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Crowdfunding Market Size to Grow by USD 239.78 Bn| Free-of-cost promotion through social media to boost market growth| Technavio

Crowdfunding Market Size to Grow by USD 239.78 Bn| Free-of-cost promotion through social media to boost market growth| Technavio
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NEW YORK, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the research report Crowdfunding Market will witness a YOY growth of 18.97% in 2022 at a CAGR of 16.81% during the forecast period. The report is segmented by type (P2P lending, equity investment, hybrid, reward, and others) and geography (APAC, North America, Europe, South America, and Middle East and Africa).

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Vendor Insights 

The global Crowdfunding Market is fragmented and the vendors are deploying various organic and inorganic growth strategies to compete in the market. 

The growing competition in the market is compelling vendors to adopt various growth strategies such as promotional activities and spending on advertisements to improve the visibility of their services. Some vendors are also adopting inorganic growth strategies such as M&As to remain competitive in the market.   

The report analyzes the market's competitive landscape and offers information on several market vendors, including:

  • AngelList Holdings, LLC
  • CircleUp Network Inc.
  • ConnectionPoint Systems Inc.
  • Crowdcube Ltd.
  • Crowdfunder Ltd.
  • DonorsChoose
  • FUELADREAM Online Ventures Pvt. Ltd.
  • Fundable LLC
  • Fundrise LLC
  • GoFundMe Inc.
  • Indiegogo Inc.
  • ioby
  • Ketto Online Ventures Pvt. Ltd.
  • Kickstarter PBC
  • Milaap Social Ventures India Pvt. Ltd.
  • Patreon Inc.
  • RealCrowd Inc. 

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Geographical Market Analysis 

During the forecast period, APAC will account for 63 percent of market growth. In APAC, China and Australia are the most important markets for global crowdfunding. The market in this region will increase at a quicker rate than the market in other regions.

Furthermore, increased Internet and smartphone usage will aid global crowdfunding market growth in APAC. This market research report includes thorough information on competitor intelligence, marketing gaps, and geographical potential for suppliers, all of which will aid in the development of effective business plans.

Moreover, countries such as the US, China, Australia, the UK, and Germany are expected to emerge as prominent markets for Crowdfunding during the forecast period. 

Know more about this market's geographical distribution along with the detailed analysis of the top regions. https://www.technavio.com/report/crowdfunding-market-industry-service-analysis 

Key Segment Analysis

The P2P lending category will raise its worldwide crowdfunding market share significantly. Several government efforts from around the world are assisting in the expansion of this business. Individuals can access funds for planned activities in a shorter period of time since P2P lenders liquidate the funds before the duration of the loan expires. However, due to a decreasing number of participants choosing for the P2P business model, notably from MEA and APAC, the global crowdfunding market by P2P lending is predicted to increase slowly throughout the projection period.

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Key Market Drivers & Challenges: 

The free-of-charge promotion through social media is one of the primary aspects fueling growth in the crowdfunding business. It allows you to pre-sell a product while simultaneously serving as a low-cost marketing strategy. As a result, an active crowdfunding campaign can accomplish more than merely raising the necessary funds. These campaigns are low-cost and can quickly reach out to various channels.

Many crowdfunding projects use social media as a platform since it allows them to measure referral traffic to their websites. As a result, a company can promote an idea for free through social media, which is expected to drive the worldwide crowdfunding market during the forecast period.

However, time consumption will be a major challenge for the crowdfunding market during the forecast period. 

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Global Crowdfunding Market Scope

Report Coverage

Details

Page number

120

Base year

2021

Forecast period

2022-2026

Growth momentum & CAGR

Decelerate at a CAGR of 16.81%

Market growth 2022-2026

$ 239.78 billion

Market structure

Fragmented

YoY growth (%)

