Podcasts by Alternative Visions

Alternative Visions- Ukraine War&Zelensky’s ‘Danny Trejo Grift’ from 2023-12-05T07:47:35

Today’s shows raises the expose of Zelensky government corruption that US mainstream media has been assiduously avoiding. Actor Danny Trejo just spilled the beans on another Zelensky grift. US c...

Alternative Visions- Soft Landing in 2024..Or Deeper Recession? from 2023-11-24T13:10:15

Today’s show discusses the growing media spin on the US economy that it’s headed for a ‘soft landing’—i.e. no recession as inflation continues to abate. Dr. Rasmus dissects the 3rd quarter US GD...

Alternative Visions- Why the Fed is RAISING rates, NOT PAUSING! + War Updates from 2023-11-03T16:00

The Fed this past week held off raising interest rates once again. Or did it? Dr. Rasmus explains why the Fed may have paused raising short term rates but it is simultaneously raising long term ...

Alternative Visions- War and US GDP from 2023-10-30T07:00:28

 The just released preliminary estimates for US third quarter 2023 GDP, showing how the estimated 4.9% annual rate of US growth is actually much lower than reported. Rasmus explains how GDP in 2...

Alternative Visions- Most Dangerous Time in Decades from 2023-10-16T14:32:30

The title for today’s show is a direct quote this past week from Chase Bank CEO, Jamie Dimon. It reflects the growing concern being expressed widely about the global and US economy and geopoliti...

Alternative Visions- President Jimmy Carter’s True Legacy + Updates on UAW, Writers&Actors Strike from 2023-10-02T13:22:23

 Latest developments as of 9-30 in the auto workers, writers & actors strikes. Former president Jimmy Carter turns 99 this weekend. No doubt US corporate media has prepared puff piece obitua...

Alternative Visions- Ukraine: Political Fallout from Failing Offensive + UAW Strike + Fed Rates&Govt Shutdown from 2023-09-25T06:48:02

 As Ukraine’s Failed Offensive becomes increasingly obvious, political repercussions are being felt in the US, Ukraine and Europe. Half of UN delegates refuse to show up for Zelensky’s speech; 3...

Alternative Visions- UAW Strike + Latest Inflation Reports from 2023-09-18T07:54:45

most of today’s show is dedicated to understanding the UAW strike that began at midnight last night.  What are the union’s demands and the Big 3 auto corporations offers. Rasmus explains how the...

Alternative Visions- How Reliable is US Economic Data? from 2023-09-11T07:01:07

Dr. Rasmus comments on a Wall St. Journal report of Sept. 8 admitting that revisions to US data and reports are showing bigger swings in corrections and occurring more often. The show addresses ...

Alternative Visions - How Biden and Mainstream Media Spin the Jobs and Inflation Reports from 2023-09-06T12:26:09

Today’s show main theme discusses how the Biden administration and mainstream media are spinning the latest jobs and inflation reports. The official ‘messaging’ by polit...

Alternative Visions- Jackson Hole: Why the Fed Must Keep Raising Interest Rates from 2023-08-28T08:38:56

The show begins with an analysis of the past week of the death of Wagner mercenary forces leader, Prigozhin. The show then moves to the main topic: the forces driving the Fed to continue to rais...

Alternative Visions- Inflation Reduction Act One Year After + What’s Exploitation? from 2023-08-21T06:37:15

Dr. Rasmus debunks Biden’s and other Dem party notables’ ( HRC, Reich, Krugman)celebration of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on its one year anniversary. Why the IRA has had no impact on infl...

Alternative Visions- Fitch Downgrades the US Government-Causes&Consequences? from 2023-08-07T07:02:48

Dr. Rasmus discusses in depth the causes and consequences the Fitch Credit Rating Company’s decision this past week to downgrade the US government’s credit worthiness. What’s behind the decision...

Alternative Visions- Is US Labor’s ‘Great Detour’ About to End? + Biden’s Phony ‘Bidenomics’ Tour from 2023-07-24T12:45:23

With Teamsters-UPS contract negotiations deadline of end of July approaching, the Writers-Sag-Aftra unions’ strike continuing, and Auto workers about to begin bargaining...

