Dr. Jack Rasmus will focus on today’s continuing crisis in the U.S. and global economies.
Latest episodes
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59 min
Alternative Visions - 9-25-26
Here's the final show announcement. Please post as soon as possible. With title of show in larger type (and announcement smaller.). Thanks PRN engineers for all these years support…
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ALTERNATIVE VISIONS - FED RATE HIKE & CRISIS OF EMPIRE
Today's show discusses this week's Fed rate hike and why it won't have any effect on inflation. Why monetary policy no longer affects the economy—either inflation reduction or econ…
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58 min
Alternative Visions - Condition of the Working Class 2026 in Era of AI Armageddon
What is the state of the US working class in terms of jobs, wages, etc. as of Labor Day 2026? The picture per latest US jobs report for August 2026. Wages. What's the emerging impa…
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Alternative Visions - The Decline of American Empire Part 1: The Funding Gap
Today's show takes up the topic of the American Empire in decline. It's the first summary preview of my forthcoming book, available in early September, "The Twilight of American Im…
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Alternative Visions - 8-21-26
US Treasury Bonds Dumping Worldwide: Latest Financial Market Instability Event? Following recent weeks crisis in the Yen carry trade and Japan and US governments' intervention, thi…
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Japan's Yen, China's 'Deepseek', and Trump's IRAN TACO 2.0
What's behind Japan and the US Treasury intervening to buy Yen? Will Japan join China in dumping US Treasury bonds? Who'll make up the loss this time? What it means for the US defi…
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Alternative Visions - 7-31-26
A Greater Eurasian War? + latest US GDP and AI bubble Why the Iran and Ukraine wars are leading to a merging of the conflicts and a 'greater Eurasian war'. Iran and Ukraine 2026 ar…
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Alternative Visions - 7-17-26
Scenario for US Economy 2026-28 + Updates on Iran and Ukraine Escalations Today's show focuses on likeliest scenario for US economy under Trump's remaining term, including Pentagon…
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Alternative Visions - NATO Summit & Attacks on Social Democrats Intensify
Today's show focuses on the Neocon/Trump strategy to escalate the war with Russia. Why the August 2025 Anchorage agreement between Trump and Putin was just a PR event. And why Trum…
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Alternative Visions - Iran 'Deal' and Fallout-Economic & Political
Today's show reviews the recent 'deal' announcement for ceasefire in the Iran war. What's a 'deal'. This is just an MOU, an outline of items to be negotiated over next 60 days. A f…
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58 min
Alternative Visions: Latest Inflation & Jobs Reports & AI Bubble
A detailed look at the latest May inflation and jobs reports. What's behind the legacy media headline reporting? What US oil CEOs are saying about global oil supply and prices. Aug…
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Alternative Visions - Private Credit, Bonds, Real Unemployment & Iran War Resolution
Our update on the instability of the private credit financial markets continues as concern spreads to insurance industries now. Regulators start looking at it. Meanwhile, credit ca…
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56 min
Up the Ukraine War Escalation Ladder + Latest US GDP Numbers
Today's show starts with review of latest US GDP, inflation and income numbers showing inflation accelerating and GDP slowing sharply in latest 2nd GDP numbers. Rest of show focuse…
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58 min
Global Bond Rout as Subprime Mortgage 2.0?
What's happening to bonds in US and global as interest rates surge to 2007 and 2023 levels precipitating financial crash events? Bond markets way bigger and more important than sto…
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Trump's Deja Vu China Visit
Trump and an entourage of 2 dozen big US corp CEOs, mostly big Tech, went to China this week. What was it about? (Not Iran or Taiwan!). New York mayor, Mamdani, falls in line with…
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Trump as 'Grifter-In-Chief (+ Updates on AI, Iran, & Stock Market Manipulation)
Trump's nexus of personal corruption with UAE and Gulf states becoming increasingly clear as latest deals between his Crypto company, 'World Liberty Financial', and UAE's sheik MGX…
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Alternative Visions with Dr. Jack Rasmus - 5-1-26
Today's show reviews latest US GDP numbers showing mostly driven by AI investing and top 10% consumers' spending. History of GDP from 2020 covid recession to the present. Why after…
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58 min
Long Term Effects of Iran War on US & Global Economies
Talk is growing globally of the negative impacts of the Iran War on the US and global economies. The US and Iran appear to have settled into a longer term conflict, as Trump will l…
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Alternative Visions - The Fed, MIC and AI + Is There Really a Deal on Hormuz?
Latest news on Trump's attack on the Fed, the US military industry complex short of weapons, and AI job bloodbath now accelerating. Update on Iran war negotiations: Trump's lies on…
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Private Credit Financial Instability Revisited + Iran's 10 Point Condition for Negotiation
Today's show revisits the continuing instability in the private credit of the US financial system. Is the fragility steadily getting worse? Latest US inflation stats and jobs numbe…