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Congressional pressure on the administration is the best way to stop an impending war with #Venezuela, Mark Weisbrot tells BBC News.
December 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Congressional pressure on the administration is the best way to stop an impending war with #Venezuela, Mark Weisbrot tells BBC News.
Senior fellow Guillaume Long tells @mshannahmurphy.bsky.social that Próspera's ongoing lawsuit against the Honduran gov't over its repeal of the ZEDEs law is a predatory project against a weak state: "There’s a really dystopian, futuristic and feudal aspect to this.”
Tech elites are starting their own for-profit cities
They want to escape from regulation and ‘failing’ democracy — but are they more opportunistic than libertarian?
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December 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Senior fellow Guillaume Long tells @mshannahmurphy.bsky.social that Próspera's ongoing lawsuit against the Honduran gov't over its repeal of the ZEDEs law is a predatory project against a weak state: "There’s a really dystopian, futuristic and feudal aspect to this.”
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Trump's 'booming economy' exists only in his head.
Food prices are up 2.7%, manufacturing jobs are down by 49K, and US households are paying an extra $2.4K/year in import taxes.
@deanbaker13.bsky.social says this doesn’t come close to balancing the budget.
https://bit.ly/3MLr0nQ
Food prices are up 2.7%, manufacturing jobs are down by 49K, and US households are paying an extra $2.4K/year in import taxes.
@deanbaker13.bsky.social says this doesn’t come close to balancing the budget.
https://bit.ly/3MLr0nQ
December 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Trump's 'booming economy' exists only in his head.
Food prices are up 2.7%, manufacturing jobs are down by 49K, and US households are paying an extra $2.4K/year in import taxes.
@deanbaker13.bsky.social says this doesn’t come close to balancing the budget.
https://bit.ly/3MLr0nQ
Food prices are up 2.7%, manufacturing jobs are down by 49K, and US households are paying an extra $2.4K/year in import taxes.
@deanbaker13.bsky.social says this doesn’t come close to balancing the budget.
https://bit.ly/3MLr0nQ
Trump's 'booming economy' exists only in his head.
Food prices are up 2.7%, manufacturing jobs are down by 49K, and US households are paying an extra $2.4K/year in import taxes.
@deanbaker13.bsky.social says this doesn’t come close to balancing the budget.
https://bit.ly/3MLr0nQ
Food prices are up 2.7%, manufacturing jobs are down by 49K, and US households are paying an extra $2.4K/year in import taxes.
@deanbaker13.bsky.social says this doesn’t come close to balancing the budget.
https://bit.ly/3MLr0nQ
December 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Trump's 'booming economy' exists only in his head.
Food prices are up 2.7%, manufacturing jobs are down by 49K, and US households are paying an extra $2.4K/year in import taxes.
@deanbaker13.bsky.social says this doesn’t come close to balancing the budget.
https://bit.ly/3MLr0nQ
Food prices are up 2.7%, manufacturing jobs are down by 49K, and US households are paying an extra $2.4K/year in import taxes.
@deanbaker13.bsky.social says this doesn’t come close to balancing the budget.
https://bit.ly/3MLr0nQ
Lula advisor Celso Amorim says a possible US intervention in #Venezuela could turn into a “Vietnam-style conflict” with broad regional implications. Meanwhile, Brazilian billionaire Joesley Batista met with Maduro to discuss prospects for dialogue with the US.
More here: https://tinyurl.com/369jutbw
More here: https://tinyurl.com/369jutbw
December 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Lula advisor Celso Amorim says a possible US intervention in #Venezuela could turn into a “Vietnam-style conflict” with broad regional implications. Meanwhile, Brazilian billionaire Joesley Batista met with Maduro to discuss prospects for dialogue with the US.
More here: https://tinyurl.com/369jutbw
More here: https://tinyurl.com/369jutbw
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Paramount does not have an easier path to approval of swallowing Warner Bros. than Netflix because state AGs can, will, and should challenge both of them, because they are definitely illegal.
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Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother path to regulatory approval than does Netflix.
www.axios.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Paramount does not have an easier path to approval of swallowing Warner Bros. than Netflix because state AGs can, will, and should challenge both of them, because they are definitely illegal.
www.axios.com/2025/12/08/j...
www.axios.com/2025/12/08/j...
