In this hour, with the Department of Justice struggling in its efforts to fulfill Donald Trump's wishes to enact his retribution campaign after seeing the cases against two of Trump's perceived enemies, former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Leticia James thrown out nearly two weeks ago, plus a grand jury this week failing to reindict James for the alleged mortgage fraud claims. It appears Trump's DOJ is learning that unlike in the court of public opinion and the actual court system, ...

Capitalism's Evolution and Crisis - Capitalism has adapted through various models, including laissez-faire (1.0), Keynesianism (2.0), and Thatcher-Reagan era (3.0), each with its own strengths and weaknesses [3][6][7][8] - The model in force until 2008 crisis has perished, and a new model (Capitalism 4.0) is yet to take shape with clarity [5][6] - Markets signal to politicians when a model has ceased to work, as seen with the Great Crash, the inflation of the 1970s, and the 2008 crisis [10] Challenges to Contemporary Capitalism - Over-intervention by governments to minimize pain for markets and investors has ruined capitalism [14] - The expansion of the state, the culture of bailouts, and regulations undermine capitalism by entrenching incumbents and socializing losses [15][16][17] - Concentration of power in a few companies dominating the S&P 500 is a perversion of capitalism [17] - Productivity growth is falling off due to the loss of dynamism in capitalism, with constant state support hindering new entrants [18][19] Disillusionment and Alternatives - Approximately 70% of Americans believe they are unlikely to be better off than their parents, violating the American capitalist dream [21] - Many young people in America are disillusioned with the current form of capitalism and prefer socialism [22][23] Financialization and Liquidity Concerns - The degree of liquidity and financialization in the markets is seen as a problem by many capitalists [24] - Liquification and financialization of the economy have eliminated judgment and trust, leading to a version of capitalism that may not be better than socialism or communism [26]

After weeks of President Trump dismissing affordability concerns as the Democratic hoax and conjob, the White House is scrambling to shift its message. On Tuesday, Trump will travel to Pennsylvania to promote his economic agenda. A reset coming as polls consistently show that Americans believe he's failing to improve the cost of living.The shift follows yet another warning sign for Republicans. A major Democratic overperformance in Tennessee's House special election on Tuesday, where affordability dominated ...

Kyrgyzstan used to be an exception in Central Asia: the sole democracy in a region run by strongmen, albeit a flawed one. That is rapidly ceasing to be the case https://t.co/UBZMkcprr6 ...

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This year has seemed to belong to one person: Donald Trump.Photographs of his America show his most troubling achievement: the coarsening and dividing of a once-inspiring democracy https://t.co/8GImoJGNCO ...

[music] [applause] May I ask you one question. Have you ever read, watched or heard the stories of Aladin and his magical lamps. How many of you have heard the stories.Almost everyone. Of course, you might ask me this was a very obvious question with an obvious answer. Why still I ask you this question just because I wanted you to remember those stories.Stories full of the fantasy of human imagination and used to be the fairy tales very entertaining. But gone those days when these stories used to be merely ...

Haiti is extremely unlikely to inaugurate an elected president by February 7th 2026. Democracy in the country is unlikely to return in the coming year https://t.co/BIjTluz3pb ...

Well, joining me now we have Ohio Congressman Greg Lansman. He is a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee. Congressman, welcome.Good to see you. So, here we go. Um, as you just released the second edition of your great American comeback plan, which lays out a 10 bill agenda for delivering results for everyday Americans whom you say are working harder than ever, but they're falling further behind.So, what are the policy changes that you believe can move the needle on the basic living costs. Yeah. So, y ...

Democracy is on trial in the coming Elections in the beautiful country of Honduras on November 30th. Will Maduro and his Narcoterrorists take over another country like they have taken over Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela? The man who is standing up for Democracy, and fighting against Maduro, is Tito Asfura, the Presidential Candidate of the National Party. Tito was the highly successful Mayor of Tegucigalpa where he brought running water to millions, and paved hundreds of kilometers of roads. His chief oppon ...