18.97

Regional analysis

APAC, North America, Europe, South America, and Middle East and Africa

Performing market contribution

APAC at 63%

Key consumer countries

US, China, Australia, UK, and Germany

Competitive landscape

Leading companies, Competitive strategies, Consumer engagement scope

Key companies profiled

AngelList Holdings, LLC, CircleUp Network Inc., ConnectionPoint Systems Inc., Crowdcube Ltd., Crowdfunder Ltd., DonorsChoose, FUELADREAM Online Ventures Pvt. Ltd., Fundable LLC, Fundrise LLC, GoFundMe Inc., Indiegogo Inc., ioby, Ketto Online Ventures Pvt. Ltd., Kickstarter PBC, Milaap Social Ventures India Pvt. Ltd., Patreon Inc., RealCrowd Inc., Seedrs Ltd., Chuffed.org Pty Ltd., and Kiva Microfunds

Market dynamics

Parent market analysis, Market growth inducers and obstacles, Fast-growing and slow-growing segment analysis, COVID-19 impact and recovery analysis and future consumer dynamics, Market condition analysis for the forecast period

Customization purview

If our report has not included the data that you are looking for, you can reach out to our analysts and get segments customized.

Table of Contents

1 Executive Summary

  • 1.1 Market overview
    • Exhibit 01: Executive Summary – Chart on Market Overview
    • Exhibit 02: Executive Summary – Data Table on Market Overview
    • Exhibit 03: Executive Summary – Chart on Global Market Characteristics
    • Exhibit 04: Executive Summary – Chart on Market by Geography
    • Exhibit 05: Executive Summary – Chart on Market Segmentation by Type
    • Exhibit 06: Executive Summary – Chart on Incremental Growth
    • Exhibit 07: Executive Summary – Data Table on Incremental Growth
    • Exhibit 08: Executive Summary – Chart on Vendor Market Positioning

2 Market Landscape

  • 2.1 Market ecosystem
    • Exhibit 09: Parent market
    • Exhibit 10: Market Characteristics

3 Market Sizing

  • 3.1 Market definition
    • Exhibit 11: Offerings of vendors included in the market definition
  • 3.2 Market segment analysis
    • Exhibit 12: Market segments
  • 3.3 Market size 2021
  • 3.4 Market outlook: Forecast for 2021-2026
    • Exhibit 13: Chart on Global - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 14: Data Table on Global - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 15: Chart on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
    • Exhibit 16: Data Table on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)

4 Five Forces Analysis

  • 4.1 Five forces summary
    • Exhibit 17: Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2021 and 2026
  • 4.2 Bargaining power of buyers
    • Exhibit 18: Bargaining power of buyers – Impact of key factors in 2021 and 2026
  • 4.3 Bargaining power of suppliers
    • Exhibit 19: Bargaining power of suppliers – Impact of key factors in 2021 and 2026
  • 4.4 Threat of new entrants
    • Exhibit 20: Threat of new entrants – Impact of key factors in 2021 and 2026
  • 4.5 Threat of substitutes
    • Exhibit 21: Threat of substitutes – Impact of key factors in 2021 and 2026
  • 4.6 Threat of rivalry
    • Exhibit 22: Threat of rivalry – Impact of key factors in 2021 and 2026
  • 4.7 Market condition
    • Exhibit 23: Chart on Market condition - Five forces 2021 and 2026

5 Market Segmentation by Type

  • 5.1 Market segments
    • Exhibit 24: Chart on Type - Market share 2021-2026 (%)
    • Exhibit 25: Data Table on Type - Market share 2021-2026 (%)
  • 5.2 Comparison by Type
    • Exhibit 26: Chart on Comparison by Type
    • Exhibit 27: Data Table on Comparison by Type
  • 5.3 P2P lending - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
    • Exhibit 28: Chart on P2P lending - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 29: Data Table on P2P lending - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 30: Chart on P2P lending - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
    • Exhibit 31: Data Table on P2P lending - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
  • 5.4 Equity investment - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
    • Exhibit 32: Chart on Equity investment - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 33: Data Table on Equity investment - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 34: Chart on Equity investment - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
    • Exhibit 35: Data Table on Equity investment - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
  • 5.5 Hybrid - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
    • Exhibit 36: Chart on Hybrid - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 37: Data Table on Hybrid - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 38: Chart on Hybrid - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
    • Exhibit 39: Data Table on Hybrid - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
  • 5.6 Reward - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
    • Exhibit 40: Chart on Reward - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 41: Data Table on Reward - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 42: Chart on Reward - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
    • Exhibit 43: Data Table on Reward - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
  • 5.7 Others - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
    • Exhibit 44: Chart on Others - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 45: Data Table on Others - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 46: Chart on Others - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
    • Exhibit 47: Data Table on Others - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
  • 5.8 Market opportunity by Type
    • Exhibit 48: Market opportunity by Type ($ billion)

