Alternative Visions - 8-21-26

Alternative Visions - 8-21-26

Author: Progressive Radio Network August 21, 2026 Duration: 58:32
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 markets' instability? What's the cause? Inflation? US $40 trillion government debt? AI corporate bubble and record debt crowding out government debt servicing?  Why the US is approaching a crisis in inability to finance its massive debt with Treasury securities sales. Why the Empire is going broke!

Tune in to Alternative Visions for a clear-eyed analysis of our turbulent economic times, hosted by economist Dr. Jack Rasmus. This isn't about surface-level financial news; it's a deep, structural examination of the persistent crises shaping both the U.S. and the world economy. Each episode digs into the root causes of instability, from shifting labor markets and debt dynamics to the disruptive forces of new technology and policy decisions. You'll hear a perspective that connects dots often left unconnected in mainstream discourse, offering a framework to understand not just what's happening, but why it matters for the future. Produced by the Progressive Radio Network, the podcast provides a consistent, critical voice in a landscape of rapid change, making complex economic forces accessible and relevant. For anyone trying to navigate the uncertainties of modern finance, work, and technology, these conversations are an essential resource.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 36

Alternative Visions
Podcast Episodes
Alternative Visions - Oil Price Shock & US/Israel War on Iran [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:24
As the IAEA predicts a global oil price shock worse than the 1970s, as the Iran war enters its second week the economic effects and implications now begin to deepen. Crude oil prices return to more than $100 barrel, with…
Alternative Visions with Dr. Jack Rasmus - 2-6-26 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:53
Alternative Visions - 2-6-26 - Today's show discusses the contractions in asset markets this past week and the causes underlying and potential contagion across them: AI driven S&P500 and Nasdaq stock markets, Bitcoin & C…
Alternative Visions with Jack Rasmus - 1/30/26 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:45
Gold prices are accelerating, the US dollar falling, and Trump announces a new Fed chair who will lower Fed short term rates soon. What's the effect between all three? Will the gold bubble continue? Will the dollar conti…
Alternative Visions - 1/23/26 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:50
Trump's Tariffs, Greenland Grab, and WEF Speech The show today looks at the scope and actual results of Trump's tariffs over the past year. What are they really about. Next the latest in his grab of Greenland. What's in…
Alternative Visions with Dr. Jack Rasmus  1-16-26 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:27
Today's show reviews recent announcements re. Big US banks record profits, highest ever, the Federal Reserve attack by Trump, and the disappearing War Powers Act. Has Trump halted his plans to attack Iran? What now with…