by Tyler | Dec 15, 2019 | Economy, food stamp enrollment, food stamps, Great Recession, Obama administration, Politics, Pre-Viral, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Trending, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA
More than 5.9 million individuals dropped off food stamps since President Donald Trump assumed office in February 2017, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
by Tyler | Dec 14, 2019 | China, Donald Trump, Economy, Larry Kudlow, Phase One, Politics, tariff, trade, Trending
Larry Kudlow praised the deal as a “very important first step” that represented real progress with China that covered “all of the key chapters.”
by Tyler | Dec 14, 2019 | Economy, Elon Musk, Masters of the Universe, Tech, Tesla, Trending
Tesla announced this week that General Counsel Jonathan Cheng will be leaving the company. Cheng is the third Tesla general counsel to leave the company in 2019 alone.
by Tyler | Dec 13, 2019 | Asia, China, Donald Trump, Economy, Tariffs, trade, Trending
Trump is reportedly considering the terms of a preliminary trade deal with China.
by Tyler | Dec 13, 2019 | 2020 Election, Economy, Elizabeth Warren, Medicare for All, Politics, Trending, Ultra-Millionaire Tax, wealth tax
An analysis from the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Wharton Budget Model released this week found that Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) wealth tax would not raise as much as her campaign claims.
by Tyler | Dec 11, 2019 | Asia, China, communism, Economics, Economy, National Security, trade war, Trending, Xi Jinping
Chinese dictator Xi Jinping held a meeting of the Communist Party’s political bureau in which 2019 was discussed as an especially “challenging” or “testing” year for communism, particularly due to China’s sputtering economy.