A Rise in Unemployment Arrives on Schedule

A Rise in Unemployment Arrives on Schedule

A Rise in Unemployment Arrives on Schedule

You cannot find a job? No cash is flowing?
You haven’t paid your bills, which have been growing?
You’ll never get the money you’ve been owing?

Facebook
Twitter
Email
Flipboard
Pocket

You cannot find a job? No cash is flowing?
You haven’t paid your bills, which have been growing?
You’ll never get the money you’ve been owing?
Be happy: The economy is slowing.

The strategy is working fine.
It’s not a time for you to whine.

You’re running out of things that you can sell?
Your health insurance just ran out as well?
Your life is an unmitigated hell?
Be happy, for the Dow’s responding well.

So try to take the macro view.
It’s not about just little you.

Can we count on you?

In the coming election, the fate of our democracy and fundamental civil rights are on the ballot. The conservative architects of Project 2025 are scheming to institutionalize Donald Trump’s authoritarian vision across all levels of government if he should win.

We’ve already seen events that fill us with both dread and cautious optimism—throughout it all, The Nation has been a bulwark against misinformation and an advocate for bold, principled perspectives. Our dedicated writers have sat down with Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders for interviews, unpacked the shallow right-wing populist appeals of J.D. Vance, and debated the pathway for a Democratic victory in November.

Stories like these and the one you just read are vital at this critical juncture in our country’s history. Now more than ever, we need clear-eyed and deeply reported independent journalism to make sense of the headlines and sort fact from fiction. Donate today and join our 160-year legacy of speaking truth to power and uplifting the voices of grassroots advocates.

Throughout 2024 and what is likely the defining election of our lifetimes, we need your support to continue publishing the insightful journalism you rely on.

Thank you,
The Editors of The Nation

Ad Policy
x