In his most recent piece, "Harris lost because of Gas, Groceries, and Gaza. But the underlying reason was Ukraine," today's guest Arun Gupta says the economy was the biggest reason a majority voted for Trump. He goes on to argue that American's a feeling finically squeezed while they see vast sums of money going to support Israel. "The wars and overseas aid hurt Harris in many different ways, and she avoided them because she is the candidate of war and Wall Street," he writes. But the real economic hardship Gupta argues can be traced back to the sanctions the US imposed on Russia after the invasion into Ukraine.
On today's show, Gupta and host Allen Ruff gets into the economy, voter motives, and what Gupta calls the "utterly predictable" Trump win.
Arun Gupta is a journalist who has written for Intercept, the Washington Post, The Progressive, YES Magazine, The Nation, Raw Story, The Guardian, and Jacobin. His Substack can be found at arunnews.substack.com.
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