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Wall Street Prices In October Shock, Main Street Pays the Price
Institutional investors hedge for pre-election chaos and rate shocks while working Americans are left holding the bag.
September 22, 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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Amazon Blocks Meta's Muse AI: Your Data Is the Battlefield
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Fed's Goolsbee Blames Your Spending for Inflation He Fueled
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SNL Staten Island Ferry Launches After Red Tape That Would Sink Small Business
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Local Papers Shill For Bet365, Push $365 NFL Promos On Working Americans
Sportsbooks are buying space in your hometown paper to push sign-up hooks while regulators look the other way.
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Apple's iPhone 18 Pro Max Firmware-Locks Battery Before Repair
New 'Prepare to Ship' firmware forces you to wait hours draining your own device before any repair, trade-in, or resale.
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$5B State Housing Act Targets Former Reform School for 400 Units
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California Diesel Hits Record $8.39, Pushing Truckers Off the Road
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Sportsbooks Dump $3,500 in 'Bonuses' on Fans for One Weekend of College Football
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Bond King Gundlach: Fed Rate Hikes Set 'Collision Course' for Recession
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Fed Rate Hike Squeezes Main Street While Wall Street Sweats AI Hype
The Fed's inflation cure buries working Americans in variable-rate debt while the investor class stays insulated.
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Buffett Quits Berkshire Chair: When One Man's Exit Moves Markets, Main Street Loses
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Japan Hikes Rates to 31-Year High — Your 401(k) Takes the Hit
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Kiffin's Return Exposes College Football's Corrupt Shadow Economy
NIL poaching, lawsuits, burned bridges — and students foot the bill
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Warsh Hikes Fed Rates: Same Revolving Door, New Face
Trump swapped Powell for Warsh. The result? Working Americans pay more to borrow while Wall Street pockets the gains.
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Fed Hikes Rates: Wall Street Cheers, Main Street Pays
CNBC pitches bond 'opportunities' while Fed rate hikes crush working Americans with soaring borrowing costs.
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Google Keeps Its Ad Monopoly: Judge Orders Access, No Breakup
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Big Tech Drained Your Grid for AI, Now Wants a Medal for 'Giving Back'
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