What's Going on in the Economy Right Now?

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Today, a timely bonus episode: I’m breaking down what’s going on in the economy right now, both in the US and globally, including whether or not we’re heading toward a recession, whether that actually matters, and how you can benefit from one.  I’m also deep diving into some of the common economic terms like inflation and interest rates, and how it affects the economy at large, and you as a creative entrepreneur. 

Listen in to hear some important and exciting information about my program Money Bootcamp, including a 3-day flash sale: my only sale of the season.

Also mentioned in today’s episode: 

• Are we heading toward a recession and what is a recession? 4:40

• Will a recession affect you as a creative entrepreneur? 6:10

• How you can benefit from a recession 7:23

• Why interest rates are rising 8:01

• What’s happening economically globally 15:17

• I Bonds 20:40

• My program Money Bootcamp and how it’s changed 24:14

• Announcing the one and only sale of this season: flash sale on Money Bootcamp ends Friday 9/30 at midnight

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To get $200 off Money Bootcamp for 3 days only go to:

https://www.sunlighttax.com/moneybootcampflashsale

How Banks Artwash the Funds that Enable Police Brutality

The art scene is directly linked to and financially benefits from one of the most violent, heinous components of racist oppression in the US: police brutality against communities of color.

National Museum of African American History and Culture (2017) (image by Mobilus In Mobili via Flickr)

The very banks that collect large fees for packaging and selling municipal debt for police brutality settlements whitewash their images by lavishly sponsoring museums, performance venues, and community arts programs.

On September 24, 2016, the National Museum of African American History and Culture opened on the National Mall in Washington, DC, to wide acclaim, with every timed-entrance ticket for the rest of the year already claimed. Founding member Bank of America soaked up the accolades. Few people knew that Bank of America, at the same time, was profiting from fees for packaging and issuing municipal bonds to investors to pay for cities’ police brutality settlements. …read more…

This article first appeared on Hyperallergic on July 15, 2020.