6 Customer Landscape

  • 6.1 Customer landscape overview
    • Exhibit 49: Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria

7 Geographic Landscape

  • 7.1 Geographic segmentation
    • Exhibit 50: Chart on Market share by geography 2021-2026 (%)
    • Exhibit 51: Data Table on Market share by geography 2021-2026 (%)
  • 7.2 Geographic comparison
    • Exhibit 52: Chart on Geographic comparison
    • Exhibit 53: Data Table on Geographic comparison
  • 7.3 APAC - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
    • Exhibit 54: Chart on APAC - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 55: Data Table on APAC - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 56: Chart on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
    • Exhibit 57: Data Table on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
  • 7.4 North America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
    • Exhibit 58: Chart on North America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 59: Data Table on North America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 60: Chart on North America - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
    • Exhibit 61: Data Table on North America - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
  • 7.5 Europe - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
    • Exhibit 62: Chart on Europe - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 63: Data Table on Europe - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 64: Chart on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
    • Exhibit 65: Data Table on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
  • 7.6 South America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
    • Exhibit 66: Chart on South America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 67: Data Table on South America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 68: Chart on South America - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
    • Exhibit 69: Data Table on South America - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
  • 7.7 Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
    • Exhibit 70: Chart on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 71: Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 72: Chart on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
    • Exhibit 73: Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
  • 7.8 China - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
    • Exhibit 74: Chart on China - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 75: Data Table on China - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 76: Chart on China - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
    • Exhibit 77: Data Table on China - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
  • 7.9 US - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
    • Exhibit 78: Chart on US - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 79: Data Table on US - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 80: Chart on US - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
    • Exhibit 81: Data Table on US - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
  • 7.10 UK - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
    • Exhibit 82: Chart on UK - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 83: Data Table on UK - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 84: Chart on UK - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
    • Exhibit 85: Data Table on UK - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
  • 7.11 Germany - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
    • Exhibit 86: Chart on Germany - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 87: Data Table on Germany - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 88: Chart on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
    • Exhibit 89: Data Table on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
  • 7.12 Australia - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
    • Exhibit 90: Chart on Australia - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 91: Data Table on Australia - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ billion)
    • Exhibit 92: Chart on Australia - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
    • Exhibit 93: Data Table on Australia - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
  • 7.13 Market opportunity by geography
    • Exhibit 94: Market opportunity by geography ($ billion)

8 Drivers, Challenges, and Trends

  • 8.1 Market drivers
  • 8.2 Market challenges
  • 8.3 Impact of drivers and challenges
    • Exhibit 95: Impact of drivers and challenges in 2021 and 2026
  • 8.4 Market trends

9 Vendor Landscape

  • 9.1 Overview
  • 9.2 Vendor landscape
    • Exhibit 96: Overview on Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
  • 9.3 Landscape disruption
    • Exhibit 97: Overview on factors of disruption
  • 9.4 Industry risks
    • Exhibit 98: Impact of key risks on business

