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Working for Crusoe — 129 episodes · page 1 of 2
02.09.25: Trump Greets the World
01.31.25: US Foreign Aid Freeze; Rwanda vs DRC; Steady Fed
01.24.25: Trump's Immigration Action
01.17.25: Lost in Transition: Gaza, South Korea, Greenland
01.10.25: Trudeau Stands Down; Kickl Steps Up; Le Pen Lives On
01.03.25: 2024 In Review; Previewing 2025
12.20.24: Fed Eases Up; Syria Cools Down; Yoon Clings On
12.13.24: Updating Syria, Georgia, France, South Korea
12:06:24: Nations Teeter: Georgia, Syria, S. Korea, France
11.29.24: Middle East Cease(fire); Ukraine, Russia, and Annihilation Chicken
11.22.24: Biden Heads South; COP29 Wraps Up
11.15.24: Xi Sells Chinese Peruvian Partnership; Germany Snaps
11.08.24: The Trump Card
11.01.24: Japan and Georgia Elections on Our Minds; Modest Jobs Report Can't Slow US Economy
10.25.24 BRICS and Boeing and Moldova, Oh My!
10.18.24: Synwar Killed; Nobel Prize for Economics Reviewed
10.11.24: Two Revolutions, Two Anniversaries, Two Economies Stuck in the Mud
10.04.24: Lebanon and On
09.27.24: Immigration
09.20.24: Jumbo Cut, Jumbo Jet (workers strike), Pager Punishment
09.13.24: Econ Don's Tariffs, Israel's Forever Gaza Campaign, Macron Picks a PM
08.30.24: Russia's War Economy, Ukraine's Invasion, Israel's West Bank Crackdown
08.23.24: Fed Chair Powell Signals Coming Rate Cut; Update on Bangladesh
8.16.24: Bangladeshi Jacobins, Inflation Is Over If You Want It, Ukrainian Gains
08.09.24: Sheikh Out; Sinwar In War
08.03.24: Israel Takes Out Terror Leaders, Venezuela's Sham Election Result, Jobs Report Spooks Stocks
07.26.24: Biden Passes the Torch
07.19.24: No Chinese Stimulus Plan, Rwanda Strongman Wins 99 Percent of Vote
07.12.24: NATO Calls Out China; Iran Votes Reform; National Rally Falls Short
07.05.24: Jolly Good Showing for Labour in UK Election, France Votes Part Deux, Bolivia Coup Update
06.28.24: Biden’s Boner, Deadly Riots in Kenya, Bolivia’s Weird Attempted Coup
06.21.24: Summit Solstice
06.15.24: Steady Feddy; Europe Nods Right; Macron Snaps Back
06.07.24: India Election Surprise; Mexico's Landslide; Gaza Ceasefire Rumination
05.31.24: Inflation Runs Sideways; Biden Urges Peace; S. Africa votes; N. Korea Drops Deuce
05.10.24: Biden Pauses Bombs; Ouí, Xi; Bogus Chad Election
05.03.24: Catching Up with the US Economy
04.26.24: Iran and Israel De-Escalate, Blinken to China, U.S. Passes Foreign Aid, VW to UAW
04.19.24: Israel Strikes Iran; One Year of Civil War in Sudan
04.12.24: Yellen at China; SoKo Midterm Landslide; Remembering Rwanda
04.05.24: US Employment Marches On; Erdogan Falls Flat; Biden's Phone Blows Up
03.29.24: Middle East Non-Action, Spontaneous Xi, Senegalese Landslide (Election)
03.15.24: Inflation Sticking Around; Chaos in Haiti
China's Big Plan
Putin, the GOP, and the Possible End of Pax Americana
02.16.24: Norms Hold in Indonesia, Pakistan, and Senegal
Pakistan and El Salvador Vote; Senegal Protests Election Delay
Iran's Deadly Drone Strike; the Panama Canal is Thirsty
1.26.24: Trump Casts Shadow from DC to Davos
Taiwan Election Consequences; Houthis Remain Shooty
01.13.24: Empires Strike Back in Red Sea; Backsliding in Bangladesh
Attrition and Attribution in Middle East; Red Lights in Red Sea
The Year Ahead 2024; Election Chaos in the DRC
