Economy
Immigrant Grocers Sue NYC to Block Mamdani's $70M Government Groceries
Coalition says city-run supermarket plan will crush immigrant-owned bodegas; taxpayers fund the $70M experiment
August 24, 2026
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Dissenter’s Economy desk covers inflation, jobs, the Federal Reserve, tariffs, 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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NIL Was Sold As Empowerment. The IRS Is The Real Winner.
College athletes face near-50% tax rates and self-employment hits on their new NIL earnings.
August 24, 2026
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New York Lottery Dangles $29K Win While Pocketing Billions From Working People
State numbers show who really wins when government runs the gambling racket.
August 23, 2026
Economy
Retirement Tax Map: Where Government Still Takes Its Cut
Some states respect your lifetime of work. Others keep squeezing your retirement savings.
August 23, 2026
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Gary, Indiana Powerless For Two Weeks While D.C. Sends Billions Abroad
30,000 Americans in a forgotten steel town sit in the dark while Washington prioritizes foreign infrastructure over our own.
August 23, 2026
Economy
Bessent Says Relax as Bond Yields Hit Pre-Crisis Levels
Treasury's quiet bond interventions reveal what CNBC won't: the debt endgame is approaching, and Main Street pays.
August 23, 2026
Economy
Mass. Worker Nearly Dies in Manhole as Crumbling Infrastructure Fails
A near-fatal manhole rescue exposes the human cost of neglected American systems while Washington funnels billions overseas.
August 23, 2026
Economy
U.S. Power Grid Can't Sustain Our Digital Future While D.C. Sends Billions Abroad
Data centers will devour 12% of U.S. electricity by 2028, our grid is 25 years behind, and ratepayers are stuck with the bill.
August 23, 2026
Economy
Microsoft's New Xbox Leaks at $900: Same Guts, Steeper Price
A leaked $899.99 anniversary Xbox with zero performance upgrades shows how inflation turns family gaming into a luxury.
August 23, 2026
Economy
Google Tracked Homeless Man 20 Years While Signing Billion-Dollar AI Deals
Google's cameras captured a homeless man's 20-year decline — while Google's balance sheet captured billion-dollar AI power deals.
August 22, 2026
Economy
US-Canada Trade Deal Collapses: Tariffs Stay, Autoworkers Win
Canada walked away from a deal to lower US steel and aluminum tariffs. The tariffs stay — and American manufacturing is stronger for it.
August 22, 2026
Economy
NYC Streets Flood as Aging Infrastructure Fails Working New Yorkers
Century-old drains buckle under rain while city cash flows to migrant hotels and foreign aid.
August 22, 2026
Economy
Google's $545 Pixel Trade-In Is a Cover Charge for Your Data
Big Tech's 'generous' trade-in deals are cover charges for the surveillance economy. American consumers foot the real bill.
August 22, 2026
Economy
Feds Order Three States to Ration Colorado River Water Amid Record Lows
Arizona, California, and Nevada forced to slash Colorado River use while domestic infrastructure crumbles and foreign aid flows
August 21, 2026
Economy
Google Spends $10M on VA Water While Building $9B Data Center
The tech giant's conservation spending is a fraction of its data-center expansion — and it won't even say if the money goes where it's building.
August 21, 2026
Economy
Trump Waives Foreign Beef Tariffs, Refuses to Name Lobbyists
US ranchers face record-low herds and soaring costs while 300,000 metric tons of foreign ground beef get a tariff-free pass.
August 21, 2026
Economy
Walmart Surrenders to Big Tech, Hands Google and Apple Your Purchase Data
The country's largest employer will now let Google and Apple track every tap-to-pay transaction at its stores.
August 21, 2026
Economy
Young American Family Act: Zero Income Tax for Parents Under 35
DC sends billions abroad while young couples drown in 6.7% mortgages and historic fertility lows. This bill lets them keep their own money.
August 21, 2026
Economy
Bond Market Rejects Bessent's Buyback Band-Aid as Debt Hits $40 Trillion
Doubled buyback fails to stop surging yields — Americans will pay more for mortgages and loans.
August 20, 2026
Economy
Walmart Pocketed $3B in Tariff Refunds While You Paid Higher Prices
The world's biggest retailer got a multi-billion-dollar government windfall. Working Americans got the bill.
August 20, 2026
Economy
Fed Keeps September Rate Hike Alive After Printing the Inflation They Fight
Central bankers who doubled your grocery bill now want to make your mortgage more expensive to fix it.
August 20, 2026
Economy
Credit Card Rewards Are Bait, 21% Interest Is the Hook
Delinquencies are surging, but the financial press keeps selling points and cash back to Americans getting hooked on compounding debt.
August 20, 2026
Economy
Fed Signals More Rate Hikes to Fix Inflation It Created
Wall Street gets a bond buyback; you get higher mortgage payments.
August 20, 2026
Economy
Target Pockets $994M Tariff Refund as Main Street Chokes
A Supreme Court ruling lets corporate giants cash in on tariff refunds while Main Street drowns in the same import taxes.
August 19, 2026
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