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.
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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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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.
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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.
5d ago
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.
5d ago
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.
6d ago
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
6d ago
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.
6d ago
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.
6d ago
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.
6d ago
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.
6d ago
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
Economy
Fed Rate Freeze Locks Workers Out of Homes as $40T Debt Yields Surge
Mortgages stall near 7% and Treasury yields hit multi-decade highs as working Americans pay the price for Washington's $40T debt.
August 19, 2026
Economy
Home Depot Confirms Americans Can Only Afford Small Repairs
Bidenomics and a frozen housing market leave working Americans patching, not building.
August 19, 2026
Economy
Walz Blocks Boundary Waters Mining, Defying Congress and Killing Jobs
Gov. Tim Walz's executive order blocks Boundary Waters copper-nickel mining permits, defying Congress and keeping America hooked on foreign critical minerals.
August 19, 2026
Economy
Ousted L3Harris CEO Keeps $80M as Taxpayer Billions Flow Unchecked
Forced out over a conduct probe, Christopher Kubasik walks with $80 million—while Americans foot the bill for a defense giant that just pocketed $1 billion in taxpayer money.
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Economy
Palmer Luckey Made Billions From a Trailer — Now California Wants to Tax the Dream Dead
Grit beats credentials — and the establishment would rather tax success than replicate it
August 18, 2026
Economy
30-Year Treasury Yield Hits 19-Year High as Wall Street Cheers
Long-term rates are screaming trouble while Wall Street cheers the bull market — and Main Street will foot the bill.
August 18, 2026
Economy
3M Covered Up Forever Chemicals' Toxicity for 50 Years, Australia Alleges
Internal docs warned of birth defects while 3M told governments its chemicals were 'non-toxic' — and regulators sat on it for decades.
August 17, 2026
Economy
Synchrony's ChatGPT Deal: Your Store Cards, Your Data, Their Profit
The issuer behind Amazon and Walmart cards is letting AI agents spend your money — and regulators are nowhere.
August 17, 2026
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