Prolonged US armed confrontation with #Venezuela would create a "major refugee crisis" in the country, senior research fellow Francisco Rodríguez tells @cnn.com, exacerbating migratory pressures that US economic sanctions have contributed to, as CEPR research has shown.
Trump blames Maduro for migrants, but a war in Venezuela could create millions of refugees | CNN Politics
When President Donald Trump has been asked about the reason he’s pressuring President Nicolás Maduro to step down and threatening military action, he consistently blames the leader of Venezuela for two things: drugs and migrants.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Prolonged US armed confrontation with #Venezuela would create a "major refugee crisis" in the country, senior research fellow Francisco Rodríguez tells @cnn.com, exacerbating migratory pressures that US economic sanctions have contributed to, as CEPR research has shown.
Insurers disclosed in their filings they're charging 4% MORE than necessary— because Congress may let subsidies expire & they expect healthy people to drop their coverage.
This is why we need #M4All so our health—and lives—are no longer a bargaining chip.
This is why we need #M4All so our health—and lives—are no longer a bargaining chip.
ACA Insurers Are Raising Premiums by an Estimated 26%, but Most Enrollees Could See Sharper Increases in What They Pay
The amount health insurers charge for coverage on the ACA Marketplaces is rising 26%, on average, in 2026.... Most enrollees would face even sharper increases in what they pay if they ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits expire.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Insurers disclosed in their filings they're charging 4% MORE than necessary— because Congress may let subsidies expire & they expect healthy people to drop their coverage.
This is why we need #M4All so our health—and lives—are no longer a bargaining chip.
This is why we need #M4All so our health—and lives—are no longer a bargaining chip.
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From Eileen Appelbaum: MA insurers collected premiums during the pandemic when seniors delayed care. Now that patients need treatment, these companies are terminating *3 MILLION* people's coverage to protect profit margins. Open enrollment ends today. https://bit.ly/4oEZsxV
December 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
From Eileen Appelbaum: MA insurers collected premiums during the pandemic when seniors delayed care. Now that patients need treatment, these companies are terminating *3 MILLION* people's coverage to protect profit margins. Open enrollment ends today. https://bit.ly/4oEZsxV
From Eileen Appelbaum: MA insurers collected premiums during the pandemic when seniors delayed care. Now that patients need treatment, these companies are terminating *3 MILLION* people's coverage to protect profit margins. Open enrollment ends today. https://bit.ly/4oEZsxV
December 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
From Eileen Appelbaum: MA insurers collected premiums during the pandemic when seniors delayed care. Now that patients need treatment, these companies are terminating *3 MILLION* people's coverage to protect profit margins. Open enrollment ends today. https://bit.ly/4oEZsxV
Daniel Stone writes: 73% of EA's revenue comes from ongoing in-game purchases after you buy the game. #PrivateEquity is betting that gamers will keep spending on beloved franchises no matter how badly workers are treated or how exploitative the business model becomes. https://bit.ly/48elDGm
December 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Daniel Stone writes: 73% of EA's revenue comes from ongoing in-game purchases after you buy the game. #PrivateEquity is betting that gamers will keep spending on beloved franchises no matter how badly workers are treated or how exploitative the business model becomes. https://bit.ly/48elDGm
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“There is no Mamdani effect. The idea that people would flee New York was overblown. The numbers just aren’t bearing that out.”
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Manhattan Luxury Apartment Market Surges in Month After Mamdani’s Win
Real estate brokers say there has been no slowdown in demand from wealthy buyers.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
“There is no Mamdani effect. The idea that people would flee New York was overblown. The numbers just aren’t bearing that out.”