Alternative Visions- Unpacking the CPI and PPI Inflation Reports from 2023-07-17T12:30:23

The mainstream media is now spinning last week’s inflation reports to message that inflation is now under control, therefore the Fed won’t need to raise rates further, and that in turn means a ‘...

Alternative Visions- Bidenomics as Neoliberal Policy in Crisis from 2023-07-10T06:26:42

This past week the Biden administration launched a new PR offensive, touting its package of economic policies as a reversal of ‘trickle down’ economics the past 40 years. Bidenomics is supposed ...

Alternative Visions- Prighozin’s Rebellion, Student Loans&Biden’s Neoliberal Policy Regime from 2023-07-05T06:50:33

 Dr. Rasmus examines some facts about Russia’s mercenary Wagner group and its leader, Prighozin, recent mutiny. What are some interesting facts behind the origin of the rebellion not reported by...

Alternative Visions- Fed’s Rate Pause and the Growing Contradictions of US Monetary Policy from 2023-06-19T06:38:49

What’s behind the Fed’s decision to temporarily halt rate hikes this past week? Then raise rates later again this year? Dr. Rasmus explains the Fed is more concerned in the short run with exacer...

Alternative Visions China Inflation and Ukraine Offensive from 2023-06-12T12:07:30

Why is inflation in China virtually zero while it remains chronically high in the US and Europe around 5% and more? Dr. Rasmus describes the forces continuing to keep prices high in the ‘west’ a...

Alternative Visions- Final Debt Ceiling Deal, May Jobs Report&Fed’s Next Moves from 2023-06-05T06:50:17

The May jobs report: why one govt survey shows 339K new jobs and another shows -440k more unemployment. The final version of the Debt Ceiling deal is then reviewed, including last minute Senate ...

Alternative Visions- The Biden-McCarthy Debt Ceiling Deal from 2023-05-30T11:14:49

Dr. Rasmus describes the likely terms of an imminent debt ceiling deal about to be announced this weekend. Reportedly ‘caps’ will be imposed on non-defense social program spending in a two year ...

Alternative Visions - US Recession Is Here: US GDP Contracts January-March from 2022-05-03T11:37:57

Dr. Rasmus discusses the recent announcement of US GDP for first quarter 2022 which shows a contraction of the US real economy already underway. The Federal Reserve’s plan to accelerate interest...

Alternative Visions - Russian Sanctions Update&Analysis of Global Fallout from 2022-04-02T07:35:30

Dr. Rasmus provides an update of US sanctions on Russian gas, commodities, finance and products and assesses their impact. What are some of Russia responses?  Will the continuation of sanctions ...

Alternative Visions - Fed Rate Hikes + Sanctions = STAGFLATION from 2022-03-28T10:11:12

Dr. Rasmus discusses the past week historic Fed rate hike announcement and what it portends for both US and global economy, real growth and financial instability.  What’s driving the rate hikes,...

Alternative Visions - Financial Imperialism: The Case of Russia from 2022-03-16T12:02:49

Dr. Rasmus reviews the many recent financial sanctions and actions taken against Russia and discusses the impacts of each on Russia, as well as on the US and the global economy. The possible ‘bl...

Alternative Visions - Ukraine War—Some Economic Consequences from 2022-02-28T15:47:46

What might be the economic impact of the war in Ukraine—On Russia, Europe, and the US as well? Dr. Rasmus discusses the immediate short term economic effects of the past two days of the War. Fur...

Alternative Visions - America’s Wars of Imperialism from 2022-02-20T08:06:50

As events intensify in the Ukraine and possible conflict looms between the US and Russia—using the proxy of Ukraine—the question rises which is exercising imperialist policies: Russia in Ukraine...

Alternative Visions -  When the Fed Raises Interest Rates…Déjà vu Another 1981-82 Recession? from 2022-02-11T15:16:21

Dr. Rasmus discusses the widespread narrative in the business media that the Fed will start raising interest rates rapidly next month in March. The argument of mainstream economics is that rate ...

