🌎 LATEST | US Escalation in the Americas 🇻🇪 #VENEZUELA — Mauricio Claver-Carone, the informal Trump adviser who was key in shaping Venezuela policy, has reportedly been pushed out of the role as further divisions emerge within the Trump administration, including over oil.

NEW #MostlyEconomics EP w/ @deanbaker13.bsky.social: Over 90% of the world's leading semiconductor chips come from one island--Taiwan. @chadpbown.com explains why that concentration is the vulnerability that should worry us. #tradewar #econsky #TSMC

Mostly Economics Podcast #45: Nobody Wins a Trade War with Chad P. Bown

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🌐 SANCTIONS WATCH | July 2026 Our monthly roundup of the news and analysis on economic sanctions and their humanitarian impacts worldwide. This month 🧵

How Trump and DOGE made it easier for you to get diarrhea "DOGE’s handiwork should certainly allow for more efficient spread of diseases like cyclosporiasis..." @ceprdc.bsky.social therealnews.com/how-trump-an...

How Trump and DOGE made it easier for you to get diarrhea

This latest outbreak is unfolding in a system that is even more diminished and underresourced than it was in 2020.

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Trump is attacking workers with disabilities once again His mandated return-to-office policies are hurting disabled workers, as they target, rescind, deny, and stall work from home requests. This comes as the administration continue to target federal workers. Read:

🌎 THIS WEEK | US Escalation in the Americas 🇻🇪 #VENEZUELA — US eyes unlocking billions in frozen Venezuelan assets, frozen by its own sanctions 🇭🇳 #HONDURAS — Ex-president JOH returns after Trump pardon, faces graft charges

Flood’s happen everywhere - looking at past data isn’t enough to know whether or not you should buy flood insurance. @mattsedlar.bsky.social explains why #flood #mostlyeconomics #naturaldisasters #insurance

Our Q2 GDP Preview is out now. Here's the scoop. This will serve as a referendum on A.I. productivity, with growth expected to be a modest 2% as risks continue to mount. Learn more from @deanbaker13.bsky.social:

Companies use Patent Thickets to extend their parents far beyond the actual end date, creating a nightmare of problems for not only competitors, but also consumers. @tahiramin.bsky.social says it’s time to end this practice. #mostlyeconomics #patents #government #pharma #healthcare #econsky

#AI Bubble Alert! Tesla and SpaceX take significant losses this week as Chinese A.I. is doing better than ever. Interest rates are expected to rise from Trump's new round of tariffs, potentially hurting the A.I. Market. Read: https://cepr.net/publications/ai-bubble-monitor/ #econsky

Patents are a means to maximize profit rather than maximize people’s healthcare outcomes. @tahiramin.bsky.social explains that it’s just legalized price gouging.  #mostlyeconomics #patents #government #pharma #healthcare #econsky

@tahiramin.bsky.social explains the “Vaccine Apartheid” and how patent laws prevented global access to necessary healthcare. #mostlyeconomics #patents #government #pharma #healthcare #econsky

A.I. is the next Intellectual Property system - a means to turn public knowledge into private knowledge and restricting access to consumers. @tahiramin.bsky.social explains why. #mostlyeconomics #patents #government #pharma #healthcare #econsky

🇨🇺 LIVE UPDATES #CUBA "Maybe it is time for the United States to think about another way... other than punishing the entire Cuban people." Rep. Jayapal pressed the State Department on sanctions she likened to collective punishment.

ICYMI: More money means less problems for Americans. @arindube.bsky.social sits down with @deanbaker13.bsky.social to break down why we should increase the minimum wage, worker mobility, and aim for full employment. Watch:

Mostly Economics Podcast 38: More Money, Less Problems with Arindrajit Dube

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The Trump admin might’ve assisted the Cyclosporiasis spread - making it unsafe for millions to eat food. According to @hcbrown.bsky.social, Trump made numerous decisions that weakened the USDA, CDC, and FDA - potentially leading to the outbreak. Read:

Healthcare financialization has confused the market as PE and mergers and acquisitions keep taking place. Rather than optimizing for care, they’re optimizing for profits. @sabrinacorlette.bsky.social  explains why. #ACA #healthcare #privateequity #mostlyeconomics #health #econsky

🇪🇨 #ECUADOR A 94-page @humanrightsindex.bsky.social report documents torture, arbitrary detention, and a litany of other human rights violations amid increasing US-Ecuador security partnership — and warns US assistance may violate the Leahy Laws. 