10 Vendor Analysis

  • 10.1 Vendors covered
    • Exhibit 99: Vendors covered
  • 10.2 Market positioning of vendors
    • Exhibit 100: Matrix on vendor position and classification
  • 10.3 AngelList Holdings, LLC
    • Exhibit 101: AngelList Holdings, LLC - Overview
    • Exhibit 102: AngelList Holdings, LLC - Product / Service
    • Exhibit 103: AngelList Holdings, LLC - Key news
    • Exhibit 104: AngelList Holdings, LLC - Key offerings
  • 10.4 CircleUp Network Inc.
    • Exhibit 105: CircleUp Network Inc. - Overview
    • Exhibit 106: CircleUp Network Inc. - Product / Service
    • Exhibit 107: CircleUp Network Inc. - Key offerings
  • 10.5 ConnectionPoint Systems Inc.
    • Exhibit 108: ConnectionPoint Systems Inc. - Overview
    • Exhibit 109: ConnectionPoint Systems Inc. - Product / Service
    • Exhibit 110: ConnectionPoint Systems Inc. - Key offerings
  • 10.6 Crowdcube Ltd.
    • Exhibit 111: Crowdcube Ltd. - Overview
    • Exhibit 112: Crowdcube Ltd. - Product / Service
    • Exhibit 113: Crowdcube Ltd. - Key offerings
  • 10.7 Crowdfunder Ltd.
    • Exhibit 114: Crowdfunder Ltd. - Overview
    • Exhibit 115: Crowdfunder Ltd. - Product / Service
    • Exhibit 116: Crowdfunder Ltd. - Key news
    • Exhibit 117: Crowdfunder Ltd. - Key offerings
  • 10.8 Fundable LLC
    • Exhibit 118: Fundable LLC - Overview
    • Exhibit 119: Fundable LLC - Product / Service
    • Exhibit 120: Fundable LLC - Key offerings
  • 10.9 Fundrise LLC
    • Exhibit 121: Fundrise LLC - Overview
    • Exhibit 122: Fundrise LLC - Product / Service
    • Exhibit 123: Fundrise LLC - Key offerings
  • 10.10 GoFundMe Inc.
    • Exhibit 124: GoFundMe Inc. - Overview
    • Exhibit 125: GoFundMe Inc. - Product / Service
    • Exhibit 126: GoFundMe Inc. - Key offerings
  • 10.11 Indiegogo Inc.
    • Exhibit 127: Indiegogo Inc. - Overview
    • Exhibit 128: Indiegogo Inc. - Product / Service
    • Exhibit 129: Indiegogo Inc. - Key news
    • Exhibit 130: Indiegogo Inc. - Key offerings
  • 10.12 Kickstarter PBC
    • Exhibit 131: Kickstarter PBC - Overview
    • Exhibit 132: Kickstarter PBC - Product / Service
    • Exhibit 133: Kickstarter PBC - Key offerings

11 Appendix

  • 11.1 Scope of the report
  • 11.2 Inclusions and exclusions checklist
    • Exhibit 134: Inclusions checklist
    • Exhibit 135: Exclusions checklist
  • 11.3 Currency conversion rates for US$
    • Exhibit 136: Currency conversion rates for US$
  • 11.4 Research methodology
    • Exhibit 137: Research methodology
    • Exhibit 138: Validation techniques employed for market sizing
    • Exhibit 139: Information sources
  • 11.5 List of abbreviations
    • Exhibit 140: List of abbreviations

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President Biden Delivers The “Darkest, Most Un-American Speech Given By A President”

President Biden Delivers The "Darkest, Most Un-American Speech Given By A President"

Having successfully raged, ranted, lied, and yelled through…

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President Biden Delivers The "Darkest, Most Un-American Speech Given By A President"

Having successfully raged, ranted, lied, and yelled through the State of The Union, President Biden can go back to his crypt now.

Whatever 'they' gave Biden, every American man, woman, and the other should be allowed to take it - though it seems the cocktail brings out 'dark Brandon'?

Tl;dw: Biden's Speech tonight ...

  • Fund Ukraine.

  • Trump is threat to democracy and America itself.

  • Abortion is good.

  • American Economy is stronger than ever.

  • Inflation wasn't Biden's fault.

  • Illegals are Americans too.

  • Republicans are responsible for the border crisis.

  • Trump is bad.

  • Biden stands with trans-children.

  • J6 was the worst insurrection since the Civil War.

(h/t @TCDMS99)

Tucker Carlson's response sums it all up perfectly:

"that was possibly the darkest, most un-American speech given by an American president. It wasn't a speech, it was a rant..."

