Economy
Wall Street Cheers 'Cooling' Inflation. You Still Pay 3.4% More.
Markets rally on CPI data that still leaves working Americans behind — and a foreign blockade is pushing oil toward $90.
August 12, 2026
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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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CPI Won't Match Your Receipt — Iran Just Made Sure of It
Oil surges past $88 as Iran chokes the Strait of Hormuz, the Fed eyes another rate hike, and the CPI still won't capture what you're actually paying.
August 12, 2026
Economy
Powerball Nears $1 Billion: The State's Voluntary Tax on the Poor
As inflation devours paychecks, the state dangles a 1-in-292-million long shot to take even more from working Americans.
August 12, 2026
Economy
Record Home Prices, 6.69% Mortgages Lock Out Working Families
The Fed's rate hikes were supposed to cool housing. Instead, they stranded Main Street while inventory stays choked.
August 11, 2026
Economy
Fed's Hammack Demands More Rate Hikes As Americans Can't Afford Groceries
Cleveland Fed's Hammack says one hike won't cut it — while Main Street bleeds at the checkout line.
August 11, 2026
Economy
Big Tech's AI Boom Drains Texas Grid, Ratepayers May Foot Bill
Abbott's guardrails aim to make Big Tech pay, but lobbying loopholes could stick working Texans with the tab.
August 11, 2026
Economy
Truth Social's $238M Loss Exposes Wall Street's Big Tech Double Standard
Trump Media's crypto writedowns make headlines while Big Tech's billion-dollar burns get a pass. Follow the money.
August 11, 2026
Economy
Judge Blocks Mamdani Second-Home Tax After Targeting Primary Homes
A judge halts the 'tax the rich' surcharge after the city threatened nearly a million regular homeowners with a tax they don't owe.
August 11, 2026
Economy
Google Play Adds Venmo, Tightening Big Tech's Grip on Your Wallet
Another payment option, another data pipeline — working Americans pay with their privacy.
August 10, 2026
Economy
Bezos, Saverin Near £1.35bn Liverpool FC Stake as Americans Struggle
Billionaires who censored your speech and offshored your jobs are dropping £1.35bn on a foreign soccer club.
August 10, 2026
Economy
Wall Street Hits Record Highs on Job Cuts as Inflation Hammers Main Street
The financial class cheers worker pain while everyday Americans foot the bill.
August 10, 2026
Economy
UFC Fighters Pocket Five-Figure Purses While Nevada Hides the Numbers
At UFC Vegas 120, fighters risk permanent injury for less than a used car costs — and the system is rigged to keep it that way.
August 9, 2026
Economy
Georgia Teachers 21st in Pay While Bureaucracy Eats the Budget
Per-student spending climbs but teachers lose ground to inflation — and nobody's asking where the money really goes
August 9, 2026
Economy
Messi's Absence After Father's Death Exposes MLS's Foreign Star Dependency
Jorge Messi's death at 68 sidelines his son and reveals an MLS roster built on imported superstars — not homegrown American talent.
August 9, 2026
Economy
Utah Helicopter Crash Kills Two Firefighters; Wildfire Blocked Rescue
Helicopter down in Utah, rescuers blocked by flames — while billions in federal cash flow everywhere but home.
August 9, 2026
Economy
Senate Gives Trump 100% Tariff Power on Russian Energy, Press Panics
The same Congress that shipped your jobs overseas now hands the executive a real tool — and the establishment is panicking
August 8, 2026
Economy
Berkshire Burns Billions on Big Tech, Buybacks as Main Street Struggles
New CEO Greg Abel blew $34 billion in a single quarter on Big Tech and buybacks while working Americans battle inflation and housing costs.
August 8, 2026
Economy
Central Banks Crush Homeownership From London to Main Street
UK house prices flatline as mortgage rates climb — and the same Fed medicine is coming for Main Street.
August 8, 2026
Economy
Google's $205B AI Buildout: Wall Street Cheers, Workers Brace
Wall Street cheers record profits; the AI bill comes due on Main Street.
August 8, 2026
Economy
Oz Fights Bipartisan Hemp Ban Gutting Senior CBD Access
Uniparty amendment redefines hemp out of existence and kills a Medicare CBD pilot — just as Big Pharma moves to lock up the market.
August 7, 2026
Economy
Lake Mead Hits Record Low — Government Mismanagement Drains America's Reservoir
America's largest reservoir hits a record low while bureaucrats blame the weather and send billions abroad.
August 7, 2026
Economy
23,000 Jobs Lost — Unemployment Still 'Fell' to 4.1%
264,000 Americans vanished from the labor force. That's not recovery — that's a shell game.
August 7, 2026
Economy
Fed Rate Hikes Loom as Inflation Sticks — You Pay the Price
Warsh's Fed faces a gut check this week: jobs and CPI data could force rates higher while working Americans drown under five years of missed inflation targets.
August 7, 2026
Economy
Micron Chip Camp: American Kids Learn to Build What Runs Everything
While schools drown in red ink, chip training offers a path to self-reliance
August 7, 2026
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