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2025 4-7 Matters of Democracy Econ Turmoil, Mercantilism,
Season 2025 · Episode 407

2025 4-7 Matters of Democracy Econ Turmoil, Mercantilism,

Matters of Democracy podcast · THOMAS MARINO

April 7, 202526m 39s

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Show Notes

Economic Turmoil and the "Trade War on Reality"

Market Crash: a significant downturn in the stock market

Rejection of Free Trade to 18th-century mercantilism

Weakening of National Security through Cyber Defense Cuts. Firing of Key NSA and CISA Officials

Democratic Mobilization and Protests, The Hands Off!

Senate Republican Budget Framework, Potential for "Nuclear Option": Senator Lindsey Graham

Measles Outbreak and Vaccine Funding Cuts

Ongoing Challenge to the 2024 North Carolina Election

Law Firms Denouncing Trump

Federal Judges' Increasing Impatience

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leading Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in a hypothetical 2028 Democratic primary

Updated House Political Voting Index (PVI), making the 2026 midterms potentially highly contested