Carlson continued: "The true measure of a nation's greatness lies within its capacity to control borders, yet Bid refuses to do it."

"In a fair election, Joe Biden cannot win"

And concluded:

“There was not a meaningful word for the entire duration about the things that actually matter to people who live here.”

Victor Davis Hanson added some excellent color, but this was probably the best line on Biden:

"he doesn't care... he lives in an alternative reality."

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Watch SOTU Live here...

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Mises' Connor O'Keeffe, warns: "Be on the Lookout for These Lies in Biden's State of the Union Address." 

On Thursday evening, President Joe Biden is set to give his third State of the Union address. The political press has been buzzing with speculation over what the president will say. That speculation, however, is focused more on how Biden will perform, and which issues he will prioritize. Much of the speech is expected to be familiar.

The story Biden will tell about what he has done as president and where the country finds itself as a result will be the same dishonest story he's been telling since at least the summer.

He'll cite government statistics to say the economy is growing, unemployment is low, and inflation is down.

Something that has been frustrating Biden, his team, and his allies in the media is that the American people do not feel as economically well off as the official data says they are. Despite what the White House and establishment-friendly journalists say, the problem lies with the data, not the American people's ability to perceive their own well-being.

As I wrote back in January, the reason for the discrepancy is the lack of distinction made between private economic activity and government spending in the most frequently cited economic indicators. There is an important difference between the two:

  • Government, unlike any other entity in the economy, can simply take money and resources from others to spend on things and hire people. Whether or not the spending brings people value is irrelevant

  • It's the private sector that's responsible for producing goods and services that actually meet people's needs and wants. So, the private components of the economy have the most significant effect on people's economic well-being.

Recently, government spending and hiring has accounted for a larger than normal share of both economic activity and employment. This means the government is propping up these traditional measures, making the economy appear better than it actually is. Also, many of the jobs Biden and his allies take credit for creating will quickly go away once it becomes clear that consumers don't actually want whatever the government encouraged these companies to produce.

On top of all that, the administration is dealing with the consequences of their chosen inflation rhetoric.

Since its peak in the summer of 2022, the president's team has talked about inflation "coming back down," which can easily give the impression that it's prices that will eventually come back down.

But that's not what that phrase means. It would be more honest to say that price increases are slowing down.

Americans are finally waking up to the fact that the cost of living will not return to prepandemic levels, and they're not happy about it.

The president has made some clumsy attempts at damage control, such as a Super Bowl Sunday video attacking food companies for "shrinkflation"—selling smaller portions at the same price instead of simply raising prices.

In his speech Thursday, Biden is expected to play up his desire to crack down on the "corporate greed" he's blaming for high prices.

In the name of "bringing down costs for Americans," the administration wants to implement targeted price ceilings - something anyone who has taken even a single economics class could tell you does more harm than good. Biden would never place the blame for the dramatic price increases we've experienced during his term where it actually belongs—on all the government spending that he and President Donald Trump oversaw during the pandemic, funded by the creation of $6 trillion out of thin air - because that kind of spending is precisely what he hopes to kick back up in a second term.

If reelected, the president wants to "revive" parts of his so-called Build Back Better agenda, which he tried and failed to pass in his first year. That would bring a significant expansion of domestic spending. And Biden remains committed to the idea that Americans must be forced to continue funding the war in Ukraine. That's another topic Biden is expected to highlight in the State of the Union, likely accompanied by the lie that Ukraine spending is good for the American economy. It isn't.

It's not possible to predict all the ways President Biden will exaggerate, mislead, and outright lie in his speech on Thursday. But we can be sure of two things. The "state of the Union" is not as strong as Biden will say it is. And his policy ambitions risk making it much worse.

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The American people will be tuning in on their smartphones, laptops, and televisions on Thursday evening to see if 'sloppy joe' 81-year-old President Joe Biden can coherently put together more than two sentences (even with a teleprompter) as he gives his third State of the Union in front of a divided Congress. 

President Biden will speak on various topics to convince voters why he shouldn't be sent to a retirement home.

