Jon Stewart et al. open up on tariff Trump

Jon Stewart on Trump's botched tariff rollout and the stock market's meltdown | The Daily Show

(The Daily Show) April 7, 2025: Jon Stewart on the fallout from Trump's tariffs, a stock market in a near-recession free fall, and the GOP's spin of the economic turmoil as "no biggie." #DailyShow #JonStewart #tariffs #taxes. Rahm Emanuel: “Absolute failure” of Trump’s tariffs and path forward for Dems. Anti-Trump rallies: HandsOff2025.com

(Jimmy Kimmel Live) Trump’s tariffs murder Wall Street, Dodgers

go to White House, and now Americans are marhcing against him

Trump says don't be stupid as stocks crash, Elon Musk rages over tariffs

(Seth Meyers) Trump's Wall Street allies turn on him amid market chaos

Trump’s tariffs send markets plunging and penguins waddling to a trade war

Trump Tariff Cold Open - SNL | Desi Lydic Dems take the rizz out of resistance anti-Trump?

What about my $600 a week? (audio)

Libby Denkmann (AirTalk® | July 21, 2020); Crystal Q., CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

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The latest on California unemployment as extra $600 in federal benefits ends

Mmm, $600 a week is pretty good for no work.

A major source of income for roughly 30 million unemployed people is set to end, threatening their ability to meet rent and pay bills and potentially undercutting the fragile economic recovery.

In March, Congress approved an extra $600 in weekly unemployment [PUA or Pandemic Unemployment Assistance] benefits as part of its $2 trillion [actually much, much bigger according to The Jimmy Dore Show] relief package aimed at offsetting the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. That additional payment expires next week unless it gets renewed.

Cure (lockdown) is not worse than disease (C19)

The unemployment insurance program has emerged as a crucial source of support at a time when the jobless rate is at Depression-era levels.

In May, unemployment benefits made up 6% of all U.S. income, ahead of even Social Security, and up dramatically from February, when it amounted to just 0.1% of national income. Congress enacted the extra payment for just four months, largely on the assumption that the viral outbreak would subside by late July and the economy would be well on the way to recovery.

But confirmed case counts are rising in 40 states and 22 states are either reversing or pausing their reopening efforts, threatening to slow rehiring. The number of people seeking weekly jobless aid has leveled off at roughly 1.3 million, after falling steadily in May and early June.

Today [July 21, 2020] on AirTalk, we get the latest plus check in on the barriers still in place for those trying to receive benefits. Do you have questions? Join the conversation by calling (866) 893-5722. 

If your job has been affected by the coronavirus and you need consultation to help determine your employment benefits, call the Center for Workers' Rights at (916) 905-1625 for help.

• Guest Host Libby Denkmann
• Guests: Margot Roosevelt, reporter for the Los Angeles Times covering California economic, labor and workplace issues; she tweets @margotroosevelt
• Daniela Urban, executive director of the Center for Workers' Rights in Sacramento, which advocates for workplace justice, is also special counsel at Legal Aid at Work, a San Francisco based nonprofit law firm that assists low-income working families throughout California

$2 trillion stimulus bill, bad Bernie (video)

Comedian Jimmy Dore (jimmydorecomedy.com, YouTube Channel), Matt Stoller, Dylan Ratigan; text by Seth Auberon and Pat Macpherson, Ashley Wells (ed.), Wisdom Quarterly

Breaking News: Matt Stoller on Bernie's fake role in C-19 Bailout, Libertarian comedian Dave Smith 

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(The Jimmy Dore Show) Jimmy Dore and his guests tell the unpleasant truth about the Democrats, our nominal affiliation. They are sell-outs in league with the Republicans in power. That's just the way it is. We need a third party, we've always needed a third party, and Bernie Sanders was never it. Joe Biden is a demented sexual addict and has been for a long time, a Washington insider, a predator in the Swamp.

Your Country is Just NOT That Into You

At least Trump looks like the shark in the pool he is, a filthy slime ball in the fish tank that is DC. That much can be said to his credit. Hillary, Joe Biden, and all the top Democratic presidential candidates -- with maybe the exception of pro-military Soldier Tulsi Gabbard and beloved Jill Stein, who's not running for the Green Party this time -- are corrupt.

Dylan Ratigan: "Stimulus bill is an abomination beyond all comprehension"

I'm yelling, but no one seems to be hearing me.

Putting our trust in them is tantamount to Bible Belt Christians aligning with Trump after he lies about everything. We do not have a two party system. We pretend to. We have a one party system, the Money Party, filled with sellouts including stick figure Bernie.

Real number: $14 trillion, 10, 2? Corporate news hides ugly truth of stimulus

And Obama was no better, though we hold him up as a great president, because he did nothing he promised, nothing we elected him for. He was groomed for the job, and he deceived us from the inside the way Trump [transparently] tries to from the outside. The nominal-left is not the Left. Wake up, liberals. We have been tricked. Matt Stoller (author of Goliath) explains how in very strong terms.

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Solutions: Job Woes

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"Worst Is Yet to Come:" Americans' Standard of Living Permanently Changed
Aaron Task (2/17/09)

There's no question the American consumer is hurting in the face of a burst housing bubble, financial market meltdown and rising unemployment.

But "the worst is yet to come," according to Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz & Associates, who believes American's standard of living is undergoing a "permanent change" - and not for the better as a result of:

• An $8 trillion negative wealth effect from declining home values.
• A $10 trillion negative wealth effect from weakened capital markets.
• A $14 trillion consumer debt load amid "exploding unemployment", leading to "exploding bankruptcies."

"The average American used to be able to borrow to buy a home, send their kids to a good school [and] buy a car," Davidowitz says. "A lot of that is gone." More>>

Instructor Renu Kansal leads students in practicing Bollywood dance steps in south Denver on 2/17/09. Drawn to the lavish dance numbers in films from India, or just bored with their gym workouts, people are flocking to Bollywood-style classes that mix traditional Indian folk dances with hip-hop moves. And the U.S. exercise industry is taking notice (AP/David Zalubowski).

DENVER – Drawn to the lavish dance numbers in films from India, or just bored with their gym workouts, people are flocking to Bollywood-style dance classes that mix traditional Indian folk dances with hip-hop moves. And the U.S. exercise industry is taking notice.

Long enjoyed by young people of Indian descent, and common in big cities on the coasts, Bollywood-style classes are popping up in regions of the country where Indian cinema is new and there aren't as many people of Indian descent.

Fans of Bollywood — an informal term for Hindi-language films, often romantic musicals — want formal instruction in the style marked by foot-stomping dance numbers that put folk moves and hip swings to pop beats. More>>

Unemploymentality: Fun Survival Tips

B.A. Stuart

The fine folks of the Unemploymentality [Blog] asked me to share some tips every once in awhile to help you enjoy your life without spending all your loot. So that’s what I’m gonna do. Why do I qualify to do this? I’m glad you asked. I’ve been writing to help others for five years now. And in just the past couple years I’ve had two books come out, Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in San Francisco and New York To get a better idea of what I do, check out brokeassstuart.com. But enough about me, let’s get to saving you money.