July 10, 2020
An Unprecedented 14 Million Children Are Going Hungry Due To The COVID Crisis
Dear Friends, Regardless of your political views I call on you to pressure those who represent you from the town you live in up to the house and senate to…
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June 15, 2020
Art Galleries Survived the Lockdowns. Now Comes the Hard Part
Dear All, This article by Katya, a friend and astute journalist, discusses, among other things, pricing and the art market today. I am generally in agreement with her analysis. In fact…
June 11, 2020
The gap between the haves and the have-nots is widening sharply
Dear Friends, The social disaster of inequality is not only a social disaster, it is the roadblock to economic recovery. One cannot have 50% of the US population unable to…
June 05, 2020
Outrage
In the three months since isolation measures were first imposed in a belated effort to slow the spread of Covid-19, the world’s largest economy has become a basket case. One…
May 18, 2020
TRUMP’S ATTEMPTS TO BUY VOTES
Dear Friends, We begin to get numb or numbed by the activities of Donald Trump. You’ll see by the image above that he has now or is now attempting to…
May 07, 2020
“The Economic Consequences of the Great Crash”
Dear Friends, In 1961, about 60 years ago, I wrote the attached. I am re-publishing it for you now because there are many similarities, too many, between the period…
April 23, 2020
SHAME
Dear Friends, I’m going to tell you a little story about SHAME. Shame on the present administration and its allies in the Senate. Shame on the banks. Most of you are…
March 29, 2020
Trump raids the treasury. Coronavirus aid destined to line Trump’s coffers
Trump takes immediate step to try to curb new inspector general’s autonomy, as battle over stimulus oversight begins By Jeff Stein and Devlin Barrett The Washington Post March 28, 2020 Immediately after signing…
March 26, 2020
The Trump Economic Miracle
Dear Friends, The Trump market started at 24,000. The national debt was under 20 trillion, actually 18 trillion as I recall. Including the current planned outflow, the national debt will…
March 21, 2020
URGENT MESSAGE
Dear Friends, Yes, I have been in touch with many of you for so long I feel your friendship. I am wishing and hoping you are all well and dealing…
Asher Edelman 