Episodes
Wednesday Jul 24, 2013
Alternative Visions - Obama’s ‘Talk the Talk’ Speaking Tour - 07/24/13
Wednesday Jul 24, 2013
Wednesday Jul 24, 2013
Dr. Jack Rasmus discusses the political significance of Obama’s latest speaking tour beginning today—i.e. as the opening maneuver to the coming September-October fight with House Republicans over more spending cuts, Obama’s 2014 budget, and yet another debt ceiling fight. Jack explains how the coming cuts, budget fight, massive corporate tax cut legislation working through Congress, the Federal Reserve’s September 18 meeting, and the slowing China-Europe economies may together create a ‘perfect storm’ this fall that provokes a further retreat of the already faltering US economy
Wednesday Jul 17, 2013
Alternative Visions - China and the USA: Updates to Economic Predictions - 07/17/13
Wednesday Jul 17, 2013
Wednesday Jul 17, 2013
Dr. Jack Rasmus reviews the key trends in the US and China economies over the past 60-90 days, noting how both economies are slowing significantly. Jack discusses how these trends were predicted in his May 2013 written article, ‘Predicting the US and Global Economies, 2013-2014’. The recent shift and reversal in US Federal Reserve policy in the past month (future direction of QE and interest rates) is discussed in particular detail, as well as Jack’s key point that banks and financial speculators are now increasingly ‘addicted’ to free money (QE and near zero rates) from the Federal Reserve and central banks worldwide and threaten global asset price collapse at the prospect of the free money spigot being turned off.” (see Jack’s ‘Predictions’ article on the PRN website, as well as his shorter item ‘Song of the Central Bankers’.
Wednesday Jul 10, 2013
Wednesday Jul 03, 2013
Alternative Visions - The Egyptian Revolution’s Pending New Stage - 07/03/13
Wednesday Jul 03, 2013
Wednesday Jul 03, 2013
Jack’s return guest is Carl Finamore, eyewitness journalist to the Egyptian revolution in 2011 and 2012. Carl explains his analysis of the recent week’s events in Egypt and the likely new clash and upheaval within days occurring there. Will the religious fundamentalists, led by increasingly authoritarian president, Morsi, weather the growing storm? Will the army, now threatening to intervene do so? Will workers and secularists demanding improvements in the standard of living and political rights, now under attack by Morsi, force to the revolution to a higher stage? Listen to Carl Finamore’s explanation and likely predictions.