A Very COVID Christmas: Visualizing The Pandemic’s Impact On Festive Spending
By Tyler Durden From mass job losses to not seeing family and friends for months on end, the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed people to their…
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US Retail Sales Disappoint, Tumble Most Since April
By Tyler Durden While analysts expected a modest drop in US retail sales in November (after its big slowdown in October), and BofA credit card…
“These Are Staggering Numbers”: Spending By Unemployed Americans Plunges As Fiscal Stimulus Ends
By Tyler Durden One month ago, with millions of newly unemployed Americans fearful about their future in an economy transformed by the covid pandemic, Deutsche…
Unemployed Americans Spent More With $600 Weekly Boost Than Before Pandemic; That’s About To Go Away
By Tyler Durden At the end of this month, millions of unemployed Americans are set to lose their $600-per-week federal unemployment boost on top of…
Many People Are Now Celebrating “Buy Nothing Day” Instead Of “Black Friday”
By John Vibes Each year in the United States, millions of people participate in a mass ritual in consumerism that has come to be known…
How to Put Your Money Where Your Morals Are
By Laura Williams Several Christmases ago, I stopped buying NCAA-branded gifts for my football fanatic in-laws, because the NCAA’s treatment of student-athletes is abysmal. Recent…
Recession Alert: Consumer Spending TANKED In September
By Mac Slavo Sales of retail goods and food services dropped 0.3 percent last month as consumers tightened their belts. Lower rates of consumer spending…
Consumers Need Lemon Laws to Cover Smart Meters Damage
By Catherine J. Frompovich How come there are no Lemon Laws pertaining to Smart Meters for electric, natural gas and water meters that utility companies…
Nestle Being Sued for $100 Million Dollars Over Hazardous Lead in Food
By Carey Wedler The Indian government has announced that it is suing mega corporation Nestle over claims it deceptively allowed unsafe and illegal levels of…
How to Prevent a Thermal Hack on Your ATM PIN
Activist Post You’ve just finished your trip to the grocery store with your debit card, making sure to hide your pin number. But before you…
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Lobby Group Formed to Remove Alternative Medicine, Chiropractic Courses from Universities
Mike Barrett Activist Post Who needs alternative or natural treatments when there is already a fantastic medical system put in place aiming to ‘better’ the…
Woman Pepper Sprays Shoppers To Get Xbox (Video)
Brandon Smith Alt-Market It never fails. Every Black Friday we get yet another heaping helping of pure unadulterated ignorant mentally deficient bottom feeding fat-saturated sheeple…
Hijacked Regulatory Agencies Do the Bidding Of Big Ag in the War on Natural Food
Dees Illustration Brandon Turbeville Activist Post With recent headlines regarding SWAT team attacks on wholesome dairies and raw milk producers, it might be of some…