Alternative Visions - 10 Reasons Why US May Want Russia to Invade Ukraine from 2022-02-04T15:34:31

Dr. Rasmus reviews the historical background to the possible military confrontation in the Ukraine, going back to Gorbachev and the breakup of the USSR in the early 1990s; aggressive moves by th...

Alternative Visions - Unpacking US GDP 2021 + Will Fed Interest Rates Halt Inflation? from 2022-01-28T15:30:47

The Biden administration this week hypes the 2021 US GDP release of 5.7% growth for 2021 as ‘fastest growth in 38 years’. Yet poll after poll show US households very downbeat and negative about ...

Alternative Visions - Another Nail in the Coffin of American Democracy from 2022-01-21T15:10:36

Dr. Rasmus reviews and discusses this past week’s decision by the US Senate to reject approving the Voting Rights Acts, again engineered by the Democrat party’s right wing Senators Manchin & Sin...

Alternative Visions - Covid’s Impact on US HealthCare System&US Economy from 2022-01-14T15:05:31

Dr. Rasmus reviews the various dimensions of the two year Covid war on the US Health Care system itself, as well as some of the permanent legacies it’s leaving on the US economy in general.  The...

Alternative Visions - 2021 Year in Review: Economy&Politics from 2022-01-07T15:09:34

Dr. Rasmus provides his review of the major developments and events of 2021 involving both the US/Global economy and US/Global politics. Predictions for 2022 are offered for both as well.

Alternative Visions - The Fed, Inflation, and the End of Fiscal Stimulus from 2021-12-17T15:18:57

Dr. Rasmus dissects the Federal Reserve Bank’s decision this past week announcing 3 interest rate hikes next year in 2022 and a faster retreat from its Covid era $120 billion per month injection...

Alternative Visions - Inflation Revisited: Unpacking the CPI Report from 2021-12-13T09:01:06

Today’s show focuses on the latest inflation (CPI) report released, showing inflation still rising by 6.8% (year on year). What are the causes? The show reviews how much may be due to supply iss...

Alternative Visions: Artificial Intelligence Tech Revolution&Future of Jobs from 2021-12-03T15:08:36

Dr. Rasmus explains exactly what Artificial Intelligence is, how it so far has penetrated business and industries, and what are the various forecasts of its potential impact on jobs the rest of ...

Alternative Visions: Dissecting the Infrastructure&Reconciliation Bills + Labor Stirring? from 2021-11-19T15:07:05

Dr. Rasmus dissects the Infrastructure and Reconciliation bills’ latest content. What’s in and what’s out. Are they really ‘paid for’? Or are they funded by ‘smoke and mirrors’? What’s the actua...

Alternative Visions - INFLATION—Causes&Future Prospects from 2021-11-12T15:11:48

Dr. Rasmus addresses the big topic of the week: accelerating inflation now rising 6.2% according to the latest CPI report and fastest in 30 yrs. Rasmus explains why the 6.2% is actually a low es...

That ‘Other Bailout’: The Fed’s $5T Pre-Bailout of Banks&Investors Continues from 2021-11-05T17:57:38

Dr. Rasmus explains how the Federal Reserve has provided $5T in free money to banks and private investors during the Covid recession, when they didn’t need it. That’s $120B every month. The Fed ...

Alternative Visions - The Billionaires Tax&3rd Quarter US GDP from 2021-11-01T06:55:55

 Dr. Rasmus dissects & debunks the new billionaires taxes coming out of Democrat Congressional Finance committees. How billionaires like Elon Musk and others will easily avoid paying the tax the...

Alternative Visions - Biden’s Town Hall + China’s Property Bubble from 2021-10-25T06:45:32

The show leads with a critique of Biden’s town hall meeting last night on CNN and concludes with a discussion of what’s happening in China with its property markets bubble and coming defaults. T...