According to CNN sources, here are some of the topics Biden will discuss tonight:

  • Economic issues: Biden and his team have been drafting a speech heavy on economic populism, aides said, with calls for higher taxes on corporations and the wealthy – an attempt to draw a sharp contrast with Republicans and their likely presidential nominee, Donald Trump.

  • Health care expenses: Biden will also push for lowering health care costs and discuss his efforts to go after drug manufacturers to lower the cost of prescription medications — all issues his advisers believe can help buoy what have been sagging economic approval ratings.

  • Israel's war with Hamas: Also looming large over Biden's primetime address is the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, which has consumed much of the president's time and attention over the past few months. The president's top national security advisers have been working around the clock to try to finalize a ceasefire-hostages release deal by Ramadan, the Muslim holy month that begins next week.

  • An argument for reelection: Aides view Thursday's speech as a critical opportunity for the president to tout his accomplishments in office and lay out his plans for another four years in the nation's top job. Even though viewership has declined over the years, the yearly speech reliably draws tens of millions of households.

Sources provided more color on Biden's SOTU address: 

The speech is expected to be heavy on economic populism. The president will talk about raising taxes on corporations and the wealthy. He'll highlight efforts to cut costs for the American people, including pushing Congress to help make prescription drugs more affordable.

Biden will talk about the need to preserve democracy and freedom, a cornerstone of his re-election bid. That includes protecting and bolstering reproductive rights, an issue Democrats believe will energize voters in November. Biden is also expected to promote his unity agenda, a key feature of each of his addresses to Congress while in office.

Biden is also expected to give remarks on border security while the invasion of illegals has become one of the most heated topics among American voters. A majority of voters are frustrated with radical progressives in the White House facilitating the illegal migrant invasion. 

It is probable that the president will attribute the failure of the Senate border bill to the Republicans, a claim many voters view as unfounded. This is because the White House has the option to issue an executive order to restore border security, yet opts not to do so

Maybe this is why? 

While Biden addresses the nation, the Biden administration will be armed with a social media team to pump propaganda to at least 100 million Americans. 

"The White House hosted about 70 creators, digital publishers, and influencers across three separate events" on Wednesday and Thursday, a White House official told CNN. 

Not a very capable social media team... 

The administration's move to ramp up social media operations comes as users on X are mostly free from government censorship with Elon Musk at the helm. This infuriates Democrats, who can no longer censor their political enemies on X. 

Meanwhile, Democratic lawmakers tell Axios that the president's SOTU performance will be critical as he tries to dispel voter concerns about his elderly age. The address reached as many as 27 million people in 2023. 

"We are all nervous," said one House Democrat, citing concerns about the president's "ability to speak without blowing things."

The SOTU address comes as Biden's polling data is in the dumps

BetOnline has created several money-making opportunities for gamblers tonight, such as betting on what word Biden mentions the most. 

As well as...

We will update you when Tucker Carlson's live feed of SOTU is published. 

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What is intersectionality and why does it make feminism more effective?

The social categories that we belong to shape our understanding of the world in different ways.

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The way we talk about society and the people and structures in it is constantly changing. One term you may come across this International Women’s Day is “intersectionality”. And specifically, the concept of “intersectional feminism”.

Intersectionality refers to the fact that everyone is part of multiple social categories. These include gender, social class, sexuality, (dis)ability and racialisation (when people are divided into “racial” groups often based on skin colour or features).

These categories are not independent of each other, they intersect. This looks different for every person. For example, a black woman without a disability will have a different experience of society than a white woman without a disability – or a black woman with a disability.

An intersectional approach makes social policy more inclusive and just. Its value was evident in research during the pandemic, when it became clear that women from various groups, those who worked in caring jobs and who lived in crowded circumstances were much more likely to die from COVID.

A long-fought battle

American civil rights leader and scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw first introduced the term intersectionality in a 1989 paper. She argued that focusing on a single form of oppression (such as gender or race) perpetuated discrimination against black women, who are simultaneously subjected to both racism and sexism.

Crenshaw gave a name to ways of thinking and theorising that black and Latina feminists, as well as working-class and lesbian feminists, had argued for decades. The Combahee River Collective of black lesbians was groundbreaking in this work.

