Economy
Tennessee's Defense Exposes College Football's Billion-Dollar Extraction Machine
The press cheers the coaching wizardry, but ignores who foots the bill for the billion-dollar playoff chase.
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Economy
Markets, inflation, main street.
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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Meta Delivers $30/Hr Jobs to Rural Louisiana—No Degree Required
Washington bashes Big Tech while Meta's massive data center delivers real paychecks to working-class Americans—no college required.
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Ohio State Edges Indiana 19-15 as Billion-Dollar Machine Stiffs Players
Two top-5 teams delivered a ratings thriller for Fox. The labor that generated the billions took home zero.
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RTX 5090 Isn't Canceled—It's Just Unbuyable at $5,000+
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US Debt Interest Passes $1 Trillion, Exceeds Defense Budget
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Kalshi Calls College Football Betting 'Trading' — WTOP Runs Its Promo Code
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Dundalk Shops Ransacked As Illinois SAFE-T Act Frees Drug Suspects
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Economy
Side Hustles Aren't Entrepreneurship—They're Survival
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Economy
Warsh Clams Up on Rates, Wall Street Cheers, Main Street Pays
Fed Chair Warsh's silence on rate hikes sends stocks soaring while inflation devours paychecks and high borrowing costs lock out homebuyers.
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Economy
Northeast Storm Exposes Grid Left Vulnerable by Green Mandates
Severe weather bears down on the Northeast, but ESG-driven energy policies are the real threat to power reliability.
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Economy
Fed's Warsh Offers Zero Rate Signals as Inflation Devours Worker Pay
Warsh served platitudes to Bangkok financiers while working Americans face stagnant wages and prices that won't quit.
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Economy
Sweden Revives Digital Krona as CBDC Control Grid Advances
Riksbank reverses course, demands legislation for programmable money that could set the global template for financial surveillance.
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Economy
Wholesale Prices Surge 6.3%: Inflation Bleeds Americans Dry
Wholesale prices surged 6.3% and diesel costs doubled — the inflation squeeze is heading straight for your grocery cart.
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Economy
Social Security's 3.6% Raise Hides a Looming 22% Cut
Bipartisan spending looted the trust fund dry, and now Washington says workers must accept the loss.
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Economy
Google's 'Universal Cart' Tracks Your Shopping, Sells It As Convenience
Google claims its cross-retailer cart is about deals, but inserting itself between you and every web checkout is a data goldmine.
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Economy
TSMC Eyes Texas Chip Plant: Onshoring Works When America Plays Hardball
Taiwan's chip giant scouts Musk's Texas Terafab site as AI demand overwhelms supply
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Economy
AI Bubble Bursts as Inflation Reality Fuels Global Sell-Off
Wall Street's AI speculation crowded out everyone else — now the bill comes due
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Economy
$787 Car Payments, 7-Year Loans: Auto Debt Servitude by Design
Automakers padded profits, the Fed kept rates high, and now 1 in 4 new-car buyers are signing away seven years of their financial life.
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Economy
Inflation Spikes to 3.7% as War and Fed Policy Crush Working Families
September CPI surge driven by Iran war fuel costs leaves Main Street squeezed before midterms.
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Economy
Fed Rate Hikes Push Working Families Into Risky Adjustable Mortgages
The Fed's rate hikes are squeezing working Americans into adjustable-rate mortgages just to afford a home, risking another foreclosure wave.
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Economy
Colorado Retirees Face Permanent Property Tax Hike After Bills Already Doubled
Retirees saw property taxes double since 2010 — now a permanent hike hits the November ballot
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Economy
Bank of America Fined $1.2B for Missing Cartel Cash
Regulators punish Bank of America for missing cartel cash, but who polices the Fed as it debases the dollar?
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Economy
California's 'Green' CEQA Shields NIMBYs, Blocks Working-Class Housing
Anonymous challengers weaponize CEQA to kill housing for pennies — working families pay the price
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Economy
Sanford Declares Woolen Mill Abandoned, Sweeps Homeless — Who Profits?
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