Read more about the article Why the media don’t get Detroit–and why it matters
A driver moves his "push taxi" along the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on November 8, 2014. For decades, Atlantic City was a popular vacation destination, with casinos, sandy beaches and the boardwalk running along the Atlantic Ocean. But New Jersey has fallen on hard times as four of its once-bustling gambling casinos have closed. Trump Plaza, built in 1984, formally closed its doors on September 16. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

Why the media don’t get Detroit–and why it matters

With the continued low price of oil, is it possible that Anchorage will enter the list of cities that will have an emergency manager “austerity enforcer” like Detroit had? Or…

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Read more about the article If the price of oil continues to remain low the Alaskan economy will crash hard and the human suffering in Alaska will exceed the suffering during the late 1980s

If the price of oil continues to remain low the Alaskan economy will crash hard and the human suffering in Alaska will exceed the suffering during the late 1980s

Many families will lose their homes, personal savings will diminish and it will be many years before any signs of recovery. The fact is that this suffering is totally unnecessary.…

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Read more about the article Now that the political campaigns are over it is time to discuss workable economic solutions to the onrushing world depression:

Now that the political campaigns are over it is time to discuss workable economic solutions to the onrushing world depression:

http://www.adn.com/…/readers-write-letters-editor-nov-12-20… Let’s consider solutions Now that the political campaigns are over it is time to discuss workable economic solutions to the onrushing world depression: Extract financial derivatives out of our…

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Read more about the article Two numbers that show how badly America’s middle class is hurting
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Two numbers that show how badly America’s middle class is hurting

https://www.vox.com/2014/8/25/6063831/two-numbers-that-show-how-badly-america-s-middle-class-is-hurting?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_name=share-button&utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=article-share-bottom&fbclid=IwAR1rMrLMvp8duRu0MgDVC9gQDVitrcZMJ_6cHXhba-7EAUQ-7ThxZjju0HM The causes and solutions to declining purchasing power is not a mystery for anyone who has read my timeline. Spend some time reading and learn from someone who has…

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