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About the Show
Alternative Visions brings focus to today’s continuing crisis in the U.S. and global economies. Host Dr, Jack Rasmus, PhD in Political Economy, is the author of various books including: The Scourge of Neoliberalism: US Economic Policy From Reagan to Bush; Alexander Hamilton & The Origins of the Fed; Central Bankers at the End of Their Ropes: Monetary Policy and the Coming Depression; Systemic Fragility in the Global Economy.
Jack Rasmus
Posts
How debt and securitization in US property (CRE, etc) is creating classic 2008 bust potential. Financial markets volatility sign of bubble top? Latest data on US real economy. Venezuela as Trump’s 3rd War. Will US invade? Likely scenarios next 60 days. Venezuela, Russia, China responses? California-Texas gerrymandering as harbinger of more US democracy decline. Mamdani’s NY […] […]
Four events of the past week as the US economy slides to recession: Fed cuts rate 2nd time; Won’t any more until spring 2026. Govt shutdown will go longer. Jobs picture is much worse than it appears as more companies announce mass layoffs. Financial asset bubbles (S&P, gold, cryptos) continue volatility. Trump’s token trade deals […] […]
Today’s show discusses the Four financial bubbles now growing same time: Gold prices doubled last18 months. Bitcoin up 160%+. S&P, Dow, Nasdaq stock markets up more than 50%. What’s driving it? AI, US sanctions, -10% fall of the US dollar, and global economic slowdown. Show explains AI boom and stocks surge due to speculative investing […] […]