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Medicare Advantage insurers collected premiums during the pandemic when seniors delayed care. Now that patients need treatment, these companies are terminating 3 million people's coverage to protect profit margins. Open enrollment ends Sunday. https://bit.ly/4oEZsxV
December 6, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Medicare Advantage insurers collected premiums during the pandemic when seniors delayed care. Now that patients need treatment, these companies are terminating 3 million people's coverage to protect profit margins. Open enrollment ends Sunday. https://bit.ly/4oEZsxV
"Foreign-policy hawks are trying to corner [Trump] into a conflict with no plausible endgame. But there is another route: a deal that addresses the US’s key demands, hastens democratic reforms & helps both nations walk away from a potentially devastating war." @financialtimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
"Foreign-policy hawks are trying to corner [Trump] into a conflict with no plausible endgame. But there is another route: a deal that addresses the US’s key demands, hastens democratic reforms & helps both nations walk away from a potentially devastating war." @financialtimes.com
CEPR expert Jake Johnston on bombshell @occrp.org #Ecuador report:
“The revelations expose a massive conflict of interest for a president who has based his entire political career on a narrative of combating violence and curbing the corrosive influence of drug cartels." https://bit.ly/4pUkVE1
“The revelations expose a massive conflict of interest for a president who has based his entire political career on a narrative of combating violence and curbing the corrosive influence of drug cartels." https://bit.ly/4pUkVE1
December 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
CEPR expert Jake Johnston on bombshell @occrp.org #Ecuador report:
“The revelations expose a massive conflict of interest for a president who has based his entire political career on a narrative of combating violence and curbing the corrosive influence of drug cartels." https://bit.ly/4pUkVE1
“The revelations expose a massive conflict of interest for a president who has based his entire political career on a narrative of combating violence and curbing the corrosive influence of drug cartels." https://bit.ly/4pUkVE1
EA's CEO made $25 million in 2024—the same year the company cut 670 jobs despite $7.46 billion in revenue. Under private equity ownership, this gap will widen. More layoffs to boost margins. More executive payouts. That's the playbook.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
EA's CEO made $25 million in 2024—the same year the company cut 670 jobs despite $7.46 billion in revenue. Under private equity ownership, this gap will widen. More layoffs to boost margins. More executive payouts. That's the playbook.
The results from Ecuador’s recent referendum sent a message to Daniel Noboa + Donald Trump, writes Guillaume Long in @projectsyndicate.bsky.social
A security crisis will not be resolved through the militarization of poor neighborhoods or the expansion of US military presence.
A security crisis will not be resolved through the militarization of poor neighborhoods or the expansion of US military presence.
Ecuador’s Warning to Trump
Guillaume Long considers the implications of voters' stunning rejection of right-wing President Daniel Noboa's agenda.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The results from Ecuador’s recent referendum sent a message to Daniel Noboa + Donald Trump, writes Guillaume Long in @projectsyndicate.bsky.social
A security crisis will not be resolved through the militarization of poor neighborhoods or the expansion of US military presence.
A security crisis will not be resolved through the militarization of poor neighborhoods or the expansion of US military presence.
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights issued a statement expressing concern over the ongoing U.S. bombing campaign targeting alleged drug vessels, urging respect for human rights and international law.
This update and more on our live blog: cepr.net/publications...
This update and more on our live blog: cepr.net/publications...
December 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights issued a statement expressing concern over the ongoing U.S. bombing campaign targeting alleged drug vessels, urging respect for human rights and international law.
This update and more on our live blog: cepr.net/publications...
This update and more on our live blog: cepr.net/publications...
For the first time since 2015, a hurricane didn’t make landfall in the US.
Disaster was avoided this year, but the administration must increase #FEMA funding and restore other climate-monitoring agencies’ budgets to stay ready in the face of extreme weather.
https://bit.ly/4rwt971
Disaster was avoided this year, but the administration must increase #FEMA funding and restore other climate-monitoring agencies’ budgets to stay ready in the face of extreme weather.
https://bit.ly/4rwt971
December 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
For the first time since 2015, a hurricane didn’t make landfall in the US.
Disaster was avoided this year, but the administration must increase #FEMA funding and restore other climate-monitoring agencies’ budgets to stay ready in the face of extreme weather.
https://bit.ly/4rwt971
Disaster was avoided this year, but the administration must increase #FEMA funding and restore other climate-monitoring agencies’ budgets to stay ready in the face of extreme weather.
https://bit.ly/4rwt971
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We've got 2 great stories today in our series about drivers of the affordability crisis.
First up by James Baratta: Electricity rates are set by public utility commissions. But that process has become captured, with corporate utilities pushing through rate hikes and extracting profits.
First up by James Baratta: Electricity rates are set by public utility commissions. But that process has become captured, with corporate utilities pushing through rate hikes and extracting profits.
Lightning in a Bottle - The American Prospect
Regulatory capture is at the root of the affordability crisis in electricity. Public power could offer a way out.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
We've got 2 great stories today in our series about drivers of the affordability crisis.
