopping #business #economy #cartoon

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