Alternative Visions - The Great Strike of 2021 + Inflation Wave from 2021-10-18T07:20:23

Dr. Rasmus discusses his article, published last Monday, ‘The Great Strike of 2021’. Why are 5 million US workers not returning to work? Rasmus explains why and how they’re coping ‘withholding t...

Alternative Visions - What’s Behind 3 Announcements: Debt Ceiling, September Jobs&Global 15% Minimum Corporate Tax from 2021-10-08T15:13:09

Dr. Rasmus takes on three important economic announcements in past 2 days to explain what’s behind the hype. Is the Debt Ceiling really an issue? Why not. So why is hyped in the media and in Con...

Alternative Visions - Fiscal Faction Fights in Democratic Party from 2021-10-01T15:56:42

 Dr. Rasmus describes this past week’s latest maneuvers within the Democratic party with regard to the Infrastructure, Reconciliation & Debt Ceiling bills. Pelosi’s reneging on agreements with t...

Alternative Visions - China’s Crypto Ban, Fed’s Taper&Biden’s Disappearing Stimulus from 2021-09-27T06:44:21

Dr. Rasmus reviews the key economic events of the past week. 1) China’s growing ban of Crypto currencies and what’s behind it. Also, the Evergrande Corporate Bond default feared by US profession...

Alternative Visions - Gutting the $3.5T American Families Plan + What’s a Socialist America, Part 2 from 2021-09-20T06:57:40

In the first half hour of the show Dr. Rasmus describes the legislative maneuverings underway in the attempt to pass the $3.5 trillion ‘American Families Plan’ (aka human infrastructure bill) in...

Alternative Visions - What’s A Socialist America, Part 1 from 2021-09-10T16:47:13

Dr. Rasmus starts the show with a short commentary on Biden’s just announced mandate yesterday requiring businesses to vaccinate their workers. What’s the economics behind the announcement, reas...

Alternative Visions - Working Class Labor Day 2021 from 2021-09-06T16:42:55

 Dr. Rasmus addresses the state of working class America this labor day 2021. Creeping austerity is the defining term, as unemployment benefits are being cut, rent assistance not distributed & r...

Alternative Visions - The Fed, the ‘Taper’ & the Real US Economy from 2021-08-27T15:51:28

: Dr. Rasmus reviews Fed chairman Powell’s decision today, as the Jackson Hole, WY meeting of central bankers kicks off. Powell signals in his opening statement a possible earlier ‘taper’ of the...

Alternative Visions - Afghanistan & the American Imperial Project from 2021-08-23T07:16:34

Dr. Rasmus discusses his latest published article, ‘Afghanistan & the American Imperial Project’ (see his blog, http://jackrasmus.com Listen

Alternative Visions - Covid Recession Year One: Who Gained, Who Lost? from 2021-08-16T07:12:04

Topic of today’s show is who has gained in income terms over the first full year of the Covid induced US recession. Dr. Rasmus looks at the period, 2nd quarter (April-June) 2020, when the US eco...

Alternative Visions - Jobs Report, Infrastructure Status & CBO on US Deficit from 2021-08-09T06:40:29

Dr. Rasmus dives into the details of the latest US jobs report, showing how the 943,000 new jobs for July is grossly distorted by seasonality adjustment bias by hundreds of thousands over-estima...

Alternative Visions - The Week That Was: US GDP, the Fed Free-Money Money Firehose, & January 6 Sideshow from 2021-07-30T14:37:17

Dr. Rasmus discusses 4 key events of the past week and how they’re related: (1) What does the preliminary report on 2nd Quarter 2021 US GDP really indicate? Is it a ‘V’ or just the first half of...

Alternative Visions - Marx’s Economics vs. Contemporary Marxist Economics: Part 3 from 2021-07-23T14:07:30

In this final 3rd show discussion the differences between what Marx said and what economists today erroneously say he said, Dr. Rasmus addresses two historic issues in Marx’s analysis of capital...

Alternative Visions - Marx’s Economics vs. Marxist Economics: Part 2 from 2021-07-16T14:29:04

Dr. Rasmus continues the clarification of what Marx really said vs. what contemporary economists (Marxist & Mainstream anti-Marxist) claim as Marx’s economics. Dr. Rasmus explains the 10 concept...

