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Big Sarge Economy Watch: Vol. 1, Issue 16
What It Costs to Live Here Now. Six fronts, plus the complete special supplement, The Raise…
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Big Sarge Economy Watch — Vol. 1 · Issue 15
Volume 1, Issue 15. September inflation hit 3.7% and real pay fell 0.7% on the year.…
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The Raise That Arrives Late
Supplement to Big Sarge Economy Watch Vol. 1 Issue 15. Social Security rises 3.6% in 2027,…
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Road to 51: The Razor-Thin Senate Battle
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-37x2x-1b88bb3 Senate control is razor‑thin — Democrats need a net gain to reach 51 — and…
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Cornell 7: When Collective Guilt Fogs Justice
Two students on bicycles, a silent campus, and a courtroom where blame floats like mist: this…
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Knife-Edge Senate: The Math, The Polls, The Cookies
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-a3hwz-1b88122 The Senate hangs on a razor edge: Democrats need 51 seats while defending vulnerable home…
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Florida’s Caregiver Crisis: The Human Cost of Ending Haitian TPS
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-c6yzm-1b4697f This episode examines the consequences of ending Haitian Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and how the…
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Big Sarge Economy Watch — Vol. 1 · Issue 14
Volume 1, Issue 14. The Fed’s new survey finds nearly one in five families behind on…
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Fourteen Hours of Diesel
Supplement to Big Sarge Economy Watch Vol. 1 Issue 14. Trump thanked Putin for “massive amounts”…
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The Ninety-Dollar Bribe
Supplement to Big Sarge Economy Watch Vol. 1 Issue 13. Four weeks before the midterms, the…
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Big Sarge Economy Watch — Vol. 1 · Issue 13
Volume 1, Issue 13. Gas slipped to $4.37 a gallon, 11 cents off last week’s seasonal…
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Big Sarge Economy Watch — Vol. 1 · Issue 12
Volume 1, Issue 12. The Fed’s September 16 rate hike cannot pump a barrel of oil,…
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The One Bill You Control
Supplement to Big Sarge Economy Watch Vol. 1 Issue 12. You can’t vote out the Fed…
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Promises vs. Paychecks: The $5,000 Mirage
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-3gqeu-1b6a7cc This episode examines a recurring pattern of bold cash promises—small payouts that were delivered and…
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Paper Economy vs. Kitchen Table Reality on ‘Record’ Poverty
A record-low poverty number, a flat cost-of-living measure, and a war-driven fuel shock the headline can’t…