They called for strategic alliances with black men to oppose racism, white women to oppose sexism and lesbians to oppose homophobia. This was an example of how an intersectional understanding of identity and social power relations can create more opportunities for action.

These ideas have, through political struggle, come to be accepted in feminist thinking and women’s studies scholarship. An increasing number of feminists now use the term “intersectional feminism”.

The term has moved from academia to feminist activist and social justice circles and beyond in recent years. Its popularity and widespread use means it is subjected to much scrutiny and debate about how and when it should be employed. For example, some argue that it should always include attention to racism and racialisation.

Recognising more issues makes feminism more effective

In writing about intersectionality, Crenshaw argued that singular approaches to social categories made black women’s oppression invisible. Many black feminists have pointed out that white feminists frequently overlook how racial categories shape different women’s experiences.

One example is hair discrimination. It is only in the 2020s that many organisations in South Africa, the UK and US have recognised that it is discriminatory to regulate black women’s hairstyles in ways that render their natural hair unacceptable.

This is an intersectional approach. White women and most black men do not face the same discrimination and pressures to straighten their hair.

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Intersectionality can lead to more inclusive organisations, activism and social movements. Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock

“Abortion on demand” in the 1970s and 1980s in the UK and USA took no account of the fact that black women in these and many other countries needed to campaign against being given abortions against their will. The fight for reproductive justice does not look the same for all women.

Similarly, the experiences of working-class women have frequently been rendered invisible in white, middle class feminist campaigns and writings. Intersectionality means that these issues are recognised and fought for in an inclusive and more powerful way.

In the 35 years since Crenshaw coined the term, feminist scholars have analysed how women are positioned in society, for example, as black, working-class, lesbian or colonial subjects. Intersectionality reminds us that fruitful discussions about discrimination and justice must acknowledge how these different categories affect each other and their associated power relations.

This does not mean that research and policy cannot focus predominantly on one social category, such as race, gender or social class. But it does mean that we cannot, and should not, understand those categories in isolation of each other.

Ann Phoenix does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

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Biden defends immigration policy during State of the Union, blaming Republicans in Congress for refusing to act

A rising number of Americans say that immigration is the country’s biggest problem. Biden called for Congress to pass a bipartisan border and immigration…

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President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address on March 7, 2024. Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images

President Joe Biden delivered the annual State of the Union address on March 7, 2024, casting a wide net on a range of major themes – the economy, abortion rights, threats to democracy, the wars in Gaza and Ukraine – that are preoccupying many Americans heading into the November presidential election.

The president also addressed massive increases in immigration at the southern border and the political battle in Congress over how to manage it. “We can fight about the border, or we can fix it. I’m ready to fix it,” Biden said.

But while Biden stressed that he wants to overcome political division and take action on immigration and the border, he cautioned that he will not “demonize immigrants,” as he said his predecessor, former President Donald Trump, does.

“I will not separate families. I will not ban people from America because of their faith,” Biden said.

Biden’s speech comes as a rising number of American voters say that immigration is the country’s biggest problem.

Immigration law scholar Jean Lantz Reisz answers four questions about why immigration has become a top issue for Americans, and the limits of presidential power when it comes to immigration and border security.

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President Joe Biden arrives to deliver the State of the Union address at the US Capitol on March 7, 2024. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

1. What is driving all of the attention and concern immigration is receiving?

The unprecedented number of undocumented migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border right now has drawn national concern to the U.S. immigration system and the president’s enforcement policies at the border.

Border security has always been part of the immigration debate about how to stop unlawful immigration.

But in this election, the immigration debate is also fueled by images of large groups of migrants crossing a river and crawling through barbed wire fences. There is also news of standoffs between Texas law enforcement and U.S. Border Patrol agents and cities like New York and Chicago struggling to handle the influx of arriving migrants.

Republicans blame Biden for not taking action on what they say is an “invasion” at the U.S. border. Democrats blame Republicans for refusing to pass laws that would give the president the power to stop the flow of migration at the border.