🇻🇪 LIVE UPDATES #VENEZUELA Rubio says Venezuela's "democratic transition" will begin in early August but keeps opposition leader Machado on the sidelines. Meanwhile, the DOJ shields acting President Rodríguez from a $314 million judgment as Maduro is set to appear in court today.

ICYMI: CEPR’s been focused on Trump’s FCC for some time now, and the new regulations expose the corruption. Milo Vassallo sits down with @deanbaker13.bsky.social to further discuss media partisanship and right-wing oligarchs controlling our news. Watch:

Mostly Economics Podcast #33: Nexstar-Tegna Merger and Media Partisanship with Milo Vassallo

Right-wing billionaires are buying up local TV news networks and a ...

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Legal immigrants are now ineligible for healthcare subsidies for marketplace coverage. This is horrible for lawfully present immigrants and @sabrinacorlette.bsky.social  explains why. #ACA #healthcare #privateequity #mostly economics #health #econsky

ICYMI: Race, Jobs, and Justice are all under threat with Trump in Power. @a-austin.bsky.social  sits down with @deanbaker13.bsky.social  to break down affirmative action in the military, what Trump has done to stop it, and the legacy of lynching. Watch:

Mostly Economics Podcast #41: Race, Jobs, and Justice under Trump with Algernon Austin

Algernon Austin, director of Race and Economic Justice at CEPR, joi...

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Consolidation can be a good thing, but according to @mattsedlar.bsky.social , the recent consolidation of Wildfire agencies under Trump will spell disaster for our climate, the safety of people, and funds the new agency has access to. #econsky Read:

Trump’s FEMA cuts have shifted responsibility onto states - hurting smaller states. @mattsedlar.bsky.social breaks it down. #trump #flood #mostlyeconomics #naturaldisasters #insurance

ICYMI: When companies run the courts - people lose. @brendanballou.bsky.social  sits down with @deanbaker13.bsky.social  to break down the problems with forced arbitration and how class action lawsuits are stopped by corporations Watch:

Mostly Economics Podcast #39: When Companies Run the Courts with Brendan Ballou

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The ACA was one of the best ways insurance was provided to millions of Americans and prevented Job Lock, the idea that people are stuck at a job because they’re afraid to lose benefits. @deanbaker13.bsky.social dives deep into how it helped. #ACA #healthcare #privateequity #mostlyeconomics #econsky

“I don’t think there will be that giant windfall, so I think they’re actually making the inequality worse by hyping this”  In Politico, @deanbaker13.bsky.social expresses his skepticism for public ownership of A.I Read: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/15/newsoms-populist-turn-on-tech-00997048

Venezuela has crucial resources it's not being allowed to access — including $11 billion blocked by the US and Europe that it "should legally have," @aljazeera.com  reports, citing CEPR's Mark Weisbrot, as the earthquake death toll nears 5,000.

Venezuela earthquake: Number of known dead rises to nearly 5,000 victims

The UN estimates 50,000 are missing, with many more feared dead under the rubble as the focus shifts to rebuilding.

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Millions are losing health coverage, and it's not an accident. @deanbaker13.bsky.social talks with @sabrinacorlette.bsky.social of Georgetown about the subsidy cliff, new rules, and immigrant coverage cuts gutting the ACA. New episode of #mostlyeconomics #econsky

Mostly Economics Podcast #43: Millions Lose Health Insurance in America with Sabrina Corlette

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#BRAZIL: The US has announced 25% tariffs on certain Brazilian goods, following a yearlong USTR investigation. @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social rejected the move, pledged reciprocal measures, and said he'll take it to the WTO. Live updates on US escalation in the region: