Rupert Russell’s new book shows how the financialization of commodity prices worsens volatility and destabilizes geopolitics. It couldn’t be more timely.
Energy & the Environment
Posted inEconomic Policy
A Windfall Profits Tax Would Be an Inflation Rebate
A cash benefit to families as oil prices spike would be more important than how it’s financed.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Where the Government’s Environmental Lawyers Stand
The Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Justice Department could help protect our planet’s future.
Posted inTransportation
If Only There Were an Infrastructure Bill to Deal With This Oil Crisis
By pouring money into fossil fuel infrastructure, the bipartisan law is already showing its tragic inadequacies.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Time to Stop Indulging Saudi Arabia’s Murderous Dictator
Mohammed bin Salman thinks he can push America around. He needs to be taught a lesson.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
After the Russian Energy Ban
Short term, it’ll be hard to avoid recession. Long term, we missed the moment for a cheap green transition, but may have broken the resistance to a sustainable future.
Posted inEducation in America
Will Spiking Energy Prices Necessitate Student Loan Debt Cancellation?
The Biden administration has promised a decision by May.
Posted inHousing
Why Is Biden Pushing People Back to the Office?
How about converting our depopulated downtowns into affordable housing instead?
Posted inBuilding Back America
Oh No, Joe Manchin’s Talking About a Deal Again
The umpteenth iteration of what Manchin wants out of the Biden agenda is here: some energy investments, paid for by tax and prescription drug reform.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Time to Revive the Iran Nuclear Deal
Donald Trump betrayed Iran for no reason. Time to make amends.