First up by James Baratta: Electricity rates are set by public utility commissions. But that process has become captured, with corporate utilities pushing through rate hikes and extracting profits.
First up by James Baratta: Electricity rates are set by public utility commissions. But that process has become captured, with corporate utilities pushing through rate hikes and extracting profits.
#NEW: PRESS RELEASE 🇭🇳
CEPR Urges Patience and Restraint as #Honduras Awaits Official Election Results; Rejects US Interference
FULL STATEMENT 👇
CEPR Urges Patience and Restraint as #Honduras Awaits Official Election Results; Rejects US Interference
FULL STATEMENT 👇
CEPR Urges Patience and Restraint as Honduras Awaits Official Election Results; Rejects US Interference
CEPR urged patience and restraint ― including from President Trump and US government officials ― as Honduras’s electoral authority continues to count votes from the November 30 general election.
cepr.net
December 3, 2025 at 2:24 AM
12 states are suing the Trump administration over “unlawful terms” added to #FEMA grants. @mattsedlar.bsky.social calls out the ill intent behind these new restrictions, “they’re designed to discourage states from even seeking funding.” https://bit.ly/481OFsx
December 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
12 states are suing the Trump administration over “unlawful terms” added to #FEMA grants. @mattsedlar.bsky.social calls out the ill intent behind these new restrictions, “they’re designed to discourage states from even seeking funding.” https://bit.ly/481OFsx
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New Gallup poll: Only 37% of Americans now have a positive image of US big business.
One reason: Typical workers at Fortune 500 firms would have had to start working in 1740 to earn what average CEOs pocketed in 2024.
aflcio.org/paywatch news.gallup.com/poll/694835/...
One reason: Typical workers at Fortune 500 firms would have had to start working in 1740 to earn what average CEOs pocketed in 2024.
aflcio.org/paywatch news.gallup.com/poll/694835/...
December 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
New Gallup poll: Only 37% of Americans now have a positive image of US big business.
One reason: Typical workers at Fortune 500 firms would have had to start working in 1740 to earn what average CEOs pocketed in 2024.
aflcio.org/paywatch news.gallup.com/poll/694835/...
One reason: Typical workers at Fortune 500 firms would have had to start working in 1740 to earn what average CEOs pocketed in 2024.
aflcio.org/paywatch news.gallup.com/poll/694835/...
@deanbaker13.bsky.social tells
@newsweek.com shrinking availability of blue-collar jobs: "Companies are reluctant to invest in a context where they have no idea what tariffs will be in place six months from now, much less three to five years from now." https://bit.ly/4anHOuW
@newsweek.com shrinking availability of blue-collar jobs: "Companies are reluctant to invest in a context where they have no idea what tariffs will be in place six months from now, much less three to five years from now." https://bit.ly/4anHOuW
December 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
@deanbaker13.bsky.social tells
@newsweek.com shrinking availability of blue-collar jobs: "Companies are reluctant to invest in a context where they have no idea what tariffs will be in place six months from now, much less three to five years from now." https://bit.ly/4anHOuW
@newsweek.com shrinking availability of blue-collar jobs: "Companies are reluctant to invest in a context where they have no idea what tariffs will be in place six months from now, much less three to five years from now." https://bit.ly/4anHOuW
🚨NEW: #PrivateEquity recently bought EA for $55 BILLION.
We shouldn't think of this as just a business deal—it's a test case for how much exploitation workers and gamers will tolerate. If the buyout succeeds, the entire gaming industry may be next. 🧵 https://bit.ly/48elDGm
We shouldn't think of this as just a business deal—it's a test case for how much exploitation workers and gamers will tolerate. If the buyout succeeds, the entire gaming industry may be next. 🧵 https://bit.ly/48elDGm
December 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🚨NEW: #PrivateEquity recently bought EA for $55 BILLION.
We shouldn't think of this as just a business deal—it's a test case for how much exploitation workers and gamers will tolerate. If the buyout succeeds, the entire gaming industry may be next. 🧵 https://bit.ly/48elDGm
We shouldn't think of this as just a business deal—it's a test case for how much exploitation workers and gamers will tolerate. If the buyout succeeds, the entire gaming industry may be next. 🧵 https://bit.ly/48elDGm