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Admin VP Kamala Harris made a historic move Thursday, directly reaching out to Black male voters. She was interviewed by media personality Charlamagne tha God and “The Breakfast Club” in Detroit on October 16th. She also released a set of focused economic policies aimed at Black men which is available on the campaign website. Up until now, … Read more
Harris’s economic plan is missing one big thing: Boldness. We all know the election is tight. She is missing a chance to shape the US national economic discussion for years to come. The plan: “A New Way Forward for the Middle Class,” lists over forty ideas for supporting home ownership, small business, taxes, and reducing … Read more
by CHRIS LEE The Harris campaign released a detailed economic plan on September 29 which addresses inflation, housing affordability, child tax credits, and taxes. The plan offers new ideas to support small businesses and key industries like AI, but a large part of the plan is expanding current Biden/Harris policies like increasing taxes on the … Read more
by CHRIS LEE, Opinion/Editorial The Harris campaign released a detailed economic plan on September 29, with proposals on inflation, housing affordability, child tax credits, and taxes. The plan offers new ideas to support small businesses and key industries like AI, but a large part of the plan is expanding current Biden/Harris policies like increasing taxes … Read more
September 5th, 2024 Trump delivers rambling attack speech to NY Financial Industry Group which includes some Economic Policies. A Trump Administration would focus on lowering energy prices. Summary Trump delivered an unfocused, disorganized, and off-topic one-hour speech to the Economic Club of New York on September 5th, 2024. Nothing new. The speech was supposed to detail his … Read more
One of the few interesting comments from the Biden/Trump debate on June 27th, was about immigrants taking “Black Jobs.” Trump later repeated the comment during his interview with a panel at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention. Trump is great at turning a complex topic into an emotional sound bite. Let’s just admit … Read more
Black workers are squeezed at the bottom and limited at the top Summary When I grew up, I heard of the “Sacred Seven”: seven occupations where Black people could do well during Jim Crow segregation. The seven are: Doctor, Dentist, Lawyer, Preacher, Teacher, Mortician and Businessman. They are occupations based on the needs of … Read more
The holiday season is here. It’s time for gifts, holiday meals, and celebrations, parties, and community. The holidays are a great time to celebrate and give thanks for all we have. In this fun and joyous time of the year, we want to look at a part of the economy that affects us all. We … Read more
Top Stories Wanted: 20,000 Young Americans to Fight Climate Change (NY Times) — The White House plans to create an “American Climate Corps” that would train thousands of young people for green jobs. Diddy Accused By Diageo Of Working Against Other Black-Owned Businesses (Hot New Hip Hop) The number and share of SBA-backed 7(a) and … Read more
Labor Day Related Stories or Economic Outlook Labor Day Edition I wish I had a lot of good news on Labor Day, but I don’t. The good news There are a couple of Labor bright spots. On July 31st, the New York State Nurses Association and the NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation reached a settlement. … Read more