““Food insecurity is one of the factors accounted for when measuring basic needs. Basic needs include access to nutritious and sufficient food; safe, secure, and adequate housing; access to mental and physical healthcare; affordable technology and transportation; resources for personal hygiene; and childcare and related needs,” said Natalia Rivadeneyra, the assistant director of advocacy at Nazun, an organization focused on ending hunger and food insecurity on college campuses.“
Read More“Make no mistake, inflation, the economy, and the recession question will remain in the news cycle for months to come. These topics greatly affect the American people so it will likewise dominate political discourse as Covid moves to the backburner. Expect the political blame game to go on before, during, and after the 2022 election season. Still, consider the greater effects of a recession. People lose jobs, homes, and sometimes even their lives. We can only hope the government can use its tools to effectively avoid that prospect.”
Read More“Thousands of Argentinians have taken to the streets of Buenos Aires to protest a new deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The deal is meant to help Argentina repay roughly $45 billion in IMF loans by deferring debt payments dates in exchange for Argentina’s agreement to meet IMF-specified economic targets, specifically reducing their fiscal deficit and limiting spending.”
Read More“While on the surface, Manchin is the clear culprit for the bill’s failure to pass, there are deeper factors that have influenced Biden’s sluggish legislative start.”
Read More“Global consumers have not witnessed such high levels of inflation since the baby boom after World War II. But these fears of runaway inflation are unfounded, especially considering the nature of the post-COVID economy. Heeding the Federal Reserve’s characterization of inflation as ‘transitory,’ global inflation will fall as the international economy rebounds through the post-COVID fallout.”
Read More“On November 10th the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released a monthly report that showed some pretty grim indicators for the U.S. Economy. Inflation, or the general increase in prices, had climbed to its highest level in nearly 30 years. From Oct 2020 to Oct 2021, prices have risen nearly 6.2 percent. This is putting strain on American consumers as the economy is recovering from the COVID-19 shutdowns.”
Read More“Social Security is politically untouchable, and both Republicans and Democrats know that a reduction in benefits is practically a non-starter. Unfortunately, as it stands now, America is trending towards a massive fiscal gap: the money it plans to spend grossly outweighs the money it is projected to take in in revenue. This gap is equal to 10 years’ worth of U.S. GDP. In an article from The Hill, John Goodman states it plainly: ‘This is fiscal child abuse, pure and simple.’”
