Mar 2025
Is Trump leading us into a recession?
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">In an interview broadcast on Sunday, President Donald Trump </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/03/09/trump-recession-economy-inflation/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&u ... Show More
20m 23s
Feb 2025
Trump's tariffs could cause huge global crisis, warns economist Michael Hudson
Donald Trump’s tariffs could destabilize the global economy, warns economist Michael Hudson. US protectionist policies could cause financial crises, as many currencies depreciate and countries can't earn the dollars needed to pay their foreign debts. Ben Norton hosts the intervie ... Show More
49m 58s
Apr 2025
Trump's tariffs make no sense, and will backfire hard on the US economy
In what he called "Liberation Day", Donald Trump imposed heavy tariffs on countries around the world, falsely claiming they were "reciprocal". In reality, the taxes on imports were based on the US trade deficit with other nations. Ben Norton explains how the Trump administration' ... Show More
37m 58s
Apr 2025
Trump 2.0: Where Is The Economy Headed?
President Trump’s deportations, tariffs, federal layoffs and funding suspensions have generated nonstop headlines and frayed confidence, yet left surprisingly little trace on the economy. Hiring, spending and inflation look a lot like they did under Joe Biden. As Trump’s first 10 ... Show More
25m 16s