Trump uses $8 billion in taxpayer funds to fix his own mess
President Donald Trump promised farmers $8 billion to offset diesel costs he helped create, a cynical campaign move that prioritizes GOP wins over stable markets.
By Maya Ellison ·
economy — Lorien Times
Sergey Brin spends $100 million to crush California’s wealth tax
Sergey Brin and tech billionaires are pouring historic sums into defeating Proposition 40 to protect their fortunes, proving that our democracy currently bows to private wealth.
By Maya Ellison ·
Trump rallies in Park City as Kansas farmers pay the price
President Donald Trump is rallying for Roger Marshall in Kansas, but soaring diesel costs and broken trade promises have left rural voters exhausted and disillusioned.
By Ruth Behrens ·
Macron shields police and blames radicals as France burns
As half a million French workers and students revolt against crushing living costs and neglected public services, President Emmanuel Macron deploys curfews and riot squads to protect ruling elites.
By Maya Ellison ·
Treasury's $2 trillion deficit exposes the fiction of growth
The federal budget gap swelled to nearly $2 trillion in fiscal 2026, proving that magical thinking cannot repeal the iron laws of fiscal balance.
By Klaus Berger ·
Trump trades Ukrainian security for Russian fuel before midterms
President Donald Trump eased sanctions on Russian diesel to lower fuel prices before the November midterms, a move that grants Vladimir Putin leverage while abandoning a key ally.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Trump's red-dyed diesel order is a stunt that hurts workers
President Donald Trump's executive order on tax-free diesel offers superficial relief to farmers and truckers but serves as a political distraction from structural energy failures.
By Maya Ellison ·
Trump accounts feed Wall Street while trapping vulnerable kids
The Treasury Department automatically enrolled millions of children into Trump Accounts, creating a rigged corporate pipeline that imperils disability benefits and widens the wealth gap.
By Maya Ellison ·
Trump's red-dyed diesel order sticks truckers with the risk
Donald Trump's executive order allowing red-dyed diesel on highways offers a temporary gimmick that shifts the burden and mechanical risk directly onto independent truckers.
By Maya Ellison ·
Trump's red-dyed diesel order is a stunt that fails workers
President Donald Trump waived taxes on red-dyed diesel to lower costs, but the move is a temporary political mask for a systemic energy crisis that leaves truckers exposed.
By Maya Ellison ·
Japan's stock rally masks a dangerous sovereign debt trap
Asian stocks rose as weak U.S. jobs data lowered Federal Reserve rate-hike bets, but this rally ignores the systemic risk of high borrowing costs and unsustainable sovereign debt.
By Klaus Berger ·
Federal Reserve risks payrolls to chase an inflation ghost
The Federal Reserve is wrong. It is prioritizing a theoretical inflation target over the actual payrolls of American workers. In September, the U.S. economy added 29,000 jobs. This number is a warning. It is not a sign of stability.
By Ray Dombrowski ·
Spain's housing crisis proves markets take everything
Tens of thousands march in Spain after politicians reject housing decrees, showing how the establishment protects vulture funds while working-class tenants suffer.
By Maya Ellison ·
White House spins weak payroll numbers as reindustrialization
The White House claims a weak September jobs report proves its economic agenda is working, but the actual payroll numbers show stagnation.
By Ray Dombrowski ·
Trump touts Denton truck plant payroll as Texas margins slide
Donald Trump visits a Denton truck plant to claim a manufacturing revival, but falling poll numbers and factory layoffs expose the limits of protectionist trade policies.
By Ray Dombrowski ·
Sergey Brin and Aaron Kirman weaponize fear to kill Prop 40
By Maya Ellison ·