Inflation

Workers InFrance Stage Nationwide Strike For Higher Wages and 130,000 People March In Paris

October 20, 2022 UNAC Editor Austerity, Breaking News, Democracy and Consent, Europe, France, Labor Struggles

by the Countercurrents Collective, published on Countercurrents, October 19, 2022 The Europeans are struggling with the insane response of the EU leadership to the Ukraine War, eagerly sacrificing their welfare to a proxy war in support of U.S. aggression and a deadly proxy war. [jb] French workers took part in a nationwide strike Tuesday to demand higher wages to keep[…]

US Business Groups Urge Reducing Tariffs On Chinese Goods

November 29, 2021 UNAC Editor Austerity, China, Imperial Wars, Trade Wars

from TeleSUR English, published November 15, 2021 U.S. President Biden released 50 million barrels of oil from the U.S. Reserves just before Thanksgiving, ostensibly to reduce inflation. Of course rising gas prices do add to inflation but that is not the whole story. The graphs in this article are really interesting. I suppose you could call this article ‘foreign’ propaganda….[…]

US Business Community Calls on Biden to End Tariffs on Chinese Goods as Inflation Accelerates

November 21, 2021 UNAC Editor Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Trade Wars

by Paul Antinopoulis, published on InfoBrics, November 17, 2021 The US business community called on President Joe Biden to cancel tariffs on goods imported from China, especially since tariff sanctions only accelerate inflation in the US. Dozens of professional associations, including the Semiconductor Industry Association, Farmers Federation, Chamber of Commerce, and about 20 other organizations signed a letter on behalf[…]