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Podcast: By Any Means Necessary
Episode: US Poverty Rate Increases as Pandemic Aid Ends and Inflation Persists
Description: In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Jack Rasmus, economist, radio show host, & author of 'The Scourge of Neoliberalism' to discuss a report from the Census Bureau documenting that the poverty rate increased to 12.4% as pandemic aid expired and prices increased, how much of the spending on pandemic aid has now been re-routed toward war spending, why the issue of inflation may still be persistent despite the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, and how these issues might affect the political aspirations of the Democratic Party.In...