2023 Year in Review
Cop28 Cop Out; GOP Tells Zelenskyy to Pound Sand; No Rate Hike from Fed
COP28's Oily Boys Club; US Consumers' Inflation Fears Calm; West Bank Facts
Argentina Elects Chainsaw Guy; Wild(ers) Winner in Dutch Election; Ceasefire Crumbles
Xi Sells Good Vibes in SF; Cameron Comeback; Iran's Rogue Roster
UAW Won't End Strike; Poles go to the Polls; Update on Gaza
10.12.23 Jones Newman and Ramey
10.19.23 Jones Newman and Ramey
Labor Latest and How to Talk About Hamas and Israel
Long Hot Jobs Market, Slovakia Snap (Election), Kaiser Walkout is Biggest Ever
10.05.23 Jones Newman and Ramey
All-Labor Episode: Auto Workers Strike Expands, Actors Back at the Table, Writers Come To Terms
UNGA Rumble, Working Man's Fed, United Auto Workers Expand Strike
Summit Fatigue, US Auto Workers Strike, Libyan Climate Carnage
ASEAN Meets with US, China, and Russia Lurking, Africa Unites on Climate, and China Takes a Bite out of Apple
Gabon Election Becomes a Coup, Gina Goes to China, August US Jobs Report Steady
BRICS Wheel of Fortune, Prigozhin's Exit, Saudi Migrant Slaughter
China's Economic Blues, South Korea & Japan go to Summer Camp (David), ECOWAS Says They Have a Niger D-Day
Assassination in Ecuador, West African Escalation in Niger, US Inflation Holds Steady
Niger Junta Stares Down ECOWAS Ultimatum, US Job Growth Slows, Fitch Scolds Congress with US Credit Downgrade
Coup in Niger, Vlad's Sad Summit, Spanish Surprises
Russia's Black Sea Grain Drain, Turkey's NATO Flip Flop, and US Inflation Simmers
Yellen's Rainbow, Yevgeny's Not Here...Man, and Neither is a US Recession
Wagner Drama, Modi at the White House, Blinken Visits China
The Germans, The Fed, and The Beyoncé Effect
Working for Crusoe: Poland Eyes Russia...Ukrainian Deluge...Saudis Putting from the Rough
Working For Crusoe: Ukraine Update; US Labor Market Stays Hot
Working For Crusoe: Turkey, Pakistan, Thailand
Working For Crusoe: Inflation Chills Out and the Machines Haven't Taken Over...Yet
Working For Crusoe: UK Coronation, the Lingering Impact of Empire, and the Latest US Jobs Report
Working For Crusoe 04.28.23: Bidenomics Reviewed and an Update on Sudan
04.21.23: Sudan on the Brink of Civil War
04.14.23: One China, Many Policies; Biden's Irish Sojourn, US Military Leaks
Episode 14: 04.14.23: One China, Many Policies; Biden's Irish Sojourn, US Military Leaks
Episode 13: 04.07.23: Jobs, Saudis, Euros in Beijing
Episode 12: 03.31.23: VP Harris in Africa, French Unrest, & the Three Israeli Crises
Episode 11: 03.25.23: The Fed, Putin & Xi
Episode 10: 03.17.23: Bank Collapses and Venture Capital
Episode 9: 03.03.23 Working for Crusoe: Nigeria, US Labor, and Mexico
Episode 8: 02.24.23: One Year Reflections on Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
Episode 7: 02.17.23 World B. Friday: Inflation in the USA, Turkey's Earthquake and Election, and Israel
Episode 6: Magic Beans 02.10.23: Brazil, Lula, and Russian Global Power
Episode 5: 12.30.22: Stories to Watch in 2023
Episode 4: 12.15.22 Magic Beans: The Fed, Inflation, and Ukraine
Episode 3: 12.07.22 Magic Beans: Sam Park and John Ramey discuss the Iran protest movement and the Russian oil price cap
Episode 2: 120122 Magic Beans: Protests in China
Episode 1: International Park: November 16th, 2022