Alternative Visions

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Alternative Visions - 9-25-26

Alternative Visions ·

2026/09/28

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.Title: Decline of Empire + Final Alternative Visions Show Good-Bye Copy: Dr. Rasmus announces final show and reviews the past themes and contributions of the show. He can be reached via his blog, jackrasmus.com; email drjackrasmus@gmail.com; new forthcoming substack and X accounts, and his weekly published articles on

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57:40

ALTERNATIVE VISIONS - FED RATE HIKE & CRISIS OF EMPIRE

Alternative Visions ·

2026/09/18

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 economic growth stimulation—due to long term financialization, globalization and now Trump policies as well. Why the US Treasury market is approaching crisis and needs higher interest rates by the Fed. Why sales of Treasuries to fund the US budget deficit may not occur. Result is deeper US economic crisis and inability to

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57:48

Alternative Visions - Condition of the Working Class...

Alternative Visions ·

2026/09/04

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 impact of AI on the American Working Class? Not just in terms of job loss but in conditions of work. What is 'Agentic AI" now doing to the work force? Show continues with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's last week interventions in the global currency and US bond markets, the chaos results in the recent G20 finance ministers

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58:46

Alternative Visions - 8-28-26

Alternative Visions ·

2026/08/28

Alternative Visions - 8-28-26

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58:32

Alternative Visions - 8-21-26

Alternative Visions ·

2026/08/21

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, this past week US 30 yr. Government bond rates surged past 5% to rates just below the 2007 crash. What's behind it? After the AI stock bubble, legacy software companies' implosion, private credit market and gold, silver, crypto price crashes, is the 30 Yr. Bond another reflection of increasing US and global financial

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58:23

Japan's Yen, China's 'Deepseek', and Trump's IRAN...

Alternative Visions ·

2026/08/07

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 deficit and Fed interest rates.The AI bubble: more evidence of fragility as competition intensifies internally and from China. How China's openAI and Deepseek AI model is destabilizing the AI market. Show concludes with latest on Iran and Ukraine wars: why Trump TACO-ed again and Iran's deal with Oman to open the strait of

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60:13

Alternative Visions - 7-31-26

Alternative Visions ·

2026/07/31

Alternative Visions - 7-31-26

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58:27

Alternative Visions - 7-17-26

Alternative Visions ·

2026/07/17

Scenario for US Economy 2026-28 + Updates on Iran and Ukraine EscalationsToday's show focuses on likeliest scenario for US economy under Trump's remaining term, including Pentagon and total US war spending, non-defense spending cuts, deficits, national debt, interest payments on the debt, tariffs, inflation, Fed interest rates, financial markets, real GDP and wages, and likely forecast of recession after 2026. Also updates on why the MOU with Iran collapsed and why Trump now sides with Europe and

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58:22

Alternative Visions - NATO Summit & Attacks on...

Alternative Visions ·

2026/07/10

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 Trump's MOU with Iran last month was also just a tactical deception as well. The Empire's two forever wars now continue. What's behind the recent gains by Social Democrats in recent Dem party primaries and how both the Dem party leaders and Trump are gearing up to stop it.

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60:15

Alternative Visions - Iran 'Deal' and...

Alternative Visions ·

2026/06/19

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 framework for negotiation. Is it the beginning of US retreat from middle east? Why did the regime change fail. How do regime change ops succeed? Why not Iran. Takeaways from the 'deal'. Economic fallouts for US: inflation. Military spending. Austerity. US growth. Global economy impacts to come

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58:06

Alternative Visions: Latest Inflation & Jobs Reports...

Alternative Visions ·

2026/06/12

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. August jobs adjustments coming. Hourly wages trends. AI and stock bubbles' volatility continuing. AI threats to cyber security. Latest GDP forecasts. Updates to Iran and Ukraine wars deteriorating

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57:54

Alternative Visions - Private Credit, Bonds, Real...

Alternative Visions ·

2026/06/05

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 card debt rises to $1.25 trillion. How credit cards are linked to private credit. The real unemployment rate after the collapse in the labor force participation rate is considered. Trump's new tariffs. A radical Fed coming? Iran and Ukraine war updates.

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56:09

Up the Ukraine War Escalation Ladder + Latest US GDP...

Alternative Visions ·

2026/05/29

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 focuses on dangerous new events in the Ukraine war as Europe pushes drone attacks deep inside Russia and Russia public opinion demands more aggressive action by Putin. Russia warns 'get out of Kiev' as something big coming soon. Russia talks directly about attacking Baltics sites where drones are being launched into northern

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57:50

Global Bond Rout as Subprime Mortgage 2.0?

Alternative Visions ·

2026/05/22

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 stock markets. Iran war re-escalation expectations by investors, with more inflation and Federal Reserve expected to start raising interest rates again. Consequences for stocks, especially AI bubble. What's impact of Trump's just preventing all controls on AI negative impacts on jobs, autonomous weapons development, political

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57:52

Trump's Deja Vu China Visit

Alternative Visions ·

2026/05/15

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 the Democrats. Why no big tax increase on the rich as he promised. Latest on Trump's plan for Cuba regime change. Why Russia may extend war to Europe war production. Inflation vs. wages latest data. US gerrymander wars may help Trump keep control of Congress (and why Democrats are being outmaneuvering...Again.

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58:47

Trump as 'Grifter-In-Chief (+ Updates on AI, Iran, &...

Alternative Visions ·

2026/05/08

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 company strike deals. How Trump personally benefits. How Trump's Iran war announcements create volatility in energy stocks sales worth $7B since war began. Update on why 'Project Freedom' collapsed in 36 hours, Trump's targeting of Cuba after Iran, US courts reject Trump's 2nd Tariff plans. Latest on US credit card debt

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59:26

Alternative Visions with Dr. Jack Rasmus - 5-1-26

Alternative Visions ·

2026/05/01

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 $10 trillion fiscal-monetary stimulus we're still getting only a 2% annual growth rate. Show also discusses Fed chair Powell's decision to remain and implications for interest rate policy. AI boom latest numbers. Why the US empire cannot continue as structured and why Trump will bomb the hell out of Iran and declare

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58:03

Long Term Effects of Iran War on US & Global Economies

Alternative Visions ·

2026/04/24

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 likely escalated the conflict inevitably over the next four weeks. The long term impacts on global and US GDP are considered. On the fate of the Petrodollar. Asian and EU economies. The multiple impacts on US inflation. The first full month, March, of the war is compared to the February US economy. What's the outlook for

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58:10

Alternative Visions - The Fed, MIC and AI + Is There...

Alternative Visions ·

2026/04/17

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 Hormuz and events of the past week.

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57:12

Private Credit Financial Instability Revisited +...

Alternative Visions ·

2026/04/10

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 numbers. Update on the ceasefire in Iran that isn't and why the hot war and economic destabilization will renew after 2 weeks.

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