2. Are Biden’s immigration policies effective?

Confusion about immigration laws may be the reason people believe that Biden is not implementing effective policies at the border.

The U.S. passed a law in 1952 that gives any person arriving at the border or inside the U.S. the right to apply for asylum and the right to legally stay in the country, even if that person crossed the border illegally. That law has not changed.

Courts struck down many of former President Donald Trump’s policies that tried to limit immigration. Trump was able to lawfully deport migrants at the border without processing their asylum claims during the COVID-19 pandemic under a public health law called Title 42. Biden continued that policy until the legal justification for Title 42 – meaning the public health emergency – ended in 2023.

Republicans falsely attribute the surge in undocumented migration to the U.S. over the past three years to something they call Biden’s “open border” policy. There is no such policy.

Multiple factors are driving increased migration to the U.S.

More people are leaving dangerous or difficult situations in their countries, and some people have waited to migrate until after the COVID-19 pandemic ended. People who smuggle migrants are also spreading misinformation to migrants about the ability to enter and stay in the U.S.

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President Joe Biden walks with Jason Owens, the chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, as he visits the U.S.-Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas, on Feb. 29, 2024. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

3. How much power does the president have over immigration?

The president’s power regarding immigration is limited to enforcing existing immigration laws. But the president has broad authority over how to enforce those laws.

For example, the president can place every single immigrant unlawfully present in the U.S. in deportation proceedings. Because there is not enough money or employees at federal agencies and courts to accomplish that, the president will usually choose to prioritize the deportation of certain immigrants, like those who have committed serious and violent crimes in the U.S.

The federal agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported more than 142,000 immigrants from October 2022 through September 2023, double the number of people it deported the previous fiscal year.

But under current law, the president does not have the power to summarily expel migrants who say they are afraid of returning to their country. The law requires the president to process their claims for asylum.

Biden’s ability to enforce immigration law also depends on a budget approved by Congress. Without congressional approval, the president cannot spend money to build a wall, increase immigration detention facilities’ capacity or send more Border Patrol agents to process undocumented migrants entering the country.

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Migrants arrive at the border between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, to surrender to American Border Patrol agents on March 5, 2024. Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images

4. How could Biden address the current immigration problems in this country?

In early 2024, Republicans in the Senate refused to pass a bill – developed by a bipartisan team of legislators – that would have made it harder to get asylum and given Biden the power to stop taking asylum applications when migrant crossings reached a certain number.

During his speech, Biden called this bill the “toughest set of border security reforms we’ve ever seen in this country.”

That bill would have also provided more federal money to help immigration agencies and courts quickly review more asylum claims and expedite the asylum process, which remains backlogged with millions of cases, Biden said. Biden said the bipartisan deal would also hire 1,500 more border security agents and officers, as well as 4,300 more asylum officers.

Removing this backlog in immigration courts could mean that some undocumented migrants, who now might wait six to eight years for an asylum hearing, would instead only wait six weeks, Biden said. That means it would be “highly unlikely” migrants would pay a large amount to be smuggled into the country, only to be “kicked out quickly,” Biden said.

“My Republican friends, you owe it to the American people to get this bill done. We need to act,” Biden said.

Biden’s remarks calling for Congress to pass the bill drew jeers from some in the audience. Biden quickly responded, saying that it was a bipartisan effort: “What are you against?” he asked.

Biden is now considering using section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to get more control over immigration. This sweeping law allows the president to temporarily suspend or restrict the entry of all foreigners if their arrival is detrimental to the U.S.

This obscure law gained attention when Trump used it in January 2017 to implement a travel ban on foreigners from mainly Muslim countries. The Supreme Court upheld the travel ban in 2018.

Trump again also signed an executive order in April 2020 that blocked foreigners who were seeking lawful permanent residency from entering the country for 60 days, citing this same section of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Biden did not mention any possible use of section 212(f) during his State of the Union speech. If the president uses this, it would likely be challenged in court. It is not clear that 212(f) would apply to people already in the U.S., and it conflicts with existing asylum law that gives people within the U.S. the right to seek asylum.

Jean Lantz Reisz does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

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