Alternative Visions - Marx’s Economics vs. ‘Marxist’ Economics: Part 1 from 2021-07-12T06:52:32

Dr. Rasmus continues his analysis of three great economists (Keynes, Marx, Smith) in today’s first of 3 part series on ‘Marx’s Economics’. What are the origins of Marx’s economic thought? How it...

Alternative Visions - Part 3: Keynes’ Economics vs. Keynesian from 2021-07-02T15:04:15

 Dr. Rasmus concludes the 3-part overview of why Keynes’ economics is not ‘Keynesian’, focusing on the sometime radical conclusions and analysis of Keynes that is conveniently ignored by mainstr...

Alternative Visions - Biden Capitulates on Infrastructure + Part 2: Keynes’ Economics vs. ‘Keynesian’ from 2021-06-25T14:00:58

Dr. Rasmus begins today’s show with an analysis of Biden’s capitulation to McConnell and Republicans yesterday, in which he accepts their proposal for $579B spending on infrastructure instead of...

Alternative Visions - Why Keynes’ Economics is Not ‘Keynesian Economics’ from 2021-06-18T14:06:39

 As promised last week, Dr. Rasmus begins a series of deep analyses of three great economists: Keynes, Marx and Adam Smith, showing how mainstream economics distorts the views of all three. What...

Alternative Visions - Inflation, Infrastructure ‘Smoke & Mirrors’, & Keynes’ Economics from 2021-06-11T14:01:07

Today’s show analyzes the just release Consumer Price Index inflation for May and reports on the latest developments in the ‘Infrastructure Follies’ phony negotiations going on in Congress and t...

Alternative Visions - Biden Capitulates on Infrastructure & Tax Hikes from 2021-06-07T07:09:49

 In the first half hour of today’s show, Dr. Rasmus reviews a June 1 article by the San Francisco Federal Reserve showing that the US labor market is far weaker than the ‘headline’ unemployment ...

Alternative Visions - Infrastructure Negotiations Follies from 2021-06-01T07:05:47

Dr. Rasmus dissects the moves of Dems and Republicans on the Infrastructure bill (aka American Jobs Act) now underway. Both sides are mostly just ‘moving the money aroun...

Alternative Visions - Bitcoin & Cryptos Financial Bubble Bust + Biden Infrastructure Plan Debates from 2021-05-24T06:51:03

 Dr. Rasmus focuses on the recent 40% collapse in Bitcoin crypto currency deflation. What were the forces driving up Bitcoin & cryptos prices in 2020 and how have they changed. Why Bitcoin price...

Alternative Visions - Inflation Myths & April Jobs Report from 2021-05-10T06:55:08

 Dr. Rasmus addresses the rising chorus from conservative politicians, media, and ‘paid for’ economists that the Fiscal stimulus bills being proposed ($1.8T American Rescue Plan, $2.2T American ...

Alternative Visions - 1st Quarter 2021 US GDP + Biden’s ‘American Families Plan’ from 2021-04-30T14:07:26

 Today’s show dissects US GDP for January-March just reported and explains why the media’s hyping of 6.4% is actually less than 1.6%. What’s really happening with consumption, business spending,...

Alternative Visions - Taxing Capital Gains: Facts v. Fiction from 2021-04-23T14:01:56

 This past week Biden proposed to raise the capital gains tax (on profits from stocks, bonds, real estate sales, financial assets, etc.) from its current 20% to 39.6% on all capital gains profit...

Alternative Visions - Union Labor’s Great Detour: 1947 to 2021 from 2021-04-19T07:21:53

 Dr. Rasmus follows up last week’s analysis of the Union defeat at Amazon by placing it in historic context, from the growth of union membership in the 1930s and 1940s to the great strike wave o...

Alternative Visions -Economic Updates: Corporate Taxes, Amazon Union Vote & Miscellany from 2021-04-12T06:55:15

 Dr. Rasmus reviews the notable economic events and data of the past week. Included are Treasury Secretary, Yellen, proposes for a minimum global corporate tax for the 20 advanced economies, in ...

