Last week, the U.S. government announced that it would impose steel and aluminum tariffs on a host of nations, including Mexico. As expected, the Mexican government responded with its own tariffs on U.S. goods. Heriberto Hernandez, president of Mexico’s leading pork producers association OPORPA, speaking shortly after a powow with Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo, announced […]
Archives for June 2018
Thanks Fight for $15: McDonald’s to add self-serve kiosks to 1k stores every quarter
It looks like McDonald’s is ramping up its automation efforts to replace human workers with technology. And you can thank the Fight for $15 crowd for the fast-food giant’s latest push. During every quarter for the next eight to nine quarters, McDonald’s will install kiosks and other mobile order technologies to 1,000 stores, which would […]
Ron Paul: Can homeschooling save children from Marxism, violence?
By: Ron Paul The February mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida prompted many parents to consider homeschooling. This is hardly surprising, as the misnamed federal “Gun-Free Schools” law leaves schoolchildren defenseless against mass shooters. Removing one’s children from government schools seems a rational response to school shootings. School shootings are not the […]
REPORT: Best, worst state economies in Trump’s America
So, how are states performing in Trump’s America? WalletHub, a personal finance website, examined the best and worst state economies in the nation today. The best performing state economy is Washington and the worst state economy is Louisiana. Here are the top 10 state economies: – Washington – Utah – Massachusetts – California – Colorado […]
Week in Review: May 28 to June 3
In case you missed any of this week’s articles, here is a round-up of some of the most read pieces written by the Economic Collapse News staff: Jerome Powell: Federal Reserve must remain independent – but was it ever? Socialism Is No Longer a Dirty Word WATCH: Identity politics today – Bret Weinstein talks to […]