Economy
Washington Wildfire Destroys 640 Structures — Green Policy Failures Fueled the Flames
Spokane burns while the press blames wind — not the green lobbying that blocked forest management
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Economy
Markets, inflation, main street.
Dissenter’s Economy desk covers inflation, jobs, energy prices, the Federal Reserve, and trade — with an eye on how Washington policy lands on working families and small business, not just Wall Street headlines.
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Walmart Hawks Back-to-School Deals Amid Bidenflation as Parents Scramble for Free Supplies
Corporate giant cashes in on inflation-weary parents while districts and charities scramble to fill the gap.
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Economy
Dodgers Buy Another Ring While Detroit Gets Scraps
The Skubal trade exposes baseball's crony capitalism: money hoards talent, and the system is rigged to let it happen.
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Economy
Big Tech Rakes In Record Billions While Main Street Pays the Tab
Four tech giants beat earnings estimates as AI spending heads toward $750B—Main Street picks up the bill.
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Economy
Spokane Wildfire Overruns Homes Fueled by Decades of Forest Neglect
Working families flee after green-era forest management turned public land into a blowtorch aimed at their neighborhoods.
19h ago
Economy
Western Heat Wave Ties 1972 Record, Media Pushes Climate Panic
Working families face blackouts and fires, but the press buries the 1972 heat record and ignores the fuel-load failures driving the disaster.
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Economy
Taylor Farms Skates on Parasite Outbreak While Small Farmers Plow Under Crops
Family farms are paying the price for a parasite outbreak linked to Mexico-sourced lettuce from giant Taylor Farms, which faces zero consequences.
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Economy
After 60 Years, Clearwater Beach Holdout Falls to Developers
Sixty years of resistance. $2.99 million to surrender. The buyer won't say what comes next.
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Economy
Boulder's 50-Year 'Revitalization' Proves Central Planning Fails Main Street
After 50 years and millions in subsidies, Pearl Street Mall still needs saving — while San Jose bets on basketball, not bureaucrats.
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Economy
Coeur d'Alene Eyes Another Property Tax Hike for $3.1M Deficit
Bureaucrats can't control spending, so homeowners get stuck with the bill again.
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Economy
Colorado Town Abandoned: Leaders Quit, $1M Grants Unused
Hartman residents boiled water for a year while $1 million in grants sat untouched—because the local government walked away.
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Economy
Three Fed Dissenters Break Ranks, Demand Rate Hikes as Inflation Hammers Workers
The Fed's own policymakers sound the alarm the establishment press keeps muting.
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Economy
Fed Chair Warsh Pushes Fewer Meetings as Inflation Grinds Main Street
The unelected Fed's solution to five years of broken promises: less transparency.
2d ago
Economy
Big Banks Offer CD Crumbs While Inflation Devours Your Savings
Chase, Bank of America, and Citibank pocket the spread while working Americans get squeezed.
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Economy
Taxpayer-Funded Union Square 'Boom' Prices Out Working Class
Taxpayer cash drove foot traffic and occupancy to record highs, but global brands and connected developers are the only ones cashing in while working-class New Yorkers get priced out.
2d ago
Economy
New York Sues Kalshi to Crush Prediction Markets, Protect Its Cut
Hochul and James cry 'illegal gambling' because ordinary Americans are trading without paying the state its cut.
2d ago
Economy
Feds Force Record Colorado River Cuts, Threaten Western Farms
D.C. bureaucrats ordered the largest Colorado River cuts in history, idling farmland and spiking prices while keeping control of the spigot 2,000 miles away.
2d ago
Economy
Thune 'Loves' Debt Ceiling Spending Cuts — Won't Commit to Fighting For Them
Senate GOP won't commit to fighting for reductions — and the last round of promised cuts never materialized.
2d ago
Economy
Wall Street Resists Warsh's Fed Inflation Push
Wall Street wants cheap money. Warsh wants 2% inflation. Your paycheck hangs in the balance.
3d ago
Economy
The 'Resilient Consumer' Is a Lie: Americans Burn Savings to Survive
GDP slowed to 1.5%, inflation stays above 2% for five years — and the financial press cheers that you can still afford groceries.
3d ago
Economy
Fed, Bank of England Hold Rates Steady as Inflation Eats Your Paycheck
Dissenters at both banks pushed for hikes. The majorities chose Wall Street over Main Street.
3d ago
Economy
Market Hammers Meta as AI Billions Meet Profit Miss
Microsoft proves AI can pay; Zuckerberg's spending spree and trust deficit tell another story.
3d ago
Economy
Saudi Prince Grabs 19.5M Lucid Shares as Green Mandates Subsidize Foreign Stakeholders
Prince Alwaleed takes 19.5M Lucid Group shares while Washington's EV push funnels taxpayer subsidies to foreign-owned industry
4d ago
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Google's Botetourt Data Center Drains Resources, Virginia's Answer: A Study
Big Tech gets water, power, and tax breaks. Botetourt County gets a commission.
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