Alternative Visions - Biden’s Infrastructure Plan from 2021-04-02T14:00

today’s show focuses on Biden’s just announced Infrastructure Plan. Called a jobs plan, it will produce few jobs in 2021-22 and have virtually no impact on the near term 2021 economic recovery e...

Alternative Visions - Biden’s Tax Plan + Crossroads for American Democracy from 2021-03-26T14:01:25

Dr. Rasmus provides a first look at President Biden’s Tax proposals, designed to roll back the worst of Trump’s $4T tax cuts in 2018 for businesses and investors. Rasmus describes the 40 year hi...

Alternative Visions - Deficits, Inflation and Other Mainstream Economic Nonsense from 2021-03-19T14:02:47

 Now that the Biden $1.9T (actually $1.8T) fiscal stimulus has passed, mainstream economists and media are pumping up the rhetoric it will soon lead to excess inflation and rising interest rates...

Alternative Visions - Wall St., Financial Bubbles, & Financial Instability from 2021-03-05T15:43

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Alternative Visions - Economic Red Flags Rising from 2021-02-22T07:48:21

 Dr. Rasmus discusses the various warning signs in the US economy now emerging, despite the official talk of GDP recovery underway this quarter: the Fed’s warning this week of rising ‘insolvency...

Alternative Visions - Debunking Economists’ (Larry Summers et. al.) Attack on Fiscal Stimulus Bill from 2021-02-12T15:04:25

What are the arguments of Larry Summers, Oliver Blanchard, and other nonconomists rallying behind Republicans and big capitalists’ trying to reduce Biden’s $1.9T economic stimulus proposals? How...

Alternative Visions - Jobs Down, Stimulus Stalled & Bubbles Up from 2021-02-07T07:40:09

: Dr. Rasmus reviews the three main developments of the past week: today’s jobs report showing economy not creating sufficient jobs, the Biden fiscal aid stimulus bill stalled in Congress, and f...

Alternative Visions - Stimulus Negotiations Update + Nobel Prize for Economic Ideology from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Dr. Rasmus provides an update on latest status of stimulus negotiations in Congress this past week: How Pelosi refused to fall for Trump-McConnell latest trick. What’s possible next week. Much of t...

Alternative Visions - Election ‘Takeaways’ + Trump’s Election Challenge 4 Decision Points from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

 Dr. Rasmus reviews the significant political & economic takeaways 10 days now after the election. Then discusses the four dates in December that amount to milestones for Trump to try to overturn t...

Alternative Visions - 1st Presidential Debate & Worse to Come from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

 Dr. Rasmus dissects and analyzes the content (or lack thereof) in the 1st Presidential debate held this past week between Trump and Biden. While media heads focus on the ‘form’ of the debate and T...

Alternative Visions - Labor Day in the Era of Covid from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Today’s show focuses on the condition of American Labor and Unions in the era of Covid. What’s the status of jobs, wages, benefits, union membership today, Labor Day 2020, after 6 months of Covid 1...

Alternative Visions - Independent Politics Momentum Grows: The Labor Slate in California from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

 Dr. Rasmus comments briefly on the meaning of the just concluded RNC and DNC political conventions: both high on fear and short on specific proposals for ending America’s ‘Triple Crisis’ (Economy,...

Alternative Visions - More Economists Predicting Great Depression from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Dr. Rasmus reviews the growing number of mainstream economists now beginning to predict the current economic crisis, either is now or soon may become, another Great Depression. World Bank and Mello...

Alternative Visions - Trump’s Election Plan ‘B’? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

 As Congress goes home it now appears negotiations on a stimulus plan have collapsed, not just broken off. There may be no stimulus package before the November 3 elections. Severing negotiations me...

Alternative Visions - Slowing Jobs Recovery; Fading 3Q Rebound? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In today’s show, Dr. Rasmus comments on the growing economic cold war between US and China, on the status of the Economic Stimulus negotiations in Congress, and the latest US jobs and wage numbers ...

2nd Quarter US GDP Collapses & June Rebound Fading from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Dr. Rasmus dissects the just released data for US economy’s 2nd quarter GDP stats, confirming his March prediction of W-shape recovery, no V-shape and no 2nd half recovery. The 4 myths are discusse...

Alternative Visions - 2nd Quarter US GDP Collapses & June Rebound Fading from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Dr. Rasmus dissects the just released data for US economy’s 2nd quarter GDP stats, confirming his March prediction of W-shape recovery, no V-shape and no 2nd half recovery. The 4 myths are discusse...

Alternative Visions - US Economy: Relapsing from Rebound from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Dr. Rasmus discusses the latest data showing a rise once again in unemployment and benefit claims. Why it’s a harbinger of a relapse and W-shape recovery now emerging more clearly. The dual causes ...

Alternative Visions - : What Lies Ahead from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Dr. Rasmus discusses his latest blog piece, ‘What Lies Ahead’ (see jackrasmus.com). The 8 factors that intermediate to long term may mean the current Great Recession experiences a major economic re...

Alternative Visions - Rebound, Relapse vs. Recovery from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Dr. Rasmus explains 8 reasons why the US economic ‘rebound’ will not be a recovery. Why jobs are not recovering at rate announced by government, while mass layoffs of permanent jobs are beginning t...

Alternative Visions - 2nd Wave Virus, 2nd Wave Economic Contraction Coming? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

 Dr. Rasmus reviews the facts re. surging 2nd wave of virus infections and hospitalizations in the USA and discusses whether it will precipitate a further weakening of the US economy in the second ...

Alternative Visions - Gaming the Economic Bailout & The Economic ‘Stimulus’ that Isn’t from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Dr. Rasmus reviews the various ways the Cares Act and $2.7T Congress bailout since March has been ‘gamed’ by big business and investors. How big corps have taken the funds and not invested, or refu...

Alternative Visions - 2nd Covid Wave & the US Economy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Evidence grows that a 2nd covid-19 wave is now emerging in the US, focused in the south and southwest ‘red’ states. Pandemics always have 2nd waves (even 3rds). Second waves tend to be worse than f...

Alternative Visions - Latest Jobs Numbers, the Economy, & the Protests from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Dr. Rasmus explains why the official U-3 unemployment figure of 13.3% is a gross misrepresentation of the unemployment rate. What’s wrong with the U-3. Plus the Labor Dept’s own admission that the ...

Alternative Visions - Heroes Act Negotiations + US Financial Imperialism & China from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Today’s show continues in more depth the discussion last week on the pending Heroes Act in Congress. Is it another mitigation bill, stimulus bill, or a growing subsidy for business bill. What are R...

Alternative Visions - LCIP 3rd Party Challenger Holds Conference from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Today’s show welcomes two guests from the LCIP, Labor-Community Independent Party, that recently held a founding conference last week. A second in our series discussing formation of independent par...

Alternative Visions - The Heroes Act: DOA? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

 Dr. Rasmus explains the latest Congressional bill to try to stimulate the US economy, called the Heroes Act, passed a week ago. What are the elements? Will they continue to ‘mitigate’ the virus im...

Alternative Visions - America’s Triple Crisis & the Organization Question from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Today’s show invites former Sanders’ grass roots organizers, Nick Brana (senior staff member of Sanders’ 2016 campaign) and Jerry Perez (current field director for Sanders’ Our Revolution grass roo...

Alternative Visions - Jobs Collapse & Underestimation by Government Statistics from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Today’s show addresses and debunks the current jobs statistics just released today by the US Labor Dept. The official announced 14.7% unemployment rate and 23m jobs lost (20m in April) are dissecte...

Alternative Visions - The Fed’s Historic Gamble: Pre-Bailing Out the Capitalist System from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

the US central bank, the Federal Reserve (Fed), is in the process of throwing trillions of dollars at the economy, most to businesses and corporations, in an historic effort to bail out the banks a...

Alternative Visions - Gamestop & the Game That Never Stops from 2021-01-29T15:04:08

Dr. Rasmus discusses the ‘topic of the week’, the fight between day traders and big institutional investors like Hedge Funds as financial markets reach bubble heights due to trillions of dollars...

Alternative Visions - Trump’s Political Legacies from 2021-01-22T12:04:05

 as a follow up addendum to a prior week’s show on ‘Trump’s Toxic Economic Legacies’, today’s Alternative Visions show discusses Trump’s Political Legacies. At the top of the list is the deep ch...

Alternative Visions - Biden Announces New $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Package (American Rescue Plan) from 2021-01-15T12:48:08

Dr. Rasmus unpacks the details of Biden’s just announced first economic stimulus package of $1.9T, called the ‘American Rescue Plan’. The four sections of the package are explained in detail: th...

Alternative Visions - Trump’s Toxic Economic & Political Legacies from 2021-01-08T15:02:32

 Dr. Rasmus sums up the major economic and political legacies of Trump’s 4 years in office, discussing Trump’s accomplishments on behalf of big corporations, investors and the wealthy 1% and the...

Alternative Visions - Declining American Economy and Stimulus Negations from 2020-12-18T15:01:36

Alternative Visions - Economics Consequences of a Failed Stimulus + Trump’s Plan B from 2020-12-11T15:23:41

Dr. Rasmus discusses the growing economic crisis for millions of wage earners at the end of 2020, as Congress continues to debate a year end fiscal stimulus package. The bargaining maneuvers goi...

Alternative Visions - Stimulus Negotiations Status Update + Latest Dismal Job Numbers from 2020-12-04T13:04:28

 Dr. Rasmus reviews latest labor department jobs numbers released today and compares them to the more accurate new unemployment claims numbers released yesterday. The various categories of joble...

Alternative Visions - US Treasury vs. US Federal Reserve ‘Rift’ + Functions of Capitalist Central Banks from 2020-11-27T15:02:48

Dr. Rasmus discusses what’s behind the recent so-called ‘rift’ between the Mnuchin Treasury and Powell’s Federal Reserve bank. Why is it that Mnuchin ordered the return of $455 billion unspent stim...

Alternative Visions - US triple crisis worsens from 2020-11-20T16:03:46

Dr. Rasmus explains why the triple crisis in America is intensifying once again. why the US economy is deteriorating. why covid health crisis is worsening. why the US political crisis is deepening ...

Alternative Visions - Election Analysis & Economic Consequences from 2020-11-06T15:57:55

Alternative Visions - Debunking 3rd Quarter US GDP + Trump’s Coup D-Etat Plan from 2020-10-30T15:34:27

 Today’s show covers the two topics. In first half hour, yesterday’s US GDP preliminary numbers are debunked. Why the 3rd Qtr net growth is only 2% not 7.4% and why annualized numbers showing 33.1%...

The 2nd Presidential Debate + Preview of 3rd Quarter US GDP Report - 10.23.20 from 2020-10-23T16:01:56

Today’s show starts with an analysis and critique of last night’s 2nd Presidential Debate between Trump & Biden, and why the quality of the debate on both sides signals the decline in the level of ...

Alternative Visions - Fiscal Stimulus Follies: Present, Past & Future from 2020-10-09T16:02:14

 Dr. Rasmus discusses the ‘on again, off again’ negotiations on a fiscal stimulus package. Trump’s 5 flip flops this past week, for and against, a stimulus bill. What’s behind the vacillation. Demo...

Alternative Visions - Trump’s ‘October Surprises(s)? + Economic Updates from 2020-09-18T16:01:10

 It’s a certainty there will October Surprises by the Trump administration. Just what & how many is the question. And whether domestic and/or foreign. Today’s main topic is reasoned speculation on ...

Alternative Visions - Bankers Warn of Global ‘Age of Disorder’ Coming from 2020-09-11T16:02:58

Today’s show discusses the recent confidential report issued by Deutsche Bank to its shareholders that the current pandemic and global great recession underway is a reflection and cause of an ‘Age ...